Friday.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XI, Issue 21, 14 September 1883, Page 9

Friday.

In consequence of the rain, landslips have occurred on the northern railway at Puketeraki and Waitati. Severe storms have been experienced at Newfoundland, and it is feared that a large number of lives and considerable property have been lost, as 30 vessels are reported as missing. The rain has been general; Christchurch has been badly flooded. The river Avon is four feet higher than the usual level. Sydenbam, Linwood, and Woolston are much flooded, and the St Alban's Creek is four feet above the usual level. The Waimakariii at Bealey is very low, though snow i 9 falling in the ranges. No interruption on the railway lines is reported. At Wellington also a gale with heavy rain has occurred. The report from Oamartt is : No damage by flood has been done in the district, but slips occurred on the South railway line, by which the North express was detained two or three hours this morning. The evening train came through to time. Quarantine has been abolished at Port Said, the rapid snppression of the cholera epidemic in Egypt having rendered its continuance unnecessary. Much anxiety prevails in England in consequence of the threatened rupture between Prance and China. Intelligence is to hand from Zululand that Cetewayo, with a strong force, is still in the reserved territory. He has summoned the TJsutustohis aid, and is adopting a defiant attitude towards the British residents of Zululaad. ' The Marquis of Tseng, Chinese Ambassador at Paris, has been requested to explain the entry of the Chinese troops into Tocquin. In the event of the answer proving unsatisfactory he will be expelled. China will ask England to mediate in the matter. Katie Fernandez, aged siz, daughter of Andrew Fernandez, of the Britomait. Hotel, Auckland, was accidentally killed yesterday evening. She went up a ladder through a mainhole in the upperstorey roof, and whilst feeding pigeons there fell through a skylight head flist down into an open court below, a depth of over 30ft. expiring immediately. A " compassionate " allowance, equal to one year of her late husband's pay, has bien granted to the widow of the fireman Henderson. . The outgoing mail takes from Dunedin applications for nominated immigrants as follows :— 6O adults— tqual to 54 souls. The nationalities were : Enelish, 22 ; Irish, 18; Scotch, 20. The Arrow .correspondent of the Otago Daily Times wires as follows :— The rough weather of the past few days has been exceitionally severe at Macetown. Snow, which fell pretty heavily, is still on the ground, making the roads very sloppy, Work in the different claims is 'progressing, however, without interruption, and the stone raised is increasing in quantity at all the claims which a;e stopping out. The Lady Fayre are still driving for the good shoot of stone which yielded such handsome returns some time ago. The old Criterion claim, on the western bank of the Arrow river, about half a mile below Arrowtown, has been taken up . again, and work will commence shortly. The Crown Terrace reef also has been applied for, and will be taken in hand at ence.