TELEGRAMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4717, 29 March 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[Fnoit the Peesb Agency.] Hokitika, March 28, The Alhambra is in the roadstead from Melbourne. She will be tendered to-night. Gbahamstown, March 28. gearlet fever is spreading. There is one fatal case of a virulent type. Yesterday, fresh cases were reported in three widely separata localities in the district. Auckland, March 28, The Colima sailed South at 2 p.m. The Hawea sailed South at noon. The E.M.B.S. Colima reached Zandavan on March 21, The Granada arrived at Kandavaa on March 18, after an exceptionally rough passage of four days eighteen hours. Encountered a cyclone on March 5, but no damage was sustained. Due precautions were taken to prepare for a storm by stowing down, the engine. As there was no connecting boat, it was feared that the Granada would have to proceed without the Sydney mails, but fortunately the Oolina arrived as above, and the mails were at once transhipped to the Granada. On preparations being made for the Oranda to proceed to sea, it was found that the anchors of the two steamers had fouled, and while attempting to separate them the port bow ot the Granada came into contact with the Colima, striking a glancing blow which carried away part of the iron port shutter on the main deck. To be snre that no serious damage had been sustained by the Granada, Captain Oavarly requested Captain Stewart ('ate t,_ the Wonga Wonga),and Captain M'tarlane, of the Taupo, to assist the Chief Engineer in an examination of the injury. Those gentlemen have expressed a decided opinion that the damage done to the Granada is immaterial, and has in no way disabled the vessel or rendered her unsafe to proceed on her voyage to San Francisco. It was considered, desirable to replace the injured shutter, which detained the sailing of the Granada for Sau Francisco till the morning of March 22. The City of San Francisco arrived at Eandavan on Jan. 24; sailed for Honolulu the same day afc noon; reached Honolulu on Feb. 4; left same day, and arrived at San Francisco at 3 a.m. on. Feb. 13. The mails were landed, and forwarded Bast the same morning. The City of New York arrived at San Francisco on Feb. 20, and the City of Sydney on Feb. 26. Both vessels were advertised to leave for Panama as follows City of New York on Feb. 28, City of Sydney on March 15. The City of New York ia to take the May mail for New Zealand. It has not been settled what mail the City of Sydney will take, W BiiiiiNchon, March 28. Messrs W. Gisborne, W. Seed, and Jno. Snowies have been appointed a commission to visit the several Provinces, and to obtain information with a view to consolidation o£ offices under the new system. They proceeded South ia the e.e. Phoebe this afternoon. Sailed—At 4 p.m., Phoebe for Lyttelton and South. Passengers—Messrs Gisborne, Seed, Knowles, Harding, Captain Petberbridge, Mrs Kelly, and four in the steerage. Dunedin, March 28. The cost of the Sanitary Depot for the City Corporation during the last six months haa been £2232, including the erection of a fever hospital. At the inqneat on the body of ConstableVernon, a verdict of “ Accidental death” wa* returned, with a rider that it is desirable that legislation should be passed imposing a penaltyon persons treepassing on railway lines. Marks were found in the tunnel showing that Yemoa bad been feeling in the dark for the recesses cut for the purpose of affording escape for any person working in, or walking through, the tunnel when a train is coming. His track* showed that he had turned back some yard* before the train struck him. Had he lain down outside the rails he would have escaped.