Johnsonville and Hutt County Trotting Club.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4379, 27 March 1893, Page 3

Johnsonville and Hutt County Trotting Club.

The following handicaps have been declared for this Club's Easter Meeting Maiden Handicap, two miles (saddle or Harness)— Flirt, the Snail, Guarantee, Guy, Speculation, Buckley, Mabel, Nelson, Taneru, Logic and Lulu, scratch; Whakatea, Bsecs; Dodger, lOsecsj Porirua, losec; Giff 11., 80sec«i. Pony Trot Handicap, Uo miles (in Baddle),—May, scratch; Starlight 11,, 20scc8; flokimai, Ceres and Hickory, 2osecs; Folly and Minnie, SOsecs; Darkey and Donkey, 50secs; Nettie, GOsecs; Lady Gertrude, 65secs. District lUcb Handicap, two miles

(insaddle) —Conway.' latch; Whakatea and Mabel, 80seco,(Deception and Buckley, 85sccb; Director, iOsecs; HHHfc'orirua and Dodger, 45seca; Donkoy, Handicap, three miles (in BH*Taddle)-Dakota, scratch; Prince 11., Wf ssec; Fragment, lOsec; St. Jamea " and Sultan, 25sec; Goldust and Granny, 30sc; May Queen and Rob Roy, -lOsec; Flirt, 50scc; Conway, GOecc; Countess 11., Gsseo; Speculation, 75seo. tamo Handicap, two mileH {ia harness or Baddle)—Sultan, ecratoh; ilay, losec; Goldust, 8seo; Flirt, 20sec; Bob and Snail, 25sec; Speculation, Hokimai and Taueru, 85seo; Director, 45eco ; Giff 11,, GOsec, Stewards' Handicap, two miles (in harness)— Dakota, scratch; Fragment trad Prince II.) lOaec; Logic, 80 eec j M.N., BOaeo; Hokimai, OOsec,

M POSUL ffllfflfldE The Pacific Gable Scheme. Brisbane, March 24.

At the IVs'ul Conference to-day tho motion of tho Hon, J, 6. Ward (Now Zealand) with reference to a second cable rout via the Pacific to Vancouver, was carried, At the Po.itul Conference, resolution proposed by Mr Ward affirming that il is dtsiiabloto enter into ne gotta; ions for a Canadini-I'acilic Postal Service was agreed to unanimously ; also ono regretting the non-participntion by tho United States in the subsidy 10 tho San Francisco 'mail, and asking for more favourable terms in comuction with transit nUts for mails betwwm San Francisco and New Yorl;; and, further, directing that a communication be accordingly pent to Washington on tlie mutter.

Mr Ward strongly opposed a resolution to charge cypher messages from New Zoahuid doublo rates, in conformity with tho system in operation in Australia. The resolution was rejected. A resolution moved by Mr Ward, that the next Conference bo held in New Zealand in 1894, was carried.

At the Postal Conference, Mr Todd, head of tho South Australian Telegraph Department, moved that the zone hour system be adopted in a modified form throughout Australia, namely, nine hours east of Gtccawich. This was agreed to.

The report fiom tho heads of departments recommended that the rates on newspapers sent to the United Kingdom from Ist July next should be fid for *loz, and $d for every additional 2oz; that negotiations bo opened with the United Stales urging the establishment ot a parcels post with that country; and that all men-. sa«es despatched on Sunday should ho chargod double tho ordinary rales, ex ■ cept cable press messages. It was mentioned thatNcw Zealand assented except as regards press messages. The report stated, with regard to tho adoption of reduced postage from the United Kingdom, that it was not desirable to make any recommendation beyond poiniing out that such a step would involve considerable loss to the revenue. Tho report was adopted,

The general opinion of tho representatives is that the Imperial Penny Postage is impossible at present. The Conference has closed, and Mr Ward ltitfor Sydney to-day.