SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2457, 30 October 1876, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT^.

AucELiND. Sunday.

Two young men, named Henry Smallfield and Gentil, engaged a boat for a sail in the harbour yesterday afternoon, and when off Kohimarama, in "bouling" ship, the boat capsized. Both got on to the keel, but were washed off several times. Tho accident occurred not a hundred yards from the shore, and was seen by the man at the cattle station, who put off to the roscue. When he reached the boat Smallfield had disappeared, and Gentil, who had kept hold of an oar, was nearly gone. Smallfield's bodwas found late in the afternoon. He is the second sou of awidow lady in Parnell, and was employed in Mr H. B. Morton's The 'Hero,' from Sydney, passed Kussell at 4 p.m. to-day. Arrived: Tho 'Albion,' brig, from Newcastle, Saturday. K, J, Debeny, a clerk in the General Government Wasto Lands Office, was arrested to-day on board tho barque ' Adela,' leaving for Newcastle, charged with embezzlement to a considerable amount. It is doubtful if the charge of indecent assault against Eobert Mee can be proved, the child being too young to givo evidence. (PEE Pit ESS AGENCY,) The 'Jessie Henderson' has arrived from Levuka with maize. She brings Fiji news to the 20th of October. The brigantine ' Stranger' was wrecked upon Blunt Island, Kandavu, and carried high and dry by the surf. The hull and gear wero sold for £240, and the salvage cargo for £86. The captain ordered the helmsman to alter the course under tho impression that lie was clcav of the reef, and the vessel went on at full speed, going eight i knots. Three of the _ crew of tho 'titranger' have arrived in Auckland.— Captain Eobinson, of the 'Jessie Henderson,' denies tho statement that his vessel was concornod in a brush with the natives at Eromanga. He was never at the island.—A boat belonging to the barque 'Prospector' was fired upon at that island.—At Fiji the great question of the scat of government is still unsettled. (jKOH OUH OWN CORRESPONDENT^, Ooromandel, Saturday. The Union Beach mine manager reports 2051bs of specimens on haud. " Tauranga, Saturday. _ Tho Kaimai Committee and Captain Morris had an interview last night of a most satisfactory nature. All the questions relating to tho opening of Kaimai wero fully gone into. Captain Morris said ho was satisfied the committee had not obstructed the Government action, as certain officious individuals had asserted. The committee is the most energetic one ever appointed at Tauranga, and the public are confident that their efforts will bo crowned with unbounded success if tho Government take immediate action. The croakers of Tauranga have subsided, and one unanimous feeling pervades the community, viz,, to moderately, yet firmly, urge upon tho Government the necessity for speedy action. The attitudo assumed by Mr Commissioner Brabant towards the Kaimai Committee is much animadverted upon. A change has come aver the spirit .of. the dream of the officer to the committee, who was originally most mild in his intentions, and who is considered tho real obstructionist.