NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7003, 28 April 1884, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[.FROM oub own coeeesponbent.] OPOTIKI, Saturday. . An unusually aharp shock of earthquake was experienced here at a quarter to eight last L night, accompanied by a loud rumbling < noise. . . [PBESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Saturday. Dr. Keyworth, who recently returned from London, took over the. charge of the Wellington Hospital to-day. The quarantine station on Soam<a's Island ' been connected with the office of the Immigration Officer by telephone. The Gear Meat Company ship 9000 carcases frozen • mutton by the steamer British King next iqonth. The number of nominations of adult immigrants at the different; ports of the colony ■ this month has been as follows :—Auckland, 17; Hawke's 8ay,13; Wellington, 9Canterbury, 22; Otago, 13; Southland, 8; making a total or 83 adults. Of these there are 78 single women and one dingle man. The nationalities are as follows i£nglish, 34 ; Irish, 33 ;. Scotch, 10; foreign, 1. The . amount received has been £102. CHRISTCHU.ROH, Sunday. Joseph Henry Greene,' gunsmith, waa found in a shop in Colombo-street on Saturday afternoon with tw» bullet wounds in his - head, and a revolver by his tide. He never spoke, and died the same night. It -is supposed ha shot himself, and' that the' ball passed through his : head, making two wounds. - Be had been drinking during the past month. A deputation from the Chamber of Com* merce and other local bodies waited on the Premier this afternoon in reference to the railway tariff. - Nothing new was said on either side, and the -Premier said the Govern- - n»ent could cot make any alteration in the rates. O AMARU, Sunday. A fire occurred at half-past one' o'olock this morning in the drapery premises of Mr. - M. J. Robertson. The building: was of atone, and the flames were confined to it, although the .premises on each side were slightly damaged. " The fire was first noticed in the upper storey, but owing to the inability of ~ the fire brigade to reach the small windows, and to the fact that the fire had a firm hold of the place before they arrived,' none o£ : the stock was saved. The building, was insured' insured for £500 in the South British and - £300 in the National. The stook was insured for £500 in the South Britiah ,Tind £500 in the New Zealand. DUNEDIN, Sunday, -The Hon. Mr. Rolleston left for the North on Saturday. The Tongariro took 10,616 carcases frozen mutton.