LATEST TELEGRAMS

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 59, 9 February 1877, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS

[Special to the Mail.] Chbistchurch, February 8. Weather clearing up, nearly clear sky. At meeting of Permanent Investment Society, Chairman of the Board of Directors stated their confidential clerk named Herdson had absconded, and defalcations amounting to £580 had been discovered. Christchurch weather again very wet. Following are nominations for Autumn :—Shadbolt's Eclat, 5 years.; Griffith's Corruption, 3 years ; Malcock's Mangle, M'Rae's Tekau, 4 years ; Ashton's Black Eagle, Delamain's Templeton, PunElfin King, and Titania, PoAvdrell's Queen of Valley, Watt's Ariel, O'Brian's Fishhook, Goodman's Tadmor, Walter's King Fisher, Issac Walton, Hipporamour, Stadholm's Black Peter, Halence's Mischief, Bosworth's Fallacy, Maney's Maritana, Hungerford's Jasper, Markey and Huntley's Chief, Redwood's Guy Fawkes, Korari, Puriri, Bribery, Mango, Starabout, and Songster, Ward's Lara, 3 years ; Murphy's Armanda, Walker's Tambourini, Ray's Danebury Middleton, Gregg's Tattler, Logan's Cloth of Gold, and Dead Heat, Yeend's King Phillip. Nelson, February 8. Bad accounts continue to come in from the countiy districts of damage by recent floods. Houses and orchards completely destroyed, and cattle, sheep, and horses swept away. One small farmer lost whole of his little flock of 200 sheep. Farmers in the Motueka district are the greatest sufferers. A quantity of land has been swept away in Waimea" by the Waieti river, which has never been known so high * before. Weathsr still gloomy and threatening, but very little rain. Port Chalmers, February 8. Railway line to town re-opened for traffic. Allan and King-street, contractors * for Port Chalmers section Moeraki railway, estimate loss to their contract at £1,000. Auckland, February 8. During passage of Thurling Castle, on December 12th on watch turning out two missing, supposed were broaching cargo. A boy was sent down hold; he found man's hat. The fore-hold was then closed, and a guard placed over it. Raps were heard below as a signal. Hatch was raised, and two men discovered with two bottles of grog in each hand, five were at their feet, and night lights. One of the men had actually handed two bottles to the mate, supposing it was his ship mate. The men were placed in irons until arrival. Large quantities of hay and straw for the 28 fallow deer, which have been safely landed out of 32 shipped, were within two yards of broached brandy cases, and enough gunpowder to blow ship to pieces. Traces of melted grease found closetogunpowder. Dunedin, February 8. Weldon, Commissioner Otago police, has gone to Wellington, to confer with Government re police matters. Two thousand sheep have been drowned on Hanley Station, Taiere Plains. Large numbers of cattle and sheep were caried down river. Wellington, February 8. The day was showery till afternoon, ■when play began. The All-England Eleven closed their innings for 190. Owing to a number of the Wellington team riot attending there were only 18 in the field. At 5.35 they were all disposed of for 38. The following; is the bowling analysis :—Hill, 88 balls: 14 runs, 13 maidens, 4 wickets. Lillywhite 86 balls ; 22 runs, 10 maidens, 13 wickets.