TELEGRAPHIC. LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 230, 30 October 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC. LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

(From the New Zealand Herald.) Nelson, Tuesday. The Diocesan Synod will open to-morrow, the Primate having arrived from Blenheim. New Plymouth, Tuesday. The Superintendent's nomination took place yesterday Messrs Carrington, Atkinson, and Brown were proposed. The speeches were of a personal nature. The show of handa was in favor of Carrington. Wellington, Monday. The Hutt railway is announced to be opuiicd for traffic in February. Contrary to expectations, three of the Tapscett's prisoners were not sent by the Alhambra to-day, and they are still in gaol. It is expected now that their release will bo formally applied for on the grounds that they ought to have been sent out of the colony by this date. The Postmaster-General is arranging for the Albion to catch the English, mail boat after staying in Wellington a fen' hours, so as to enable letters by the incoming mail to be answered. The I'ovi malces a semi-official statement tbat no imra'i' gralion a^< n s a:« being appointed by the Minister for Im-migr-vtoiw, uiihtniah a great manny applications for such appointments aie being made, Tuesday. The time of detention o£ the Tapscott prisoners expired to-day. The formal preliminaries to application for release have been observed to-day. Ifc is expected they will be liberated to-morrow. The result of the deputation to-day w*s tbat the Superintendent said it was impossible to accede to the proposal to bring in a bill during the special session of the Council to be held on the sth November, for want of precise and accurate plans and surveys, but promised to do what he cauld in the matter at the next regular session. A billiard match between Weston, the Australian champion, and Nesbttt, a local player, took place last night. The latter received 300 in 1000. When the game was culled, Weston was 1000 nud Nesbitt 973. At a public meeting, last night, a deputation was appointed to wait upon the Superintendent to-day to urge the importance of introducing an Act next session to reclaim Te Aro harbor frontage. Another meeting will be called to urge the city members to do all in their power to secure the object in view. Dunedin, Tuesday. The Albion takes the supplementary English mail. Tlie Dunedin Times expresses regret that, there were so few exhibits at Vienna Exhibition from Otago. The quarantine station was inspected yesterday by his Honor the Superintendent and the Executive, who expressed satisfaction at the arrangements. An adjourned meeting of the shareholders in the Waterworks Co. was held last night, when it was resolved to refer the matter of price to arbitration. The Corporation will not agree to this course. Jta meeting of Mr Fish's supporters last night, a vote of confidence was given unanimously. Mr Fish objected to high class education for the benefit of a few. The Masonic dLall Company will bo wound up. The case of White v.McKellar.an action to recover £15,000 damages, was resumed this morning.