New Zealand Telegrams.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11604, 19 August 1899, Page 2

New Zealand Telegrams.

[PEK PRESB ASSOCIATION.]

SAMOAN NEWS,

Auckland, August 19.

Tho [Jauroto has arrived from Samoa. Sho loft Apia on the 10th. Her news is unimportant. Major Mmr is still investigating claims for compensation for war lo^, but it is unknown whother tho Powers will recognise these.

Sill ROBERT STOUT AND TEMPERANCE. Wellington, August 19

A movement U being mado by leading prohibitionists w'uh a view of presenting Sir Robert Stouo with a testimonial reco r nisitig his past services in the cause of temperance.

THE CONDITION OF SAPPEEI

HIi)AD.

Sappor Head's condition is marked by a slight improvement. At times he shows brief gleams of returning consciousness, and is improving a good deal in appearance

RAKAIA ACCIDENT CLAIMS.

The Railway Department states that tho total number of claims sent in in connection with the Rakaia accident numbered ono hundred, of which seventy five hive been settled. Six claims will come before tho Supreme Court at Christchurch next week aggregating £4,400, and of this £3000 represents tho claim of ono percon, Mr Aberviethy, gluo expert. With regard to tho remaining nineteen claims, negotiations are proceeding which, it ia txpected, will result in a settlement out of Court.

A ROUGfI VOYAGE.

CIIHISTUIIUKCH, August 18.

The steamer Alaroc, with a cargo of coal, arrived from Newcastle at Lyttelton to-night, in a very battered condition. Bho ilie3 the French fitgand is commanded by a French captain and manned by a coloured crew. She should have arrived on Monday or Tuesday last, but on August 33.h, approaching Cook's Strait, she met a heavy south-west gale, with high seas, which soon increased to a hurricane, raging through August 11th, loth and lCth. During this timo tho voraol was almost completely under water. Bho had four boatp, all of whfch wcro smashed to maklnvood, only the keel of ono being now left on deck. The deck in many places was stove in, and the

deck house and all light futiag3 washed away. On August 13th, Ja*ge quantities of water went into the ho!ds, and fl joded Ihs engine room, extinguishing the fires, and the vp«el then became unnvmage^ able, rolling at the mercy of the waves. A quantity of coal was thrown overboard. The gale moderating, the water was reduced in the engine room sufficiently to start the fires, and the vcs-el cime on. She will probably rumnin here some weeks to complete necessary repairs. She has some cargo for the Bluff.