TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1167, 5 February 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Per Press Association. Wellington, Feb. 4, A number of visiting sportsmen yesterday had a trip to the new course vow being constructed for the Welliugton Jockey Club, '"he general opinion was that the course when finished would compare favourably with other courses m New Zealand. The nominations for immigrants forwarded by the outgoing mail yesterday were as follow : — Auckland, 135 souls; Taranaki, 1 ; Napier, | 26; Wellington, 38; Marlborough, 7'J Nelson, 7 ; Hokitika, 2 ; Christchurch, 86 ; Otago, 51 ; Invercargill, 29. The fees received were £1058 2s 6d. The following, are the nationalities : — Single women j English; 51 , Irish, 64 ; Scotch, 19. Single men: English, 16; Irish, 82; Scotch, 6; Foreign, 4. The ;re-. mairider are families:' ----- ; The inquiry, into the stranding of the- barque Fusileer will beLheld j on Wednesday. The barque is not injured, but doubt is felt as to whether it would pay to get her off. a Wellington, This day. . Government have received despatches from the Agent-General enclosing the opinions of Sir Edward Eeed, M-P., on Mr Muster's scheme for unsinkable ships. He is of opinion it is quite practicable, and also that it would tend to lessen the dangers of ocean voyages. With some of the minor details of Mr. Isbister's scheme he does not agree.. Timary, Feb. 4. This year the Canterbury Jockey Club's Timaru Cup will weigh 95 ounces, worth £60, m addition to the stakes of 1-200 for the same race. The total added money at the meeting will be about LIOOO. Dunedin, Feb. 4. A deputation of the Trades and Labour Council waited on Mr Stout on ■^.turdL-.y nigiit, aud he agreed to draft a Bill for next session to enable seamen to obtain the franchise, by holding electoral rights similar to miners' rights' He also agreed to draft a petition to have Dunedin reformed into one electoral district. ihe pockets of the clothes of the I'asma nian cricketers were rifled m the pavilion on Saturday, and about £50 stolen. The police to-day arrested a young man named Marr on suspicion. Union Bank £1 notes altered into £5 have been discovered m circula- '. io ji . At a meeting of tbe Higb School Hoard of Governors to-day letters « ere read from Mrs Stout and Miss Dairy mple suggesting classes for the teaching of cookery at the Girls' High School. Consideration of the letters was postponed. Dunedin, This day. The Tasmanian cricketers have decided to play matches at .Wellington and Nelson. Christchurch, This day. An unoccupied cottage at Sydenham was destroyed by fire yesterday. Two other alarms of fire occurred. Auckland, Feb. 4. The Doric brings 56 passengers for Auckland, and 143 for Southern ports. . „•■■!' The New Zealand Timber Company have declared a dividend *of 10 per cent. The champion billliard match at the Lome-street Hall, between Weiss and Lyons, the former giving 400 points, Weiss went out when Lyons ouly reached 791. The best break was 101. : : , ... „ . ■; [ -.; The Auckland Gas Company have declared a . dividend of 8s 6d per share for the half-year. I The New Zealand Timber Company have declared a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent per annum. The net profits for ..the. year were £12,268. The Doric brings 900 tons of i ailway iron, part for the tramway company, and part for the Botorua railway. She expects to leave for the South on Thursday. Captain Vine Hall, of Sydney, is engaged m making a searching investigation, on behalf of the London underwriters into the circumstances of the sale of the steamer Triumph recently stranded at Thi thi. Te h'.ooti passed through Cambridge with a large escort to-day on his way to the King Country. Gisborne, Feb. 4. A small house" and shop at Makaratea, owned and occupied by Mr D. Malone, saddler, was burned to-day. The cause of the fire is unknown. !he insurances amount to £475 m the Imperial. The County Council first applied for L 32,000, then reduced their demand to LSOOO, and now have been allotted 1.1000 from the Roads and Bridges Fund. Hawera, Feb 4, On Saturday the adjourned meeting of farmers re the Agricultural and Pastoral Society was held, and it was fully resolved to start the Association, to be called the Egmont District Agricultural and Pastoral Association.