Telegrams.

Otago Witness, Issue 1243, 25 September 1875, Page 14

Telegrams.

Wellington, September lGth. The inquiry into the collision between the Young Dfck and Janefc Spiers, in Cook Strait, concluded to-day, being the third day's hearing. It appeared that the night was fine, and the lighthouses distinctly observable, when the collision occurred. It ia supposed that the Young Dick: had no lamps burning, aud that the Janet Spiers did not keep such a good look out as ought to have been done. The certificate of the mate of tho Young Dick was suspended for three months, and the Young Dick ordered to to bear all costs for damage, ko.

September l?th. A proclamation in tfie Government Gn/ette notifies that all copper coin of the United Kingdom in circulation in the Colony shall be decreed and called in on the 31st January, 1876.

A pieco of land at Puysegur Point, Preservation Inlet, has been reserved for a lighthouse.

The Auckland footballers are on board the Hawea, on their way here from .Nelson. They arrived at New Plymouth late yesterday, and consequently did nob play. They did not play at Nelson.

September ISlh. The football match, Auckland v. WelliugW, began at 2 30 this afternoon, Wellington winning by 15 points. The score was as follows : — Wellington : 8 rises, equal to 4 points j 3 tries, equal to 6 ; 1 goal, equal to 6 j total, 16 points. Auckland: 2 rises, equal to 1 point. Campbell, of Wellington, kicked three times for a try at the goal, and only succeeded once. The Auckland team appeared to be completely overmatched, both in weight and play. The Wellington drop-kioking was remarkably good. The Auckland team were entertained at dinner this evening, and leave early to-morrow morning, for the South, per Hawea. September 20th. A very serious explosion of gas occurred this morning in the strong-room of Messrs Izard fand Bell's office. On one side the wall, 18in. thick, was blown out, and the other side and roof were badly cracked. It appears a clerk (named Salmon) in the office, having occasion to visit tho strong-room, smelt gas, and left the door open for half an hour to allow it to escape. He then returned, struck a match, and was about to light the burner, when the whole of the escaped gas in the strong-room ignited. The shock threw the clerk some twelve foot out into the passage, seriously injuring hiip, He w» tefcen (o the hospital, q

September 2 1st. The members of the Opposition gave Sir (t. Grey a dinner last night. About 25 sat down. Mr Fitzherbert was in the chair, supported on the right by Sir G. Grey, and on the left by Mr Macandrew. Mr Rolleston was in the vice-chair. On replying to the toast to his health, Sir Geo. Grey said all that he and the party he was working with were doing, was for what they believed to be the permanent good of eke Colony. " Prosperity to the Colony," coupled with the name of Mr George Hunter, of Wellington, was the next toast. Mr Hunter replied, aud after a pleasant social evening, the company separated about 1 1 . 30.

At about lulf-paat six this evening a very sharp shock of earthquake was felt. There were three or four distinct vibrations, the direction being north and south. It was unaccompanied by any noise.

Auckland, September 16fch. The schooner Tawera has been wrecked. The following report of the occurence is to hand. The Maories on Tuesday fouud a large schooner off Sandy Beach, about twelve or lourteon mile 3 north of the nurth head of the Kaipara Harbour. She was dismasted, her decks were clean swept. A boat was lashed on deck, but no signs of the crew were visible on board or on shure. They had no doubt she was the Tawera, which had left Foxton some time previously iv ballast, for Kaipara, intending to load at the Aratapu mill for Lyttelton. The l'awera was owned by F. Archard, who a short time past sold her to Mr Bailey delivery to take place after the present charten The sale is vitiated by the accident. The Tawera was a schooner of 55 tons, and insured for £SOO in tho New Zealand Office. Captain Church was in command when she left FuxEun. With regard to the crew being missing;, it is possible they uuglit have efheted their escape, though they were not seen by the Natives who brought the news to Aratapu. The wife of Captain Church is wailing at the Pilot Station, Kaipara, in hopea of her husband's return. '

Father Boibeaux'o funeral to-day was very largely attended.

