TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4239, 21 October 1874, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[Press Telegraph Agency.] Auckland, Tuesday. The brig Pakeha, from Oamaru, encountered a fearful gale. On Saturday, the 17 th instant, when off the Barrier, it commenced to blow and rain. The wind backed into the southeast, rising into a hurricane, with a tremendous sea. About ten o’clock a.m. on that day, while the brig was hove-to, a fearful sea broke on board, smashing the forehatch and the galley, lifting the long-boat out of the chocks, carrying away the port bulwarks, and loosening several stanchions, besides doing other damage. Tho ship lay over on her beam-ends for about six hours, and was in great danger, the sea sweeping over everything. About one o’clock p.m. the gale broke, and the wind died away suddenly to a calm, leaving a high confused sea, in which the ship rolled heavily, it being impossible to keep steerage way on her. On Sunday the weather was again threatening, and the ship lying very much over to the lee side. A quantity of cargo was thrown overboard, and the vessel righted herself. The gale then moderated. Captain Woods says that if the storm had lasted a few hours longer he could not have kept the vessel afloat, the crew being completely worn out with their exertions. The Star libel case has occupied the whole of the day. The jury are now considering their verdict. 7 p.m. After being locked up for three hours the jury came into Court, and the foreman announced that they found it impossible for them to agree. The Judge said he must send them back again. The Court then adjourned till nine o’clock. New Plymouth, Tuesday. A meeting of the Taranaki Steam Navigation Company was held yesterday, when it was resolved to wind up the company and sell the Go-Ahead. The schooner Garibaldi was towed out of the Waitara yesterday. She has been kept back owing to the bad weather which has prevailed lately. Mr. Reynolds, Commissioner of Customs, and Mr. Seed, have arrived by steamer from Auckland. They go to Wellington overland. Nelson, Tuesday. The schooner Craigewau, from Mauritius for Lyttelton, fifty-nine days out, with a cargo of sugar for Messrs. Edwards and Bennett, of Christchurch, put in here this afternoon to repair damages and obtain provisions. She experienced tremendous weather, and was struck by heavy seas which carried away her bulwarks and flooded her cabin, destroying everything in it, and spoiling the provisions. For many days one-half pound of bread per day for each man was the allowance. The schooner must refit before proceeding on her voyage. Lyell, Tuesday. The bad weather has at’length broken. The river is falling, and boats aro expected to be able to come up to-morrow or next day. Meanwhile the greatest inconvenience is felt from the scarcity of food. Dunedin, Tuesday. The tender of Mr. Peter Gunn, for the erection of an export shed at Dunedin, has been accepted. Amount, £5286. Twenty single men per ship Invercargill have been engaged as farm servants at from £45 to £52 per annum. All the single girls have found employment at from £26 to £32 per annum ; the demand being far in excess of the supply. One married couple got £BO, and another £65. The Swatara, after lauding the astronomical party at the Chathums, returns to Otago. James Gore’s tender of £729, for repairs to the Provincial Council Chamber, is accepted. Dr. Huhne and Captain Boyd were thrown out of a carriage yesterday. Neither was hurt seriously. Dr. Webei-, of Tokomalriro, died yesterday. The stock-owners in Tuapeka and Dunstan districts sustained great loss during the recent severe weather. It is stated that Messrs. Sutherland and Poison have lost two thousand lambs. Christchurch, Tuesday. The Diocesan Synod meets to-day.