INTERPROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 88, 22 May 1877, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.

[From the Press Agency]. Auckland, May 18. *A Russell telegram states that the Ocean Mail struck on a rock at the Chathams, called French rock, on the north-west side of the island. The passengers and crew, numbering 60 in all, were saved. They are still at the Chathams. Four days after the wreck one bale of wool was washed ashore.

The only additional particulars re Ocean Mail are as follows :—The vessel was wrecked on March 19 on the northwest side of the Chatham main Island. A portion of the wool is on shore. The vessel's bow is out of the water, but the rest is submerged. It was blowiag a heavy gale from the south-east at the time of the wreck.

The Corporation has accepted a tender of £1400 for City slaughter houses. The tender of Larkins and O'Brien accepted for the first section of the Kaipara railway. Wellington, May 18.

Mr. M'Kellar, Collector of Customs, Has instituted criminal proceedings against Captain Bonner, who was in command of the steamer Tui recently, when she ran into the Napier, going up Foxton river. The charge is drunkenness, and is laid under the 242 nd clause of the " Merchant Shipping Act, 1854," which gives power to the Court to cancel or suspend the captain's certificate.

Samples of bread from 16 different bakers were weighed to-day, by the Inspector of Weights and Measures. A few were found to be under weight from one ounce to three, but there were several over weight, in one case as much as three ounces.

May 19.

The Caxton celebration dinner was held last night. About 130 sat down, the Mayor presiding. The Minister of Justice attended.

*o ( Shea offered his creditors at the adjourned meeting to-day, 7s. 6d. in the £. The representative of the Australian creditors, and probably the majority toII accept.

Dunedin, May 18,

An inquest commenced this afternoon concerning the death of Margaret M'lntyre, aged seventeen, who was employed as servant in the family of Mrs. G. F. Reid. The evidence of the girls father and mother was to the effect that the girl was in good health when she entered Mrs. Reid's service, and that when they visited her a few hour's before death, they found her lying on a mattrass in a very neglected condition. They further stated that Mrs.. Reid offered them first £500, and afterwards £2000 to say nothing about the matter. M#. Stout, assisted by Dr. Gillies, is watching the investigation on behalf of Mrs. Reid, and will seek to establish that the girl died from diarrhoea.

The University Council to-day sold the present buildings to the Colonial <£ank for £26,000. Some time ago the Bank offered £27,500, which was then refused.

May 19. * A Volunteer banquet at which fully 200 were present, was held last night. The war prospect formed the principal topic of interest, the several speakers urging the necessity of the Government taking immediate steps for the protection of the Colony. Batteries were suggested, to be erected at the Sand Spit, Lawyers and Forbury Heads. The formation of a Fencible corps has been 6poken of. The inquest on the girl M'lntyre has been adjourned till Tuesday. The evidence of Dr. Batcheldor was, that the i mmediate cause of death was congestion of the lungs, caused by exposure in a cold room, while suffering from inflam**mation of the bowels and a state of starvation. Biverton, May 18. The steamer Express broke her back * yesterday, and went in two this morning.

Wanganui, May 19.

It is intended to hold an Art and Industrial Exhibition at Wanganui in August. Exhibits will be received rom all parts of the Colony, and the programme will embrace all varieties of colonial industry and scientific Collecfctc as.