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New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6590, 1 January 1883, Page 5

Oar cablegrams to-day arJicrosiiug and important. The disaster i Bradford has proved more fatal than wai first anticipated. It is now announf| that thirtysix lives have been lost, andt.t fifty operatives are seriously injured.' ijerious and fatal floods have occurred in i e valley of the P-hine. Twenty persons a reported to have lost their lives by a bddg< U pon which they were standing, having eca swept away, and great destruction of cperty has resulted from the inundations. l?,-as stated some time ago that the for an Anglo-Burmese treaty lad fa<l. It is now announced that a ]iurmese lV oy has arrived at liangoon with fresh p:'o, sa l 3 for the conclusion of a treaty. The sn em eut of .Egypt is proceeding vigsrously, t ditnculties are said to have arisen whi somewhat impede the work, in conseq<Q C e of the special privileges wlich have fit time time been granted to Europeans. The Bank of Australasia has issue new shares to the amount of £100,000. Among the personal i;ems in our Wejrrams to-day, it is aisnouiced that the v« n t ribbon of the garter (fornerly held by url Harrowbj), has been c#nferred upon he Dake of Grafton. Carlinal Newman 33 recovered from his recent illness, and I'l'i-.e Bismarck is also now convalescent. r Arthur Gordon, although he has resigned t> Governorship of New I-.-alai;d, retains 1. •commission as Lord Hijh Commissioner the Western Pacific. Further changes ii the personnel of tl:6 Government are an' nounced. Mr. Porter has been appointee Attorney-General for Irdand in place of Mr Johnson, who has been promoted to thi Bench, and Mr. Naish 3as been made Soli citor-Geueral. The Tines is advocating a more formal recognition of the status of colonial Agents-General It is stated in one of our cablegrams this Morning that an outbreak of cholera l>;is occurred at Medina, a city in Arabia, abcut 2iXl miles from Mecca. Medina is knowti 33 the city of the Prophet, and is regarded jy Mohammedans as sacred, from its containing the tomb of Mohnmmed. Most houses are poorly built, and the place is )f no importance except from its containing tie sepulchre oi the prophet. The sepulchre s held in high veneration by Mohammedam yet the visiting is not considered necessar" or highly meritorious, and Medina is inuci less visited by pilgrims than Meec. Neither the tomb nor the mosque in whit) it is enclosed is distinguished by any magilicence ; but the latter was once remarkabi for an immense treasure of pearls, precio* j stones, &c., accumulated for ages by th | contributions of rich Mohammedans, until - 1 was taken and pillaged by the Wahaboes , ISO 2. The population in stated to be 10,00 Tho s.s. Coromandel brought up fro: Coromandel on Saturday last one box ' gold containing .1500 ounce:- gold for tl .Bank of- New Zealand. One of the most important amalgamatio: of mining interests which has taken place fi a long time past, is that of the Southei Cros3 and Deep Level Companies at tl Thames. The new company now possess large and valuable property, and will be ab to avail themselves of the Government su' sidy for developing the deep levels of tl goldfield. The mine is so situated, beir. right in the centre of the most auriferoi portion of the goldfield, that it is certain, the works progress as they ought to, the will develop some rich resources. The theor that the shots of gold strike down below an depths yet reached on the Thames, has bee fully established. It is almost certain thr the rich runs of the Prince Imperial strik through it, and the importance of the eon pany'a works to the goldfields generally i very great. Had it not been for the entei prise displayed by the Deep Level Com pany, none of the rich tinds which hav< taken place in the Prince Imperial, Queen o: Beauty, and other mines, could ever have been worked successfully, and it is to b< hoped that their enterprise will be profitable ts themselves and advantageous to the gene ral interests of the mining community.

