TELEGRAPHIC (From the Daily Southern Cross.)

Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 267, 27 January 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC (From the Daily Southern Cross.)

' Tanranga, Saturday. Captain Preece hai an wi T.t'i a company of the Native Contiug»nt, na their wa\ to Dwcorfunt u fr*>elf oipreeed at the alteration ia the mail »t?ftnifr'« time-table. ' Earthquake! have been a <pmmon occurrence this week, accounted for by the tuuve* through the continuance of drought. NciBo:i, Saturday. At a meeting of carpenter.-! /old iast night it was resolved to strike within a fort&iffhi io, 10s per day. The men have hitherto been receiving 9» Th^ Customs reve-iuc foi tje 2aat quarter was £12,000, being £I,4(X> raqre thau the pprious quarter. ( Ohriatchurcb, Saturday. The first annual meeting oft'-p Uia-cholders of the New Zealand Shipping Company vrja l.>-ld tl it afternoon. There was a large atfomdaiioe —Mr Y. Reeve», M.H.R , chairman, made a statement of t're buMfess done during the past year, the pontion and prospects of he cotripanv, and read the report and statement of aco&nts — Mr Gould moved the adoption of the report and sttetueutof accounts, remarking that both vrere exceedingly natsfkctory — Mr Eire* seconded tlie report, which was unan.imiualT carried. — On the motion of Mr Or. Hart, the nunibt'r ol dnectors was increased from 10 to 12 • Mr W RecTe* and Btr I Studholme, Canterbury ; tnd Mr J. Johnston, of Weiiogtoo, the retiring directors verere-eJected. Afr S. 8. Rectca, of Canterbury, was elected tothu racasioy e«us«d bjr the ocntl of Mr B. Cobb, MrC W. T'i-ner, mA Mr A. C Wilton, of CV terbury. were elected to tiw i *o ui'w stMtts on the dteotorv, 4^d Mr I). Ctaig and Mr J Levrig w«re re-eleoted auditors. Th* Provincial Council voa^ruroiroeiiycUerday The* »otsl sum appropriated during the session eiceeded £1,000,000 Ijjtteiton, Saturday. The Cardigan Castle is ready for gea She takes 4,495 bales wool, d.S^i wncks wheat, 1,118 waclitj tlour. 107 casks tailor, 10 cutpn tallow, and f* ton* bones, value £9? ,000. Captain Gibson and family are jMeengurs Tliev were ;>»-oseuted with a teuttmoinal and flattenuj address from the capta.J.s a Lirboiir ard merchaits. ' Dur.edin S.ituraaj Ihea' tiot. a^a.aat t'n<« JEveiiuj Sta- fot ii'jel, ha»res,ulted in * verdict for the plr- ntifl'for i5O The yh mtsT )? harbormaa»er. ' The Hbfl was cuntainci.iu a letter >n Vie Stir in which, the plaintiff vr&u chstactfiied as "Bumble," in refcrenoe to his ordering morcluan.a to lemove tr.eir aa soon as landed. Witnesses said '.list tt f e te»m "Bumble" was calculated to bring the plamnff ipto ridicule. The defendant refused to give u,n the name of the writer of the letter, and hence the reason w hjr he was sued. Tbe meeting of the Maoris at the Heads wa? concluded yeutfrday Fro.v t'ue Hpeecncs it did not appear that they never expected to obtain tl.e n.uni'^ claimed from the Government, but they made the ojcaaion ol the opening ot a new Oiumbor the opportunity of bringing forward the claim which ;»a*i pi«nious!> boo" disport} of by th 3 Grieral Asicmb'r. The a^ipmkHters and ay nc J c f t i'»ml» &'" Port Clmlmors hare decided lo fof-.hrd a petition to the Board of Trade, London, ",ip-«niitig njain^t tin. .l^-smn ol the Ymrt oi Dun oilin in re t*>e captanof the Surif Jit JoLnoton, en^ nccr of tin j l\>knir.a.inro district, and who whs t \iv-.v i from <iv liorie. ii< tin ti. During Vt<: Jn-jt quarter tlic i.uinlit'i oi immigrauts arrived at^Dunedin ,- (ifo fmle-, • nd s°l f»'i .ale« The ense a^d-nßt the laio ciptaih of the Suiat Jias been ndjourned nnii' l'.\ ,ndn \ > The Col'.i'iib is v hich \-arr3 oi Monilo; '"opl^:dcn -at nos a carjro v.vu.-a 1 1 JjjIOR.CHX) j

There is ;\ ele< *r h-rl m Binglis lupton. 5 7" , v,ho "Will get his living ;u th.is .voild ami do vii Like. h\>i plr.yiog tiuant, tad.ternal authon* ; tut oil his h t£i|»ei. (.'acting ope fond look at tlie s iioie-s oi Jh.m c.\istt lu'f, he paused at the <ioor to say : "Mother, f j,m ijmny t die, and when lam no moie, I want ti.« coctor to ml me opt'ii and look at jr.y Btomach " Tbc maieriml htait filled with a^ful lorebocHn^p ; am. the natem,il voif<- .ibkcd what he meant. "I wish it b<f JK^own," l v . ««iwore<l. "thafc I «3ied oi ■taivation." Phis wsnfn<..igb j't'he .mmII boy phant, and retired to his little. l)f('l gonjcl to repletion. sP"eral Lonrlon ;.u',s»cian j •>! t'lninencc having been consulted hb to the beet motbod »f wdidiny \>d the fever with v-h'oh ICurnp^ana accompanying vht* expedition to the W?st Coast of Afno* aro tbre»U>ncd, ir»iuui>irud that the habit of smoking should, any>n<,'s,i utlm Ihmys b<^ adhuml to I he Lancet cudotacs the oijinum vi the fjhysiouuis.