September 17th. A box, containing Captain Church's certificate and other papers, was washed ashore from the wreck of the Tawera. There is little doubt that all hands are lost. The names of the crew who shipped at Lyttelton last trip are— Capfcam Church, Peter Miller, Charles Anderson, and Charles Roberts (cook). Captain Church leaves a wife and three children The boat was found lashed on the deck. The wreck was swept with, the waves, and the masts were gone. No bodies are washed ashore.

A butcher was fined £20 to-day for slaughtering on his premises iv Queen street.

September 18fch. The wife of Captain Church, of the schooner Tawera, has returned fromKaipara. No hopes are now entertained of any of the survivors of the wreck. No bodies have beeu washed ashore.

September 20th. Thomas Marks, an immigrant by the ship Dover Castle, was drowned iv crossing a creek at Huia.

3325' sbares in the new Loan and Investment Society have been applied for in the Province of Auckland.

The wreck of tiie Tawera was sold today for six pounds.

September 22nd. Captain Johnston, master oi the Magellan Cloud, fell down stairs, <*nd sustained injuries from which he is not expected to recover.

It is proposed to erect a new theatre for Auckland at the comer of Victoria aud Queen streets.

Chri3Tchcbc!h, September 18th. Edwards the walker won the match to-day against Green of Dunedin. Edwards had to walks 70 yards while Green ran 100 yards. . Edwards won. easily. He then attempted to walk 7 miles in one hour, but failed. He did the 7 miles in GO minutes and 6^ seconds. Considering the small size of the course and its bad condition, .this is a splendid performance. On a good ground he would have done the distance within the hour.

September 20th. The Auckland football team called here to-day en route for Danedin. The match with Canterbury will probably be pUyed on Friday next.

By the b.b. Otago, Mr Roskruge has imported a very fine Clydesdale entire, named Black Champion, which waa reported in the Australian telegrams aome time ago to have cost £920. By the same vessel Mr Bluett has imported a pure-bred cow, imported in the ship Rodney to Melbourne from London.

_,_ , . September 2lat. Efforts are being made to establish a Hunt Club here, and to obtauva draft of hounds from Melbourne.

A Scandinavian Society ia being formed. The following entries were received by the Jockey Club last night :— Canterbury Cup ; Mr ft. Campbell's Castaway ; Mr Walters's eh. cby Towton— dam, Phoebe jMr O'Brien's Tamburmi ; Mr Redwood's b. c. The Chief, b. c. Kauri, br. c. Guy Fawkes. br. c. by Towton—dam, Certainty; Mr Nosworthy'a b. o. Tattler j Mr P. Campbell's Daniel O'Rorke ; Mr Shand's Blair Athol, by Ravensworfch— dam, Moss Hose ; Mr Delamams Templeton and Pungawewere j Mr Yeend's Rory O'Mbra and King Phillip. Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap: Mr Campbell s Castaway and Castalian ; Mr Mallochs eh. c. by Towton j Mr O'Brien's Tambunmj Mr Lunn's Nectar ; Mr Redwood's Guy Fawkea, eh. o. by Towton S?- m *' C^ tal^ ty) ! Hercu les, Kauri, and The ! Chief j Mr Ray's Tadmor; Mr Delamain's Templeton and Pungawerewere j Mr Yeend's Rory O More and King Phillip, Mr Morton'soatanella.

A petition to the Government is being signed praying f or the release of E. Mainwanbg Johnson, sentenced to a year's impnaonment at the last session 6f the Supreme Court for having fraudulently assisted to obtam a certificate of title under the Land Transfer Act.

