LATE TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 8446, 23 July 1888, Page 4

LATE TELEGRAPHIC.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, July 21. An unoccupied house on the Grafton-road, which was partially burned down a short time ago, was totally destroyed by lire today. The house is the property of Mr S. 8. Hughes. A large number of passengers from America are on board the Mariposa, en route to visit the Melbourne Exhibition. The applications for shares in the Kauri Timber Company in Auckland now amount to £55,223. Requests have still to come in from the South and country, and it is anticipated that the applications will exceed the number allotted to New Zealand. Tisiaeu, July 22. At a meeting of the South Canterbury Jockey Club Committee last night, a subcommittee was appointed to draw up a programme for the Steeplechase Meeting, which is to come np for consideration at the adjourned meeting on Tuesday night. Dunedin, July 22. An alarm was given last night to teat the alacrity with which the Volunteers would turn out in case of surprise. Owing to so

many being engaged at business, and other, wise, the muster was not so largo as was expected. The Nava’s, Artillery, and Hussars showed up well, however, and the B Battery and Navals had guns at Ocean Beach in fighting trim very smartly. The Botomabana, which left for Melbourne to-day, had over 250 passengers. Many in the saloon were going over for the Exhibition. Principal Grant, of Quean’s College, Canada, was a passonger. Gruymouih, Jury 21. _ The coal ez-.ort for the week is 2100 tons. Reefton miniug returns for tlm week — ICeep-it-dark, 3iioz of amalgam from 100 tons; Globe, ISloz from 100 tons; Welcome, Slloz from 08 toes; Fiery Cross, lOOoz from 90 tons ; Progress, 720 z from 00 tons. . , . Very heavy and cold rain set in tois afternoon. Hokitika, July 22. The Bank of Now Zealand have shipped 23000 z of bullion, valued at £IO,OOO. The weather is tempestuous in the extreme. A strong N.W. gale is blowing.