TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume I, Issue 20, 13 September 1873, Page 8

TELEGRAMS.

(Prom the daily papers.)

Wellington, September sth.— Captain Baldwin, oao of the .directors of the National Insurance Company, proceeds to Napier to-day, in the Faterson. While here he has imparted a fresh impetus to the share list, and applications are coming in rapidly. Twelve thousand shares have been applied for here. The s.s. Raugutira, which has arrived from Jackson's Head reports that the wreck .of the JLangitoto has broken into three pieces. ' The commission of (Militia) ilnjor Jfinmtnore, of Wangauui, lias been cancelled. Alexandra, September sth. — Te Kuri, who was formerly in charge of the aukati in Orahiri, warns the Europeans who are depasturing their cattle inside the King's bouadary to remove their cattlo, or they will be driven away. The Natives have leased the land to the Europeans, but the Kingites are determined to prevent them from occupying it. Auckland, September 6th. — The barque Lady Bowen, bound from Sydney to London, has put in here, with 30 feet of her bulwarks carrkd away, and short of water, owing to the capsizing of her tanks. She will probably be detained a week. Tho shares in the National Insurance Company {applied for here now number 25,005. Oamaeu, September 6th.— Some blocks of concrete have been successfully deposited at the site of the breakwater by means of the steam crane manufactured in Dunedm. The weather waa five at the time, and there were numerous visitors present. Clyde, September 6th.— The gable of the Alexandra brewery fell whilst being repaired, killing a man named Eaward Thompson, breaking the thigh of another man, named Simmoua, and badly bruising a third man.

Maketu, September Bth.— Messrs Davis and Mitchell have ourto di^^^^^j^sasd*?--*"- ** pWellington, September Bth.— Judge Rogan has withdrawn his action for libel againsat Mr Ballance editor of the • Wan^anui Said ' VR J™x™»>S?r>t™bv9&.Al a rge Bchooner buiHor Captain Read, Poverty Bay, was launched to-day, bhe was christened l the Onehunga 8 Bt6ame ' WaikatO haß been k^ffedS Wellington SepteUer 9th -To-day before the Supreme Court, Mr Travers applied for a writ of habeas corpus for the bodies of the prisoners from the ship William Tapseott, who are now in gaol The writ was granted. . c Mr Halcombe, the Agent in New Zealand of the Emigrant's and Colonists Corporation, yesterday paid £15,000 to the General Governraent, on account of the Fielding purchase. ' J GREAT FIRE AT AUCKLAND. _ - . .Auckland, September- 7 th. IHK largest and most destructive fire that has ever occurred in Auckland, broke out in the centre of Queeu street at 12 o'clock last night Xhe fire was discovered in Rowley'* millinery establishment. The Dire Brigades were scon on the. spot, but water being scarce, their services were almost useless. The whole of the west side of Queen street Iroin Victoria street to Newmarket House at the bottom of Cook street, is in ashes. So also is the lower half of Wellesly street. Altogether 58 buildings are down. The premises of Mr Whifcson, brewer Newinarke.t House, and the east side of Queen btreefc, had a narrow escape, being several times on fire. A large number of the buildings destroyed were uninsm-ed. The total destruction of property is estimated at about £60,000. Darby's Thistle ' Hotel and two adjoining SSSni" 88 .? 6-^6 -^ i ? 8l "" ed for £1000 ' and th ? Btock alld furniture for £7COO. Mr Darby. estimates his loss at £4000. The United Service Jlotel, owned by Mr Hancock, was insured for about £3500, including the stock. .Mr Hancock loses £2000, and on other propertiw alto gether about £4000, being £5000 above his insurance. On the previous day lie had taken in £800, worth of stock The Anchor Hotel owned by Mr King, was partly insured. The Central Hotel, owned by Mr Wlutson, was insured. .The following is a list of the principal places destroyed :—: — v Queen street.— Darby's Thistle Hotel ; premises of Caley baker • Smith, green-grocer; Young, butcher; Currie, blacksmith- New' negan, pawnbroker, ( L>a<re, Central Hotel ; Schwartz, watchmaker md jeweller; JRowley, milliner; Jamieson Bros., boot warehouse • Matlueson, confectioner ; Broad, locksmith; Qrey, confectioner' Blair and Lambert, grocers; Watson, grocer; Hancock's United Service- Hotel; Mark-*, pawnbroker; Bartlett, photographers Dim. '""!& green-grocer j Brookes, bootmaker ; Hemus, bootmaker • Williams, chemist; Aery, watchmaker; HendersoD, bootmakerHarrison, tobacconist; Marsh, grocer; Sauudei's, tailor* Bar' nefcl-, pork butcher; Furriner, watchmaker; Williams'* Anchor Hotel ; Lendrum's livery and bait stables. Wellesley street.— Webb's Buildings; premises of Pajseniskie tuilor ; Mair, grocer ; Coupland, hay store ; Ward, paperhaawir •' China Bazaar. ' ° ' Several accidents occurred.- Three firemen fell from a veranSkh and one of them named James Fuljames was seriously hurt. A maa named Charles Bowden dropped down dead in the street durin* the fire. Mr Williams, proprietor of the Anchor Hofcel, broke a blood vessel, and lies dangerously ill. During the fire a N-B. gale was blowing. Heavy rain commenced immediately after, and has continued since. , September 8. — The fire Has excited a great outcry relative to th* want of a water supply. No water was obtainable, and although the two fire brigades promptly attended, they were unable to do°mucli ■ good. An attempt to pull down Mr Neumegen's premises to stay the progress of the fiie failed. A strong gale blew tho fLunos alono with fearful rapidity, licking up the dry wooden buildings in a few minutes The fire was Btopped by the interventing spaces of ths Old Market site next the Thistle Hotel, and Newmarket plaue, at the bottom of Grey street. The whole of the intermediate blocks were burned out the fire crossing Wellealey street. Many of the buildings destroyed' were very old wooden structures, ana their destruction, it is believed wiU effect a- great, improvement in the appearance . of Queen street. The following are the total insurance losses :— Royal, £3535 ; Scottish* Commercial, £1600 ; Norwich Union, £3700 j New Zealand £1750 • So.ulh British, £2050; Pacific, £1000; Victoria, £1900 ; Liverpool and London, £700 ; Northern, £200 ; totaJ, £16,435. No clue to the cause of the fire has been obtained. TiMAEir, September 10.— The Lidy of the Like left Oamaru at 7 o'clock last night, to proceed to the Molyneux. Soou after leaving she sprung a leak. Captain Tall made for Tiroam, where the vessel was beached splendidly at 10 this morning. She then had 6ft of water in her hold, and tho crew had been baling and pumping all night. The water at one time was near the fires. Captain Talf di«. plajed great judgment in beaching her. The vessel is apparently not much injured, and may be got off. She will not be sold. The yea is now very high.

A. pathetic iucident, Bays the ' Pilot,' occurred during the floods at Binghampton. A. Mrs Fox residing near the coaietery gate, heard, in the morning, a peculiar moaning in the direction of the cemetery. Going there she fouud a little child waist-deep in water and weeping near a headstone, which marked a lonely grave- Upon being questioned, she said that she lived a long way off. She had heard that the graves were covered with water, and she feared that her mother's would be washed away. So she went to keep her poor watch and ward beside it. She was kindly oared for, and returned to her motaeiless home.