Recruiting for the A.C. is again going on. One hundred and fifty men are to be sent to the Taupo district as soon as possible.— Kawera Star. The Church Gazette for January contains a notice "Io Meraoriam" of Martha Elizabeth Clarke, widow of Mr. Clarke, an early missionary, and who for many years held the office of chief protector of aborigines. Mrs. Clarke left England in 1821. when onlynineteen. She died at VVaimate, Bay of Islands, on December 8. Mr. J. Kennedy Brown, the Auckland agent of the Australian Vine-growers Company, sends us a lew samples of the wines in which the company deals. They appear to be of excellent quality. After recent testimonies to their excellence, no one can now sneer at Australian wines, tbey having gained a liigh position by the side of the best European wines, such wines as we have no chance at all of getting here. The company obtain their wines exclusively from the several associated vignerons, and guarantee their wines to be well matured, pure, wholesome, and in- • vigorating. In one sense the trade may be reckoned a local industry. The wines are obtained in bulk, and, after settling and getting into prime condition, are bottled in bond, special permission being granted by the Government for that purpose. The company, moreover, ship in bond to Queensland and the l J aci!io islands, the process of bottling and easing being so much cheaper in Hew Zealand as to be more than equivalent to the extra freight. The company's No. ] claret being one of nine exhibits which obtained the gold prir.e medal at the Bordeaux Exhibition, and other varieties, are specially recommended for medicinal purposes. The Hon. George McLean, M.E.C., retires from the directory of the Colonial Bank, and is noS eligible for re-election at the present time. It will be necessary at the meeting to be held on olst January to fill up the vacancy, for which candidates are now invited. - A small yacht, under the charge of I. Huut and two others, whilst ofF the coal hulk at the westward of the Queen-street Wharf yesterday, suddenly filled and went down. The occupants were quickly rescued !>y two of the gigs of the Ponsonby Rowing Club which were fortuuately in the vicinity at the time. The cause of the capsize is quite unaccountable, as at the time it was an almost calm. It is thought, however, that the ballast shifting was the cause of the sudden disappearance of tlie boat. The Rev. A. Reid, at the Pitt-strcet Wesleyan Church yesterday forenoon, took as the topic of his discourse the most conspicuous events of the past year, choosing | the Irish question, the Egyptian war, and the Salvation Army to specially dilate upon in the history of the year. England, he said, in entering upon the war in Egypt, had not been moved by the desire of acquiring territory, and the leniency with which the leaders of the rebellion had been treated would raise England in the opinion of the East, aud tend to open a way for the Gospel. As to the Salvation Army, he thought there was a lesson for all the Churches in what had taken place. All Christians should keep in mind that it was their duty to help to save others, and not merely confiuc their thoughts and desires to themselves. Mr. Keid expressed himself somewhat strongly on the Irish question, blaming the English Government to a considerable ex'.ent for the condition of the country, and showing how the landlords had neglected their duty to the tenantry. One person in the congregation Avas somoved by Mr. Reid's opinions on the Irish question that, at the conclusion, he could not refrain from expressing his feelings by slight applause, The arrests made by the police during Saturday and yesterday were three, on charges of drunkenness, and two for larceny. The two latter, Charles Gransel and Frank Faulkner, were arrested 011 the charge of stealing a blanket, an overcoat, and a clock, value £7, from the schooner Saucy Kate. Gransel succeeded in eluding the lock-up keeper at eight o'clock yesterday morning, and made bis escape, but there is no doubt he will soon be rccaptured. We are requested by Mr. Hogan, Master of the Kohimarama Industrial .