TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.]

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXX, Issue 5434, 22 January 1875, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS. ]

G RAIT AifS I OWN, Thutsdiy. Olp Whau — Will c U3h 2.'i01b specimens to-morroiv, riind retort on Saturday, tho probdlilo viehl 13 (500 7. Manukiu. — Will ulo oiUih spcc.'inrtis tomorro*, and rclort on Siturday, . ftrr three weeks' run. Enn, Whith and Blur TRiniTK. —^n eyodlenb etu-bing of 134 tons was (inislud t(i.<iiy at tlu 1'rince Alfred R-ittt-iv. for Lapliamsnl party. It yitlleJ 3G.z 2Jwt. gr.ld. Inverse's Triboii: —A paioel <f 2itons lias 1 t*n ci n-h d for Call an a id party, for a return of lloz {jo!d. There wm uo meeting of the brokers tonight.

COROMANDTCL, Tlmrvliv Pj-.'ir.p.s' Claim (Paiit/s Creek ) --lUiti'd packing q artz, to (ho (overnmcnfc tramway. Three Brothers. — Good atone to-day, and are making arrangements for crushing specimens iu hand. Royal Oak.— Specimens reported last night from the No. 1 lead' r. Bismarck. — Owing to unforpscoo circumstn» ce8 the specimens are not yit crushed. Wangapoua —The 'Rose' and 'Albatross,' cutters, have arrived from Auckland, and load at onc9 with timber. The •Glnno*,' cutter, deaied out this evening with timber The bush hands are gradually returning to work.

PER ANGLO AUSTRALIAN TKLKORAM AOENCV.] ALEXANDRA, Thursday. There are rumours afloat here of the serious i!lues3 of Sophia, T*whiao'a sister, who is said to ba (lying. She has been ill for some time past, and is a woman of great influence at Kuit'. Harvest operations are in full progress amongst the natives, and the crops are turning out as well as wag expected.

TAUPO, Thursday. The weather is settled. The natives are cutting their wheat. Yesterday a flock of sheep passed through here for Tauranga. Captaiu Morris will send another two thousand to-day for Mr. Alley, of Hikutai», Thames.

NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday. The Council adjourned for a month on Friday. The estimates " are passed, also the Harbour Bill, and the Fencing Bill. While entering the Waitara river yesterday, the schooner • Olio' struck on a spit inside the position of the wreck of the 'Pateraon,' but has sustained no damage. It was expected she would float with the evening tide..

WELLINGTON, Thursday. The General Government, ifc is reported here, have offered to Major Palmer, of the Royal Engineers, the position of Inspector of Suivoys throughout the colony, and that Major Palmer has signified his acceptation of tte appointment ; tbe object or the Government being that he shall assist them in the introduction of a general system of surveys throughout the colony. As showing the favour in which the transPacific mail line is held, 3,893 letters and 2,790 newspapers were forwarded by the •Wellington;' while the Suea route, per •Taranaki,' only carried 696 letters and 377 newspapers. On the occasion of a soiree on board the • Soucar ' on Anniversary Day, the 'tween decks will be lighted with gas.

LYTTELTON, Thursday. Over 2,000 persons were pivseat at the Borough School picnic, which waa a great success. Three men have been drowned by the up■etting of the pilot boat while entering the

harbour. _ OHKISTCHURCH, Thursday. The arrangements for the Regatta at Sumner, ar« very satisfactory, and a successful day is looked forward to. The export prices f.o.b. are: New oat3 for immediate shipment 3s. 6d. to 33. 9d. No new wheat is ia the market as yet. Reports respecting the harvest, continue very satisfactory ; flour ia £12 10s. to £13 103.; bran £6; sharps £6 10a.