TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3900, 3 September 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[ANGLO - AUSTBAXIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY.] Auckland, Tuesday. Simpson, a pilot afc Hokianga, fell over the pilot boat outside the bar while shipping the rudder, and was drowned. He was formerly a mate in the New Zealand Company's service. A woman named Ellen Scudder overlaid, her infant, and killed it. The s.s. Hero has arrived. She left Sydney on the 27th. He news is anticipated by that received per Albion. The Camille left Newcastle for Wellington on the 25th, with 474 tons coal, 422 bags maize, 235 cases oranges, and 19 | cases of plants and trees. j Mr Alexander Saunders reports buyers of South British at 47s 6d ; Bank of New 1 Zealand, £16 7s 6d ; Caledonians, £14 ; Kuranui, 25s ; Bright Smile, £4 15s ; Shotover, Is 6d ; City of London, 25s 6d ; National Bank, 355. Grahamstown, Tuesday. A favorable answer has been received by the Rifle Association from Melbourne -with reference to sending a New Zealand team, to the Intercolonial match. The Thames proposes to send four towards the team. Greytown, Tuesday. Mr Nathaniel Grace's flax mill at Kohu- ' nui has been burnt down. The workmen ; were absent at Wellington when the fire occurred. The mill was in full work. A large quantity of flax was destroyed. t Nelson, Tuesday. At the Supreme Courfc, in the case of Thomaa v. Edwards, after three hours' deliberation, the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff on all issues, a point of law being reserved for the decision of the Judge. Christchurch, Tueaday. Articles were last night signed between Fox and Haines for three events in the racing. First event — 100 yards ; Fox receiving two yards start. Second event— lso yards ; Fox receiving four yars start. Third event — 200 yards ; Fox receiving five yards start. Stakes — £50 a-side. Race to take place on the 20fch inst. Both men have gone into active training. The tailors' strike is at an end, the differences having been adjusted. A remarkable instance of prolific birth among a flock of sheep has occurred at Pigeon Bay. The flock consists of purebred Leicesters. One ewe dropped four lambs (all healthy), and twenty othera dropped triplets, so that twenty-one ewes have produced sixty-four lambs ; nearly the whole of the remainder that have lambed have produced twins. A request has been received from Newcastle for a sample of Hart's Malvern coal, with a view of enabling a company there to decide upon investing capital in the mine. Samples have been sent by the Velocidade A movement is on foot in favor of a Saturday half-holiday. A meeting of farmers is to be called to consider the question. Numerous entries have been received for the Canterbury Cup at the Metropolitan Race Meeting. Lyttelton, Tuesday. The Columbus has arrived from London. She was towed in by the Paterson. She brings 189 souls • all well. One adult and one infant died on the voyage. She was 97 days oufc. Dunedin, Tuesday. A curling club is to be started shortly. There is very wet weather here. Many rivers are impassable, and the coaches are stopped. It is authoritatively stated that a shipping company, immediately identified with the trade of Otago, will shortly be started by the leading merchants here. A proposal has been made to fche Albion Shipping Company to transfer their ships and interest to the new company. An influential committee has been appointed to forward the negotiations. The shares are expected to be offered in four months hence. Port Chalmers, Tuesday. Arrived — Alhambra, from Lyttelton ; Allahabad, 92 days from London, with 229 immigrants and other passengers ; all well. The Taranaki has been docked. Sailed — Paterson, for Lyttelton. The Alhambra has sailed for the Bluff. Capt. J. B. Robertson, la be of the Port Chalmers Naval Brigade, strongly advocates a training ship here for the larrikins and Bedouins of the colony. Captain Robertson also suggests and lias initiated a system of photography to save the immense expense of marine surveying vessels. Under this system all points can be taken at once, from point to point and bay to bay. The channels are shown with particular clearness at low water, the banks being plainly depicted, and even at high water ; the bird's-eye view showing plainly the shallows and deeps. Bluff, Tuesday. Special telegram re Dallam Tower. The cargo is being discharged, and. will be stored at the Government railway sheds until the ship is refitted. She will be here afc least three months before she can proceed on her voyage to Otago, and it will be desirable that consignees at once forward to their Melbourne agents bills of lading and invoices of property, in order that their interests may be duly protected. Several firms who have branch houses in New Zealand have applied for delivery of their goods here, but it will be impossible for the captain to give up possession of anything without production of bills of lading and invoices, and a full acquittance. The passengers who remained by the Dallam Tower are on board the Albion. Those who were transferred to the Cape Clear have arrived from Sydney this morning, with two exceptions — Messrs Vincent and Leech — and will probably proceed to their destination by next; steamer, the Albion being full.