TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 738, 10 March 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Australian ■ [Per P.ess Agehpy. ] Melbourne,- Inst night, j AUTUMN MEETING-. i; 4;; 4 11 >ai 1 1 , ... i Sybil 2' A'jorifce ... 3 AU6TIIALIAN CUP. Sybil 1 Calamia (?) ... ... ... 2 Sev nt< en started. Ic was a splendid race, time 4£mio. Melbourne, Marchß. The Combination Matcn between New dcuDn Wiles ani Victim' Twelve v. the Ail England Eleven is to'.extend over three days, The following will probably compose the team for Victoria :—Allan, O >op c r, Mdvi inter, Kelly, Blacknam, and tlorall. New iSoutn Wales; D Gregory E Gregory E Bannermau, L’nouipion, dpoffirth, and Garrett, livans declined to come, bat he may yet Uepievaded upon. Uyster’s Opera Company go to Dunedin ou the coueliuioa of tneir Adelaide season. Catherine Lewis and Ames Beaumont wid be the principals: ■» SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. Auckland, last night. A deputation waited on Dr Pullen to day to secure a slaughter-house site, also, ■m the epaestion ot the Kaipara railway. Dr Pollen piomi»ed to press the nutter on cue notice ot toe Minister for Public Works, die said that he believed the Kaipara railway benders were either Called for or aoout to be. Dr Polieu leaves in the Hiuemoa to-morrow with his family for Wellington to live at the miuisteiial resi leoce. He meets. Kewx at I'aop 1 ou the 2 Jtn inst. Wallis comm -aoed an action against the E lea Council for excluding mm from seeiug the baok tender. Tue chairman lulOiiued him <hat ni further obstruction would be oife ed and cuat he could see the tender a j his pleasure. Prudace: Powls,ls 6 I to 2s 3d; turkeys, •2s 6d to 3- 61; pot-toes, £3 10 to £4; pump.aui 2-» per hundred on lx j cheese, 2i Co 7n ; oUiOas, Id,

Grahams town, last night. J.ihu Daviea (ua.f caste), Hatere and larenui arrived at with a message from the K.i .g Country, last night, invoking toem to stop qmrrelliug ii. O.anemuri. J?Ue natives Siy\hey will, if the Aroha natives talie tlio tirsc sC-p. Tne gold returns for the month show a.i luoieaae of 3.033 ounces over last lnmoh. Totil yield, 8,052 ounces, from 3,27 d ton 3.

Wellington, last night. The policemen are tiissaiistied with the lup.c.ors. They have conferred, aud vuu hoki a me=tmg, to oustder whether ihey will rimiia iu tue force.

Niu j Uffioera of tneProvino al Survey Department weie ordered to leave uugton, aud proceed to other parts of the Colony.

Ddnedin, last night. Guy Fawkes carries lOst 21 s in the Dunedin Cup. Tbe question of impost naviug been referred to the Editor of tne "Australasian," who replies that penalties are nos cumulative, unless expressly stated so, Guy, consequently, •>..ly receives a 71bs penalty. The • limes' aportiug writer speaks most fxvourably of Hippocampus, and says • He will be in first flight, both for Cup aud Derby, or I am mistaken." DUNEDIN CUP.

Final accept inces : Guy Fawkes, Tcinp.eton, Fiabh-mi, Danjoury, Pungawerewere, Kug Puilip, Clocu of G'.ild, Kfiu King, Suormoird, Eight Bower, B'alicy, Dead Htat, Moriro, Purir, Uippooampus, Stiraoout, Titania, Priuoess, sl+y f Stan ey, Syraj. Hippocampus •s entered iu the Puoucaua Handicap aud Deroy.

WEiiBiNQioN, Thursday. PROPOSED CHANGE IS Trihl POLICE AJND FOKUES. it is repjried that the Constabulary aud the Policj wid be at ouce amalgamated, but at first they will only be aworu iu till the 30ih June next, so that those who have ueeu engaged uuder Provincial ordinances miy, if cuey think fit, retire after chat data, tfrom ih Ist of July, tin >vho;e force will be mrolled for oue y* ar uertaiu. Four divisions, numbering 350 aun, will be held as a reserve and stationed in native districts, These will receive the same pay as tin present Armed Constabulary, and will do simil r duty. The reuiaiuiuy divisions, number iug about the same as tuat aggregated of the present several police forces, will form the Police for the-who e.colony, will be liable to serve in any part «,f it,an.l m*y be concentrated in cas > of emergency to defend any point of threatened attack Hucil other torces are organised, but they will uot be required to take toe field. Their pay will be about tue auine as that now received by the Christohuroh police.' Inspectors will be moved from station to station, with a view to their acquiring locil knowledge iu each diatnco. Probably oue Supennteudeut-Inspector will be appointed, but there will be no special Inspector for each Is laud. Tue proposed chauges will, i, is bedeved, effect a saving of about £30,000 per anuum.

CHRISTCaiTRCtf, Wednesday,

At a meeting of the Boa-4 of Health yesterday eveni-g. stringent measures were taken to pi event ihd-keeping of pigs in the t-üburbd withiu one an i a naif Oiiaius f a bolide; pigs are not, allowed to be kept, in tbe city at all. The Chairman of tne Board sai I seven new eases of •yp loiil fever, six of acarlet fever, aud two of Boarlitina had been reported wi.hiu the last fortnight.