TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4225, 5 October 1874, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[Press Tulecirath Agency.] Auckland, Saturday. A meeting of Bettlers has been held to urge the Government to open the Waikato railway to Drury, 22 miles. The line was ready for traffic to Papakura some time ago, but is as yet unopened. Resolutions were carried to that effect, to be forwarded to the Minister of Public Works. The Pretty Jane has arrived from Gisborne. On the passage she took shelter from a gale under the White Island. Captain Fernandez says he hopes never to have occasion to go there again. The water was so deep that it was only just possible to hold on, and the atmosphere was so impregnated with sulphur dust from a volcano, that it was very unpleasant in its effects. The complexion of every one on board was turned to a dull leaden hue, and the particles of dust were very irritating to the throat. The color of the ship's paint was visibly altered by the effect of the sulphur. The Luna has sailed for Wellington. Gbahamstown, Saturday. A miner in the Queen of Beauty claim met with an accident this morning. Several ribs were broken, and serious bruises inflioted. The gold returns of the Bank of New Zealand for the week, till noon to-day, are 31790z5. lldwts. Shipped during the week, 31600z5. lodwts. New Plymouth, Saturday. The schooner Garibaldi, from Lyttelton, reported to be lost, arrived here last night. She had been anchored in Ship Cove during the late severe weather. The Elizabeth Curie, also from Lyttelton, has arrived. Lyttelton, Saturday. The Star of the South, and the Maori, sailed for Lyttelton last night. The Rio Loge sails for Auckland to-morrow, with fifty tons of flour, five tons of bacon, five tons of cheese, fifty tons of wheat, a hundred sacks of malt, 390 sacks of oats, and 364 bags of bran. Christchurch, Saturday. The members of the expedition for observing the transit of Venus have decided to erect the observatory at Bumham, 18 miles from Christchurch. They are elected honorary members of the Philosophical Institute, and are to be entertained at dinner by the Institute. Oamaru, Saturday. The United Brothers is on shore atPapakaio Point. It is reported that she was sinking, and had to be beached. Dunedin, Saturday. The Servants' Home in Dunedin is now fairly established. At a meeting yesterday it was decided that its establishment was highly necessary. A committee was formed to frame rules. Bishop Neville and Archdeacon Edwards spoke very freely on the bad management of several registry offices here. The former said if the law on the point would enable him he would himself move in the matter against the keepers, and suggested the attachment of a Refuge to the Home of a character which could not be impugned. Mr. Creighton was entertained at dinner yesterday by the employes of the Guardian, and was presented with a handsome graphescope. _^____^^__^_