WELLINGTON.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 842, 23 July 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

• This Day. Only one wire has been working from here Jtfortu since yesterday morning, and as that wire haa been working badly only a tew Press messages ot to-days news, aud cablegrams, have been, sent .North, the accumulation of ordinary telegrams Doing so great. July 21. The Richard and Mary, schooner, coal laden from jNelsou to Jfuxton, mistook the Kangatikei tor the Foxton bar, aud she lau ashore wnile effecting an entrance, tine will nave to be unloaded, when it is probable £he will be got off. She is itißured. a boat in which two Italians left the pilot station for Cape Terawhiti is uiissiug, and it is feared that the oooupants j have met with a watery grave. Another boat lias gone out to search tue Ueaoh. An interim dividend at the rate of 12 percent, per annum has been declared by the Fei'inaueut Equitable Building Society. j . During the passage of the steamer I Hiiieinoa from lSew JPlymouth she encountered very severe weather, and by i the heavy sea running, both- sets of j steering-gear with, which Bhe is fitted I were carried away. However, Dv seekiug shelter in Ohau Bay, temporary i gear waß rigged, with which she got mto the port of Wellington. A meeting of footballers was held last evening, when it was decided to canvass the town for subscriptions to Bend a team to Chriatohurch to play a match there. They also expect to meet a Dunedin team which will be coming to Ghristchurch about that time. Typhoid fever is reported in theManawatu district. The Post Bays it is understood that the Minister for Public Works had an interview with the leader of the Opposition in reference to the passing of the Imprest Supply Bill, and- an arrangement was come to that no obstruction would be offered to its passing through all stages early next week. About 250 nominations for immigrants for Wellington were sent by the outgoing 'Frisco mail.