TELEGRAPHIC. LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS. (From the New Zealand Herald.)

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 223, 14 October 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC. LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS. (From the New Zealand Herald.)

Tauranga, Saturday. '1 ho Go\ eruor declines to become patron of the Taurang.i races llh I'ACvllencn tisMgus no reason for doing so. 'II o Rutoma natives Imve petitioned the Government for a branch toad from the Napier and Titurongu main lino. Napier, Saturday. Messrs Jones and M.iir of Auckland, have taken up a large aiiu of tountiy at Fort Galatea, as a cattle station. New Plymouth, Saturday. Dr St Gcoiye has been tin own from bis horse and severely hurt A meeting of importers is to be held on Monday, respecting steameis not landing cargo. Wellington, Friday. In last night's Gazette four buildings marked A B C I) on tho Queen street wharf were proclaimed Customs warehouses. Tauranga is proclaimed a warehousing port. llio Corporation wharf, Wanganui, is gazetted a legal landing placo. Charles Hovell is appointed medical referee under the Government Annuities Act, &.c, for Coromandel. Government Insurances and Annuities offices hare been opened at Kapanga, Mongonui, and Wangarei. Saturday Tho boating season commenced to-day. There was a procession of sixteen boats. All the ships in harbour hoisted flags. The weather is warm and sunshiny. William Kerr, Robert Watsor, Frank Upton, Gardner Curtis, and Charles Roach were brought ashore from the Tapscott, by the police tins morning to see the magistrate. Mr Moorhouse appeared for them. William Kprr stated that the ship was unseaworthy. He had asled Captain Flinn's permission several times to come ashore to see a magistrate. Fhnn had refused, and he said he was the law and magistrate ; no man should go ashore, and he would put a bullet through any man attempting it. Robert Watson said he had the same complaint to make. Frank Upton said he had the same. Gsrdner Curtis said he went on board on account of misrepresentations. He had not intended to stay. Ho had not signed articles. The articles were produced with his name not on. Captain Flinn admitted that the name was not on tho articles, but said ho had pan) two pounds to Curtis for a passage up from Dunedin, anil wanted to recover. The Magistrate told Flinn that he had no right to detain the man, nnd told Curtis he was at liberty to go. Charles lioauh stuted that he shipped on board the Halcione, got drunk two dim , and when he came to his senses found himself on board the Tapscott. He wished to return to the Halcione, but wai pretented. The captain of the Halcione produced the ship's articles with the name on. The Magistrate told Flinn he must let this man go. Roach was subsequently committed for four weeks for absence without leave from the Halcione. The Magistrate said the other men must go on board again. He would adjourn tho hearing of their complaint till Monday, before which time Flinn must have tho ship surveyed. The Magistrate would be then able to deal with the matter. On Fhnn's leaving the court the crowd groaned. Both the local papers state that Bernard King, tho mate, remanded to America, is to be taken m the Tapscott, where a cell has been fitted up for him. Great indignation ii felt at this, Captain Flinn having said " he only wished he had that man to go home with him." \n indignation meeting is talked about.

Christchurch, Friday. At the Supreme Court sittings to day, William Blown, charged with bigamy, was discharged. John Delaney, telegraph dark at Waiau, was charged with embezzling £'A 18s while acting as clerk, on the 26th September, but was dismissed, the evidence showing that he was suspended on the day previous. W. Langford, for embezzlement, was found not guilty. John Robinson, for burglary, received four years. The bazaar in aid of the fund for building new Wesleyan Sunday-schools, has been opened, and is a great »uecesB. £213 was taken yesterday. The National Insurance shares are in great favor here ; 15s is offered. Walter Taylor, the well known jockey, died in the hospital yeiterday, from inflammation of the lungs, caught whil*t riding at the Geraldine races, on the 21st ult. Dunedin, Friday. One birth and one death occurred on tho passage of the Dover Cattle. On the Ist of September ihe encounterad a tremendous gnlo, when a heavy sea struck her on the port quarter, bursting in her cabin windows, carrying away quarter gallery, and filling her cabin with water. " Captain Culbert is in command. The competition for tho scholarships is fixed for 20th Jan. There is a talk about tho formation of a small- bore Kifle Association. Saturday. The Dunedin Rifle Anociation have agreed to send Capt. Goldie and Volunteer Taylor as representatives to tho Intercolonial Rifle Match, at Melbourne. Tho other two will be chosen by competition. The schooner Melaine has been purchased from Mr Copeland, for Mr Pearce, of Wellington. A company is in course of formation to purchase the Mosgiel factory. Capital, £60,000, in 12,000 £5 shares. Mr James Adam, of Tokomairiro, has been appointed i immigration ogent for the province. Invercargill, Friday. William Madden (miner at Arapuei) died yesterday, from injuries received by a fall of earth in an old claim, on Sunday last. G-rcymouth, Friday. The first barge of coal win taken from the Greymouth Coal Company mine to-day. It is an excellent sample. Hokitika, Friday. The county chairman left per Waipara, for Haast yesterday. He hat been authorised by the Contract Committee to expend £20,000 in forming a track to open up tho country down South. The chief surveyor is on the spot. Port Chalmers, Saturday. The Otago brings 167 passengers, including 109J immigrants. Two deaths (infants) and one birth occurred on the passage.