Press Special Wire.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1607, 15 April 1879, Page 3

Press Special Wire.

Auckland, April 14. Messrs Hawkeswood and Gouk, contractors for raising the Taupo, left for Tauranga tonight. A cargo of timber and other materials has already been sent down. Operations will be proceeded with energetically. At the Ponsonby regatta, the Toy, which won the open sailing boat races at Lyttelton and Wellington, was beaten by the Alert and Young Colonial, but the Toy had lost part of her gear and tiller. The athletic sports in the Domain wore well attended. In the race of a hundred yards between Goodfellow, the Australian champion, and a racehorse, the former won by five yards. A fire at Hokianga destroyed an unoccupied house owned by Judge Manning. Incendiarism by some evil disposed person is suspected. At the volunteer review at Hamilton to-day Colonel Lyon, addressing the men, said the infantry showed considerable improvement since he was at the Thames. His strictures had evidently proved advantageous, and_ ho complimented them highly on their precision of movement, soldier-like bearing, and ready and intelligent obedience to orders. They required more training in skirmishing. The cavalry excelled in trotting and galloping, but were not perfect enough in forming into line Altogether they acquitted themselves in a manner creditable to the colony. He hoped to see future reunions of the forces, which would lead to still greater proficiency. Alexandra, April 14, A large number of Natives, about 800, assembled to-day at Kaipahi to lament over the death of a boy, a relative of Manuwhiri.

It is genorally believed that some of the delegates appointed at Paul's late meeting will attend t'-e Kopua meeti g King Tawhaio hr.s again been at K lipahi this week He has also been at Kopua to see to arrangements for the meeting, Kewi is having an oven built there. Six drays laden with flour, escorted by about thirty Ngatii'aukawas, arrived here yesterday. To Ngahau and Mr Grace left last night en route for Taur nga. Wanoanui, April 14.

An accident occurred on -aturday afternoon to a party of quarrymen on the Kai Iwi railway line. Twenty-six of them, together with a little girl, were returning homewards after work to Aromoho station in a railway truck down a steep incline without an engine, but using the brake to rpgulate the The brake did not act and the truck became uncontrollable. The speed increased up to express train rate, and the men jumped out all along the line, getting heads cut, teeth knocked out out and ribs broken, but none were dangerously injured. In their panic they all forgot the little girl but one who gently droppfid her over the side ef'the truck, and she fell unhurt. Wanganui was lighted with gas for the first time on Saturday n,ght. Wklmnoton, April 14. # A respectable woman and child have disappeared mypteriously from their home here. The '' Post'' comments strongly upon the inexpediency of sending large vessels like the Stad Haarlem to Port Chalmers.

A new Wellington amateur dramatic club is floated. His Excellency and Lady Robinson have notified their intention of becoming patrons. home Greek fishermen, who were fishing off Cape Teruwiti a few evenings ago, were blown out into the Straits, where their boat was swamped. By a fortunate change in the wind and good luck in other respects the occupants of the boat managed to get back to their anchor ■> age in Island Bay, where there is a small settlement of foreigners whose pursuit is fishing. There has been incessant rain since Sunday night, quite spoiling the holiday. Messrs Ballance and Macandrew were much pleased with their trip to the West Coast. They found the railway line surveyed as far as Otaki. The most severe gradient yet met with is 1 in 40, and this only for a short distance. Ordinary engines would draw a heavily loaded train up this incline, which is about the same as the ascent from the Upper Hutt to Kaitoe. The Hue will bo commenced at the Kaiwarra end as soon as possible, but little work can bo done this year, as the appropriation made by the House last session is a very small amount. Dunedin, April 14.

In reply to the circular of the Bible in Schools A ssociation. the Naseby school committee says that it is not disposed to take any action at present likely to interfere with the existing system of education receiving a fair trial. The sports to-day, under the auspices of the recently formed Athletic and Racing Association, was held on the Caledonian grounds. The attendance was large, and the various events were keenly contested. The time, however, was not so good as at the New Year's sports. The mile race was won in smin. 2sec. by a local walking man, and the five mile race fell to Brooks. The Dunedin champion, Burke, got a pain in his side, and did not go the distance.