NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6423, 19 June 1882, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[Fjs<?Ji OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] RUSSELL, Saturday. The fresh has subsided, and the Coal Company is now able to load thei? barges with coal as before. - .. . [PBES3 ASSOCrATIOX.] ""..*. WASGANUI, Satnrday.~ An inquiry is being hold into the collision of the schooner E. and W. Cameron, of Lyttelton, and the s.s. Clyde, trading to Patea, on June 7, at Wanganui Heads. Mr. Ward, R.M., and Captain Flowerday, are the nautical assessors. Publicans on the West Coast are preparing a petition to Parliament for an amendment of the Licensing Act, and a public meeting is called by the Good Templars to consider a counter petition. WELLINGTON, Saturday. The brigantine Isabella, wrecked recently at Porcrty Bay, has been sold, and realised £165. She «as insured in the South British Office for £025, and in the National for £150. Sunday. When the Manapouri was coming in this morning she struck the outer tee of the Queen's Wharf, and drove in a portion of it. Information has been laid against the captains and owners of the steamers which conveyed visitors to H.M. s. Nelson last Sunday, for overcrowding, A meeting of Italians has been held, to express their admiration for the late General Garibaldi. It is probable that an Italian Working Men's Club will be formed here. The comet, reported to have been seen in other parts of the colony, has not yet been seen here. HOKtTIKA, Sunday. Curnick and party, at Woodstock, washed up on Saturday, and obtained 22ozs. of gold, the result from 40 loads of washed dirt. A number of other claims will wash up immediately, they hivinu b<;en waiting for water. The rush is extending daily, and there are about 1200 men on the field. CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. At a meeting of farmers and others to-day, it was resolved to establish a European Flax, Fibre, and Linseed Oil Company, with a capital of £10,000, in £5 shares. The promoters of the Exhibition, in conjunction with the Mayor of Christchurch, are arranging a programme of special entertainments and recreation for the members of Parliament during their visit on the 29 th inst. LYTTELTON, Saturday. The s.s. Westport arrived here at 11.30 a.m., having left Akaroa at 6 a.m. No difficulty was experienced in keeping the vessel clear of water on the trip. Another leak was discovered last evening, and was temporarily stopped. There is uo report of any damage to the steamer aft of the bulkhead dividing the main hold from the engineroom. The future movements of the Westport are as yet undecided. TIMARU, Sunday. There has been an exceptional number of meteors visible the last two nights, and a slight display of the Aurora Australis. Kerby left yesterday for San Francisco via Auckland in quest of the levanting debtor, Shepherd. OAMAB.U, Sunday. Neill McPhee, who was injured by the Kaitigi railway accident, died yesterday, after lingering 24 days. To-day his remains were interred with military honours. ..- Owing to the difficulty that has been experienced for the past month or two in getting produce away from this port, through a scarcity of vessels, there is a talk of forming a shipping company to trade between Oamaru and other ports. DUNEDIN, Saturday. The Immigration Officer at Dunedin has been advised of the sailing of the ship Timaru, from Plymouth for Port Chalmers, on April 20, with 141 nominated immigrants. Sunday. A telegram has reached the Daily Times from Sydney, stating that New Zealand producers are foolish to glut that market with potatoes and oats, misled by market reports. The telegram adds that a quantity of good oats were withdrawn from sale at 2s Sd per bushel. The Otago Bible-in-schools Association are obtaining signatures to a petition for presentation to Parliament.