LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 2249, 29 December 1875, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

L. . . { * Auckland, Tuesday.---i Arrived — City of Melbourne, from 1 Sydney ; she left on the 20th. When the Sydney Government found Hall was unable to comply with the terms of the contract, they chartered the City of Melbourne themselves to take the mail to San Francisco, and sent ler via Auckland, because they , understood the New Zealand Government bad refused to send a mail by the i Cyphrenec I The City of Melbourne proceeded f to Pan Francisco at noon to-day. ' All aporta had to be postponed on 5 account of the heavy rain. [ Mdle. De Murnka is expected toj morrow per Hero. _ 1 Mr Clark, a candidate for the City 5 East, publishes a letter in this day's t Herald, in which he says he is prei pared to support and follow Sir George 3 Urey in everything except separation. . The office of the Sydney Evening j News had a narrow escape of being , totally destroyed by fire. Notwithr standing the efforts of the Fire i Brigade, the damage to premises, - printing material, and paper in stock b amounts to about £6000. Nearly all b the material ia the compositors' room r was destroyed, and a quantity of ' paper. The stock and premises were f insured for £9000, of which £2500 is b ia the New Zealand office. No other t local office id interested. f A deputation from the Central Com- • mifctee, consisting of Mossrs Shera, . Swaoson, and others, left for Kawau • thia morning to ask Sir George Grey to stand for the Thames. It is ex- \ pected he will consent* This morning a German at i MoEirdy's camp, Upper Hutt, was - accused of theft by one of his mates, upon which he struck his accuser down with an axe, and served three other men the same way. He then made for the bush, and has not yet been captured. One only of the four escaped with slight wounds ; the other three were brought into the hospital ' this morning, but two are not expected to live many hours, i Grahamstown, Tuesday. i A Cornish miner is a candidate for the Thames. [ The Friendly Societies demonstrai tion in aid of the Hospital funds is 1 postponed till Saturday. Christchuuch, Tuesday. At the athletic sports yesterday, Edwards, the champion walker, walked seven railfis ia 59 minutes 57 seconds. 1 Several leading Christchurch amateur ' pedestrians, including Dowley, the local champion walker, leave to-day to ', attend the Dunedia sports. Polling for Geraldine yester- , day— MrTVakefield (Abolitionist) ,lo2 , . Hay Hurst (Provincialist), 102; Wilson, 44. The Keturning Officer gaVe his casting vote in favor of Wake* ' field. : The official declaration of the poll for Kaiapoi gives Bovven a majority of 43. At the Selwyn nomination, Mr Keeves had a show of 50, and Mr Fitzroy 24. The latter demanded a poll. It is expected to be a close contest. DuNEDiir, Tuesday. An enquiry is to be held into the George street fire. The woman McLaren, who jumped on her husband's chest and killed him, has been removed to the Lunatic Asylum as insane. Eight cases, all light, are set down for trial at the Sessions. At the Dunstan election Vincent Pyke polled 309, and Baird 159. At the Koslyn election, Burns polled 233, and Grant 46.