TELEGRAPHIC.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5545, 24 November 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

[by special wire.] Auckland, Saturday. At Ngaruawahia the natives are working afresh the abandoned gumfield. Supplies of the castor oil bean have been supplied by the Castor Oil Company to the natives of Raglan, Aotea, and Kawhia, to induce them to engage in the industry. Stephen Boreham, Harry Redchuket, John Skerry, William Jacobson, and Godfrey Gabrielson were charged at the Police Court to-day with stealing a quantity of champagne, brandy, and French prunes, the property of James Hill, master of the barque Anazi, by broaching cargo on the 21st of November. SubInspector Pardy, in asking for a remand, said that on the barque Anazi arriving in the harbor that morning it became knovvn that the men had broached the cargo. There was powder stored on board, and it was providential that the ship was not destroyed. The prisoners were remanded until the Ist of December. Chkistchurch, Saturday. At a large sale to-day of canaries recently imported from Germany, prices ranged from 15 to 16 shillings each. At Messrs Wilkins' wool rooms, there was being exhibited to-day a case of merino ewes fleeces which is to be sent to the Sydney Exhibition. Three little boys, brothers, whose ages averaged under ten years, were found guilty this morning at the Police Court on five charges of larceny from shopkeepers, and sentenced to three days' imprisonment with a dozen stripes of the cat-o-nine-tails. At a meeting of the Licensed Victuallers' Association.last evening a motion was carried that the increased duty of two shillings a gallon on proof spirits proposed by the Government was excessive, and that a duty of one shilling a gallon would meet the requirements. The secretary was instructed to correspond with kindred Associations with the view of obtaining co-operation in securing a reduction in the proposed duty. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the delegates who attended the conference at Wellington. The New Catholic Church at Oxford will be consecrated to-morrow by Bishop Redwood* Dunedin, Saturday. McLean's Juvenile Troubadours were prevented from playing their " Hash" introducing the " Pinafore" music, in consequence of legal proceedings being taken against them. Great excitement was caused in town last night in consequence of a rumor that the ship Dunedin was wrecked on The Snares and seven lives lost, but the

rumor was without the slightest founda* .' jtidiju . •. r ! The Otago . agricultural show it is" • anWiated will prOye a great siidcesS. e v^^ ber of. entrids front tite ?<' &^. 6xhibitors in * he South Island \& 'S^l nT^ eiyed ' and Hardwood of *P aSS&- e * hibit a number of short; v W «i "t^^^^^nallflw here Held a h? cntif g . ldßt rii S ht in reference td thl TSLm? y L Th °7 «» petitioning gallon? * fdr *****> dls j& An^^ofrefe^^^ / canie down from the Kangitoto Conf panys mirie^ weighing 3220zs lGdwtS* troy, from 9140zs of amaleam thp iSF diiqt cif about 28awt <tf dSf ¥h# ?s ? f first parcel retorted, as owing to the scarcity of water through the late* dry weather amalgamating operations at; the mine are much retarded. . . OAMARtr, Saturday. An inquest was held to-day on. thafeody of the unfortunate man M'Key^jjf-Who was killed on the agricultural-pounds yesterday. A verdict of accidental death was returned, no blame being' attached • ! to the rider of the horse which kicked the deceased and trod on him. ' v ?Je newly formed Jockey Club will J hold their first meeting on Boxing Day M and the following day. About.£4oo .will be offered as prize money .-:•:- ■•> :,< at iii- * „ , TIMAB tf,. Saturday. JNothmg further has been heard of the vessels John Watson and- Saxon. It was rumored this morning that the John Watson had been abandoned off Pig Hunting Creek, but intelligence has been brought by the guard of the Oatnaru train that a vessel, probably the John Watson, was well off the land when the train was near Normanby to-day. Wellington-, Saturday. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report as follows, under date London November 19: — "Wool.— The sales opened with spirit on the 18th, They comprised about 80,000 bales ; 2000 bales have been sent to the manufacturing districts direct. Home buyers are purchasing freely. Greasy wool has advanced Id per lb since the close of list sale 3. Superior combing washed arid scoured have advanced l£d to 2d per lb ; \ clothing, washed, has advanced Id p*r lb ; medium and inferior greasy have advanced £d to Id per lb ; crossbred, greasy, has advanced Id per lb ; superior « combing, washed, and scoured, has ad- 1 vanced 2d to 3d per lb. Lambs' market is easier. Tallow.— Market quiet, stocks of all sorts are about 14,500 casks ; best mutton is worth £43 per ton, and best beef £40. Wheat.— Market flat ; foreign arrivals are heavy. Adelaide is worth 60s per 496 lbs, N.Z. is worth 58s. per 496 lbs." - : The Masons intend giving a ball on the night of the opening of the new Court of : Justice here on St. Andrew's day. Mr Whiting, who retires from the position of overseer of the Corporation works, was to-day presented with an address and a tea and coffee service of the value of £25. ■ The tramway will resume running on ; Sundays. Sunday. ■ The steamer Tui, bound to Wanganui, •' which left here at 11 o'clock last night, : struck on the west ledge of Chafer's Passage about 1 o'clock this morning. From the several statements made it appears that great confusion took place on board. The passengers, seven in number, and the whole of the crew were landed . with some difficulty. They at once pro- - ceeded to the pilot station, and the pilot immediately proceeded to the wreck in * his boat. The cargo was landed, when the steamer having been ascertained to have received but little damage she was launched from the rocks and steamed up Evans Bay to the slip. Meanwhile the Hinemoa had been despatched to the assistance of the desabled steamer, but on reaching the scene of the disaster she found that the Tui was quite safe. Little damage has been done to the steamer, which is owned by Messrs Kebbell, Seager, & Co., and is insured for £4000. She is now on the slip and all necessary repairs will be completed in a fortnight. : New Plymouth, Sunday. The Eangatira's machinery broke down while on her way to Wanganui, and she had to put back for repairs. She leaves again this evening.