-chool, to acknowledge the receipt from Mr. Ront, Secretary of the Scripture Gift Association, of a package of books for the use of the boys of the institution. The present is an appropriate p.nd welcome one. Some uneasiness was caused by a threat caid to have been issued by certain natives in the Fort Albert district, that they would on New Year's Day burn down the dwelling 'of Mr. Fitzgerald, a resident in the district. ; In consequence of somo communication received by t|ie Hon. the Premier on the sub--1 ject Mr. Clendoli, R.M., and Constable Naughton, of Hefcasville, proceeded tc the place, and all that has transpired since is that there is nothing in the threat, if ever it Was made, It is 'true the natives consider they have a grievance against Mr. Fitzgerald, who, it will bp. recollected, hud to be placed in possesiiwi of the property by the Sheriff and his oncers about twelve months ago. No j doubt some of those who feel aggrieved miirht have used some idle threats, but although they may ask for an investigation there is no danger ot any violence being used. Oil" readers are reminded of Mr. George Henus's farewell meeting in the Choral hall this evening, when the entertaining service of sing " Bay your own Cherries" will be repeated by special request. The Rev. Alexuider Keid will preside, and Mr. Thos. Spugeon has kindly promised to read the conncctng narrative. An address will be presentd'to Mr. Hemus, wiio will bid his friends udiei for some considerable time, as he i 3 leavng to-morrow for a trip to the Old Couitry, for the purpose of his healh, and extending his knowledge of the opeations of the various religious and temperaice organisations. It is hoped that, in spit of the numerous other attractions, a hirj number of lriends will be present to say ;ood-by. Or Pukekohe East correspondent writes to sy, that at the forthcoming election of thre members for the Board of Education, to tke place in March, Mr. Frank Lawry, of JBsoni, is to be one of the candidates. Te Tauranga settlers expect to have the ' assitance of Mr. Thomas Russell, in the coniruction of the railway between that plac and Eotorua. Tie following telegram was received on last from the mine manager of the ( 'Ne* Prince Imperial G.M. Co.:—"Banked " 'd~z6. retorted Tie Selection Committee of the Northern "aroa C.C. have chosen the following to pesent their district in the approaching <j;ests with the Auckland clubs Messrs l,i-, Coibeck, Coutts, Dashwood, Harding, I Ir/ey, Hardy, Lourie, Masefield, Mathiesf jlcVa;, Hickcson, Stallworthy, and j Wjdhead. The list includes many good [r>l.'urs, an I we may expect some close ! ;o;ust3 oti tieir arrival. Their tirst match ' s r.i:d. l'or lanuary 10th, on which date | lu-.play th* North Shore C.C. I T.» will ofthe late Kie'nard Grice, of the i inn f Messr.. Grice, Sumner, and Co., has jeen irovi d. The value ot the property ivas sited to £320,000, of which ibO.OCO is dirt ted to b invested for the benefit ol the v.'i.ov,' for ife. and then to go into the residuay estate The sum of £10,000 is bequeathe! to tin grandson of the deceased, • lames Ceorge i:;rvcs, the remainder of the estate bang dndeci among the ehildien of the testator. In its ybiir.ar notice of the late Mr. William Uavies, the Thames Advertiser 6u y.s ;—" Not man men dying in our midst have evoked such general and sincere ieeling of respect aihas the deatn of -d i. William Davit'S, wljh we shortly announced in our issue of yest-day, and few men have better deserved a .'iijUU- than he docs. From the opening f the goldfield to the -oi-esent time CaptaiiUavies has been prominently before the 'linies people, who at all times recognised in hn an honest-, straightforward, bard-workir. man, willing to do a .rood turn for his l'ebws whenever lie had the opportunity and nans at his disposal to do so. Ho has fro in t; first tilled important public positions of fcst, as, in addition to being the m-u man in our Hoard Board befro the oorotig.i was formed, and vice Mayor when it was formed ;he also a t in the Provincial Council as the last eleied member for that body beating Mr. Wil,»m Rowe in a very stiff contest. Since tii< lie has for most ot the time filled the positnof Harbourmaster with much credit to hiuelf and satisfaction to the Board and sipping community. There were few better omore esteemed men in the district. At the Police Courts Saturday Mary Harper applied for anc obtained a prohibition order under the tensing Act against 'her husband William £enry Harper, of Newton-street, Newton,