TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3939, 1 October 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Wellington", September 00th. The Synod of the Church of England, Wellington, commenced yesterday. The Bishop read a long address, in which he reviewed matters which had occupied the attention of the late Synod, the position of the Church of. England in New Zealand, the establishment of Courts of Appeal to decide all questions amongst Anglican Churchmen, and the question of an educational system which should not ignore religious instruction.

The weather appears to be settled.

The telegraph lines between1 Wellington, Wanganui, and New Plymouth, have been down for the last three days.

Auckland, September 30th. The Superintendentproclaimed 7thOetober for the holding the 105th annniversary of Cook's arrival in New Zealand.

Mr Bennett, the well- known speculator, proceeded to Sydney in the steamer Victoria to-day, to arrange for a shipment of horses and stock. He has chartered the steamer Blackbird for the purpose. The barquentine Falcon, 285 tons register, built to order for Watt Brothers, of Napier, was successfully launched to-day. She is intended to trade between Napier and Australia.

Greytown, Sept. 30th,

An attempt was made yesterday afternoon to carry the Wellington mails through Abbott's Creek in a trap. The driver was nearly drowned, and the mails were swept away. The floods are subsiding. The Masterton coach tried to reach Greytown, but failed.

Tauranga, Sept. 30th,

The weather has been very web and stormy. Heavy floods are reported to have occurred inland.

Blenheim, September 30th,

The town was very much floo 'ed yesterday, owing chi<fly to a partial break in the Bemford Bank letting in the water from the Opawa, which had an immense torrent in it. The flood has gone down to day, and traffic has been resumed. There is scarcely any water in the centre of the town, but there is still a flood in the vicinity of the Opawa River.

NE7.SON, September 30th. Constant but not very heavy rains, with a strong breeze from the north-west, have prevailed since Sunday.

The Charles Edward, which sailed on Sunday for the West Coast, lay at Totaranui, in company with a barque and three schooners, till yesterday. She put back last night.

The wind is now south-east and the weather threatening.

Hokitika, September 30th,

It has been raining heavily for four days. No damage is reported, but the mails have been stopped.

Invercakgill, September 30th,

The rain was heavy last night, but no word has been received of any damage having been done.

CiiRiSTCHTjRCir, September 30th,

Showers of rain at short intervals continued till 7 this morning. The sky is still threatening, but the rivers are going down.

It will take three days to repair the damage of the Northern Railway.

The Grand Lodge of Good Templar3 for the Middle Island was instituted here last night. Representatives of 41 Lodges were present. Mr P. Andrews, M.P.C. for Christohurch, was elected Grand Worthy Chief Templar. It was decided to hold the next annual session of the Grand Lodge at Duncdin,

At a meeting of the Acclimatisation Society yesterday, it was announced that 389 trout had been hatched out artificially.

The Globe, evening newspapei', changed hands to-day, having been purchased by Mr C. A. Pritehard, who continues it on his own. account.

Oajiaru, September 30th.

Edward Standing, employed by Messrs Fleming and Hedley, while crossing the Waiareka with a dray and three horses, was this morning drowned, as also the horses. Two men with him were saved.

Another gentleman narrowly escaped while crossing with a buggy. The horse was drowned.

The weather is fine, and the hills covered with. snow.