Th* .ff-mSJW I?*'1 ?*' Se Ptaaber 16th. «ff ♦£ * fl 8 "^ a* W the Bfceamw Kennedy off the South Spit by mews of rope* anJ winch vm unsuccessful The vessel requires

has sustained no damage: * The mishap ia ' attributable to defective steering. September 20th. The steamer Kennedy, with the assistance of the steam tug, was got afloat this afternoon, off the South Spit. No damage. Patea, September 16th. The confiscated land sale heW to-day wag a great success. The attendance was largo, ami among the competitors was a fair sprinkling of visitors from other Provinces. The bidding for suburban sections on the east bank of the Patca River, opposite the town of Cariyle, was particularly brisk. This land is of a swampy character, and the sectious were put; up at £3 per acrp, and realised from £5 to -t34 per acre. The purchasers were principally local men. The allotments in the Okutuku district were not bo keenly contested for ; but the allotments sold realised a considerable advance on the upset price, the fc p figure being £6 per acre, and alt the allotments offered were sold with the exception of about 12. The character of the land was said to be rugged and thickly s?ft2S ' rhe tofcal amo «nt realised was xl 0,500. \fA Invercakgill, September 18th. There were seven applicants for the office of the .Resident Medical Officer to the Invcr-ca-giU Hospital. The Committee elected Dt ilanan, who has been some weeks here. „,, . „ „ September 20th.' At the inquest held to-day on the body ot Gardiner, the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." „ , September 2lst. A meeting of the local Board of Health has just heen held. The Health Officer reported he had visited the Quarautino Station on the 20th. The Surgeon superintendent informed him there had been no fresh cases of sickness or infectious diseases since his last visit on the 14th instant. It was resolved that in the event of no fresh cases before Monday next, the immigrrnts bo admitted to pratique. Intelligence having been received of the escape of nine men from the Quarantine Station, it was resolved that they be scut back immediately, and ateps taken to punish them as the Act directs after admission to pratique. Blenheim, September 20th. A strong shock of earthquake %vas felt yesterday merning, at about 10 o'clock. The direction was horn east to west. It was felb slightly at the same time at Nelson. Nawbi *' September 20fch. Mr M. R. Miller reports the sale of P. Dolbell's leasehold, Mangahaturu, 20,000 acres, for £14,000, to J. <iemell, of Oamaru ; and W. Cooper's Glengarry estate, 7450 acres, freehold, with 3000 sheep, to Mr Taylor White, of Ofcago, for £8510. A Scandinavian named Morton Matenson was killed this afternoon by a large stone falling upon, him while he was excavating from the face of a bank. The snip Helen Denny, with immigrants, from London, is coming in. September 2 1st. The Helen Denny passengers landed all well. They are a most promising looking lot of people. The captaiu, doctor, and ouV cers were presented with, a testimonial from 'the passengers. Edward Jb'ox, the second steward, jumped overboard in order to swim ashore. A boat put off from the ship to rescue him, but ho was too Idt6. He became cramped and was drowned. Gkahamstown, September 2lst. Several cases of fever and diphtheria have terminated fatally lately. Beksto.v, September 22ad. Stone of surpassing richness was struck in Murray Creek, ia the Gold Treasure mine* An average specimen of one pound weight gave Wtsuty-five pennyweights of gold. Ihere is great enquiry for shares, but none ace obtauiable } and there ia a demand for Herald and Eagle hawk, adjoining, Leases, aud all interests in Murray CreeMiare rapidly advancing. "P* Lytieltox, September 22ad. The Maori, on leaving the wharf at low water, got her fan entaugledwith. some stray warp lying in the harbour, aud was detained. A diver is employed now, clearing the fan. She sails for ttie South to-night, wneu clear of obstructions. Hokehka, September 22nd, The Albion has arrived. She left Mel* bourne at 6 p.m. on the 17fch, experienced light winda aud calm weather, and made the passage in four days 17 hours. Passenger for Dunedin— Mr Murray. Bluff, September 22nd. Tho Ringarooma, Captain M'Leau left Melbourne ac 5.10 p.m. on the 18th, with the English Mail. She was hove-to for a few hours this morning, and arrived here at 7p. m. She made the run in 3 days 20 hours, being the quickest on record. She brings 42 saloon, ana 53 steerage, passengers, and 441 tons cargo for all ports. Sails to-morrow at 4p i BQi ;