TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4481, 24 March 1876, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN CABLEGRAMS. EFRAUDING THE CUSTOMS. [PBE3S AGENCY.]

MELBOURNE, March 23. The Customs authorities 'are investigating charges against L. Stephens and Co. of defrauding the Customs by duplicate invoices. Arrived, the Arawata. TH QUEENSLAND GOLDFIELDS. GOLD TRACEABLE FOR MILES. SYDNEY, March 23. Further account o£ the new goldfields in Queensland are satisfactory. Gold is traceable for miles. » NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. ]>\ROII OUB. OW.V CORRESPONDENTS.] THAMES, Thursday. The Red Queen, No. 4 tribute, crushed six loads of stone, for 3ozs. 14dwts. gold. The Bright Smile engine has been placed under the charge of Mr. Garrett, who has

started overhauling the machinery, and Mr. Daniells, formerly of the Crown Princess, has been appointed shaftsman. No time will be lost in getting up steam. The Crown Princess, Don Quixote, and Sancho Panza have started on their enterprise, to bale the water out o£ the shaft, and have succeeded in hoisting up some. A sample of black sand from Tairua, the result of concentrated washing, has been , tested at the National Bank, and shews upwards of 2000z3. to the ton. COROMANDEL, Thursday. The return from the crushing of specimens and general stuff from the Union Beach will give close upon 700ozs. of retorted gold, ■valued at over £2000. The shareholders here think a dividend might be paid out of the return. The Bismarck is still shewing well. The Royal Oak is still getting good specimens and picked stone. TAURANGA, Thursday. The banquet last night to Captain Fraser was a great success. Mr. Edgecumbe pre-

sided. Captain Fraser left early for Ohinemnri. Theßowena has been detained by adverse weather. She left this morning. A gentleman from the Coast speaks favour- ■ ably of the prospects of the new coastal steamer. The settlers and natives are anxiously waiting its arrival. It will doubtless be the dawn of better days for the Bay of Plenty. [PBESS AGENCY.] WELLINGTON, Thursday. The Postmaster-General baa received intimation that Messrs. Gilohrist, Watt and . Co., of Sydney, have been appointed general managers for the Pacific Mail Company in Australia and New Zealand, vice H. H. - Hall, who has been recalled, and left for San Francisco by the last mail steamer. The ship Gothenburg, from Hamburgh, with German immigrants, is just entering the Heads. HOKITIKA, Thursday. Special reports in the West Coast Times give returns fn un the silver mine at Mount • Kangitoto, ard confirm the statements made by the prospectors. The Galena reef is exposed for 40ft., with a thickness of 9in. dipping into the mountain. Three to four tons of ore have beeu taken out ready to be taken to town or melted on tlie spot. The track is very inaccessable at present. Thirty pounds weight of specimens were bronght to town and will he shipped for analysis to confim the assay by Mr Kirkland. Four distinct reefs are exposed on the prospector's lease. DTXNEDIN, Thursday. £775 were taken at Knox Church Bazaar yesterday. Mr Charles Bright has called upon the Mount Ida Chronicle to retract a charge of literary piracy, and has placed his manuscript lectures in the hands of the editor of the Daily Time*, challenging examination. Louis Basche has initiated proceedings for perjury against; Mr. Harris, a director of the Colonial Building and Investment Society, in connection, with a recent charge of embezzlement. THE RACES. There was much rain last night, which has made the racecourse heavy. The weather is very threatening this morning, and many of the horses shaky. It is considered very difficult to say which will wiu, but thought by many that if Amohia is in good form she will be the winner ; if not, the Bight Bower will, with Guy and King Phillip next. Fishho."lj*43irtlso a strong favourite. The w4Kcr turned out favourable, and . there was.i good attendance. The fixtures were of the poorest class, and the course presented a very needy appearance. The club will make no improvements, as they have no definite lease from the Forbury Park Company. MAIDEN PLATE. Glengarry, Auckland Kate, and Sea Bird started. Betting was 0 to 4 on Glengarry, who won very easily ; Kate secoud ; and Sea Bird third, several lengths off. Time, .3 min. 2 sec. DUNEBIN CUP. Pnngawerewero .. .. .. .. 1 Eight Dower .. .. 2 Kin s Phillip 3 GuyFawkes .. .: i fishhook continued a great favourite up to the start. Betting was S to 1 on the field, bar one. Tattler, Right Bower, Puugawerewere, King PhilJio, and Guy Fawkes all received gjod support." Kory O'More bolted, and ran round the course before he could be stopped. The start was from a distance »rom the stand. On passing the stand, Alerry Monarch was leading, Guy and ■Tungawerewere almost level, and Fishhook not near the front. At the back of the course, the same horses held the best places, .-■wining round the slope into the straight, f°?B5 ff , had the lead and Tadmor JOOKed dangerous for a moment. On passing ">e stand for the second time, PungawereSL¥ front, Guy Fawkes wasle=ond, £ I 7f 1 ' third, and Tadmor fourth, for & , baek str etch, King Philip raced • ""-the .lead, but never healed the mare. . « though R,ght Bower ran very gamely, ae "<=ver caught the mare , who won i

easily by a clean length, in " a style ih.it showed - she"-'was ;, xk> coward. King Phillip Ws about two lengths from Eight Bower, and Guy Fawk'es was a good fourth. There was then along lap. Pungawerewere ■ earned over weight; Amohia, 12§lbs. Fifteen started. Korari and Templeton -" were scratched. Time, 4 min. 7J,sec3. ..,..; . SEWMAEKET STAKES. Only Steamer and Wee Lad started, and the latter won hard held. PUBLICANS HANDICAP. Several false starts were made. Guy Fawkes came in first; Ariel, close second ; Hercules, bad third. Kory O'More fell, and being seriously injured, could not get up again. Parawhenua, Cloth of Gold, and King Phillip were scratched. Eleven started. Betting: 3 to 5 against Ariel. The Star's correspondents supply the following : — NAPIER, Thursday. The Sonthern Cross leaves to-morrow for Auckland. A man named A. Lee was drowned at Mohaka yesterday. Deceased was in a boat ■which capsized. He recently arrived here I from the South. ! Thismorningabout4.3o, when the steamer Jane Douglas was approaching the channel between Portland Island and the mainland, she struck on the edgejof a reef throwing the passengers out of their bunks. No serious damage was ascertained to have occurred to the ves3el, nor was there any alarm amongst the passengers. The Jane Douglas arrived at noon.