SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

Thames Advertiser, Volume X, Issue 2711, 27 August 1877, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

' (eBOM OUfl OWN COBEEBrONDENIB.) Auckland, Saturday. ICaptain Savory, of the ' schooner 'Energy/ says that when he was making the Now Zealand coast on his late voyage from Tonga, the first land he caught sight of was Mongonui. >Ho passed within eight miles of the isladds, and distinctly: saiv columns of smoke, indicating fires, ascending from two of 'ihisrfaot deserves the closest attention in the fade of the strong presumption there is of a wreck having taken place near Ohora. The Moturoa or Karakara Islands are known to be little more than barren rocks, and they are uninhabited. The theory of the wreck which was put forward on Thursday would ' thus seem to receive strong confirmation. If some unfortunate vessel has gone on these islands it is more ! than likely that the survivors aro enduring the most awful privations, even if they have been enabled to survive the terrible month which has elapsed-■ since the

wreck. \ . 'like schooner' Minnehaha' h'as'cleared ii| ballast for tho Thames. 'The. schooner''Elizabeth' cleared 'out to-day for tho island of Tonga with a cargo "of geueral merchandise, and tho Mowing -passengersMr and Mrs Burke, Mr ji'arrell, Mr Dixon. iThe revenue cutter' Bingleadcr' ended caroor to-day. She was sold at auction by S. Cochrane and Son, and was purchased by Mr Thomas Niccol for £190. P iMr T. E. Hamerton has successfully negotiated with thoicreditors of Messrs Holmes Brothers for the purchase of tho 'steamer'Hauraki'for the New Plymouth Company. ' " . i Tho s.s.' Hawea arrived at Onehunga at lO o'elock this morning;' 'Passengers: -Misa Clarkson, Miss Courtney, Miss Parker, Mesdames Webster, Courtney, Eowler, • Bottinelli, Messrs .J... Reynolds, Davis, I! 'Willis,-• Levisohn, -Hurst,' Vivian, | McLoughlin, Wood, Fowler, Courtney,

and 12 steerage. ' ' . The s.s.' Prctly Jane. left this afternoon for Gisborno, with a good cargo and several passengers,, among them Captain Schultse.' , ■ A meeting of cricketers was held last night to discuas the projected visit of an Australian Eleven. Mr Alfred Whitaker was voted to the chair. A' report showed that the total expenses connected with the All England match were' £212 7s, of Which £122 10s,6d.\liad beeu expended for the Lire and improvement of the ground. Ihe subscriptions had amounted to £170 16s 6d. A discussion took place as to whether it would be better for tho meeting to make the arrangements as to tho visit themselves, or to appoint a management committee. The. following are to form the selection .copynittoeV Messrs JQennett, Oufaur,' Mumford,' Colson, and' W. llobinßon. | • . s . ~j • Saturday. / . i The lloyal Oak mine manager reports that 351bs of specimens are to hand to-day from No. 2 block, Little and Good reef. V; i .a'-'-i Tho Tokatea mine managor reports that since his last report he liaa got about 40lbs of picked stono, of which 30lbs were from the scope going out from No. 7 rise. This is a continuation of : the run of gold worked in No. 0 rise. Tho gold is frequently seen in the stopes between and3rises, with an occasional:patch of specimens. ' ' ■- The Harbour View manager reports a good show ,in the Harbour View, roof, intermediate level, as the cross-cue extends east and wesi.

; The Union Beach, in; sloping llio cross reef from the low level, towards the intermediate, is rising towurds' the old run south of the Bluolt Ifeef. Gold haying been left in (ho intermediate level, it is expected that a patch,; will bo broken down soon. ( : Tho New Zealand'>'Kapanga mine.™ The general manager report s that, tho men on shift 'during last night broko down, with one sliot, ono and a half cwt of splendid specimens. Theße wero obtained from tho winze 400 feot from tho surface, in solid ground, and will no doubt avert a catastrophe for Cowmandel, as it was the intention of the general manager to reduce tlm number of hands until further 1 Omittances! arrived from England. !Tlic specimens will b'eon view at tho Bank of New Zealand for a fow days, to show tlio of tho reef. A. few of tho most inlimato friends of tho'la'to (igent rf the.i Bank;.ftt' Now ;Zea» laad here (Mr G. W. Basloy) gave him a

farewell banquet last evening, and pro* sented him with a purse of sovereigns, in token of regret at bis sudden deparluro from tbe district.