TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XI, Issue 4044, 28 October 1874, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

INTER-PROVINCIAL. fPEK ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAM COM?ANY. ] WELLINGTON, Tuesday. At the Provincial land sale yesterday, the prices realised were considerably over the unset, in general. *The French war ship Vire lias arrived. Jlr. liattray, the late president of the Duncdin Cricket Club, was yesterday presented by the club with a bat with ornamental silver plate and an inscription. He leaves for Europe to-morrow. The Revs. O'Leary and Walsh, new Roman Catholic ministers," are passengers by the Calypso, from Loudon. The second half-yearly report of the National Insurance Company shews the total receipts for the past half-year to be £29,100 Ss 2d : expenses, £ 13,5 18 ISs tid : leaving a surplus of £ 15,041 9s Sd, after deducting £75Si» 19s Sd. the losses for the half-year. Less accounts, £23.05G Ss Gd. The directors recommend .£15,000 to be sc; apart for the formation of a reserve fund. A dividend of ten per cent, has been declared on the paid-up capital (£-5,000), and the balance is to be carried forward to the next half-year. The dividend is payable on November 17. DUNEDIN, Tuesday. The Press Club is now fairly started here. At a meeting on Saturday night it was stated that nearly sixty members had joined, and the meeting proceeded to the election of a president. The Tress Dramatic Club give a performance on November 0, in aid of the flattie Shepplierd Memorial Fund. Some ballasting trucks were left on Green Island line this morning, and a passenger train ran into them. Nine passengers were seriously injured, and some severely bruised. The fault lay with the locomotive foreman, who was immediately discharged. PROVINCIAL. [FROM OUR OWN" ! 'ORRESPONDENTS. ] THAMES, Tuesday. The Cure commenced to crush an hour ago. Only a few inches of the lode was broken down this afternoon, and yielded 10 lbs. of rich stone. Much more of the lode will be taken down to-morrow. The Queen of Beauty shareholders have declared a dividend of £IGS per seventh share, as the result of the last fortnight's operations, and the crushing is now splendid. The Caledonian crushed about 100 tons for 114 ozs. 3 ilwts. melted gold. The Coliban crushing turned out very well: 85 tons, yielding 09 ozs. 13 dwts. retorted gold. The Loyalty discovered a new lode supposed to be the Queen of the May lode. The Bright Smile are not through No. 2 lode ; they are yet in the bottom level S feet so far. The Bird-in-Hand crushing is no better. The share market is quiet. Sales : Cure, 13s : City of London, 24s ; Vanguard, 2s 3d ; National Insurance, 2Ss (id. Buyers : Cale doniau, £5 10s : Bright Smile, GOs ; City of London. 23s ; Queen of the May, 7s ; National Insurance, 2Ss. A man named Henk was injured this afternoon in the Queen of Beauty mine by a small piece of the footw.ill of the small leader falling upon him. lie was carried to the hospital, but without he is injured internally lie is not much the worse. The medical examination is not decisive as to injuries. COKOMANDEL, Tuesday. The Union Beach is getting more specimens from the black reef, which still continues to look very healthy. In reference to "the Kapanga, the general manager reports that lie is driving on the lode from the chamber from the shaft, which has been continued for 22 feet without any improvement being observed lor that distance. One of the workmen, named Fenton, employed in the Tokatea low level, was injured to-day through earth falling on him. The doctor is in attendance. The school committee is anxiously expecting answers to communications sent to the Provincial Government, respecting important matters relating to the Kapanga school. The .uir-i' special correspondent at Port Charles reports the schooner Mary as loading lircwoud, and the ketch Clematis timber, for Napier.