PER PRESS AGENCY.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1908, 13 February 1875, Page 2

PER PRESS AGENCY.

Auckland, This day. The Star of the South has just arrived from Fiji. There has been a heavy gale at Levuka. The schooner Beagle and | other smaller vessels, driven ashore, were floated off without serious injury. The cutter Anne Young sunk during the night, heir owaer and two others being drowned. Affairs in the Colony are dull, owing to | the transition state from cotton to sugar industry, and the unsettled state of politics. A sugar crushing and refining company, with a capital of to encourage the growth of the sugar cane, is projected; the co-operation of New Zealand and Australia is rolied on. Cakobau has returned, and introduced measles from Sydney ; several Natives sufferings Mr Layard interviewed the mountain tribes in Navusa, and received their submission. Wellington, This day. Thero is a; great deal of fever and diphtheria amongst the inhabitants. One doctor say she has a fresh case of diphtheria everyday, and attributes it to inefficient drainage. Strong complaints on that score are appearing in the papers.

New Plymouth, This day. ] Three men arrired, haring * walked orerland from Auckland ria Waikato, Raglan and Mokau. They saw TeKooti at Mokau, who sent a.guide to shew them the road. The natives were rery friendly, and supplied them with food. There appeared to be ho difficulty in travelling that way, and the natives made no objection. "' ' ■' ; :.::; "' -: ■" ■" '' : :'; '■■ Dfnedin, This Day.

At a meeting of the Board of Health ifc was decided that the Garelock should remain in quarantine till tlio Board decides otherwise. The cabin passengers may remain on board, the whole of such passengers' bedding and clothing to be thoroughly fumigated and, washed,; and the immigrants to bo landed on Quarantine and Goat Islands. , ; .., , ' Cioistchubch, Friday. The Press* this- morning, says Mr Joshua Strange Williams, Chief. Registrar of Lands, has accepted the Judgeship offered to him by ih'e Government, and. that he will enter upon his duties in Otago. ; . Another meeting was held last night with reference to establishing a peal of bells in the city, When it was decided to add fire bells to the three already attached to the German Church,, and that all the lot be under thfe' control ofc a committee, three members of which shall be appointed by the German Church and fire by the City Council; r That the present Belltower be leased by the City . Council, and that the Committee hare power to remoFe the Bells to another part of the city where considered desirable. Several liberal subscriptions were promised. __Tfee__ __ Magistrate decided yesterday that although the rirer Avon is | thrown open fop fishing by the Superintendent, persons cannot fish in that part running through the Domain, because the Domain Board hare made a bye-law forbidding it. Great dissatisfaction is expressed at this, as a considerable length of the best part of the rirer is' thus closed. • ; ;

The general health of passengers by the Kakaia is rapidly improving, and she will probably be liberated in a day or two. Hokitika, This day. John Curnow, of Auckland, has been appointed by the Central Board of Education as Inspector of Schools. There were fifty-six applications. , : : ?