Telegraphic.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 316, 18 September 1875, Page 3

Telegraphic.

PER PRESS AGE'S'CT, Wreck of tlie Schooner Tawcra.— Captain and All Hands Missing. Auckland, Friday Nighr. Caledonian shares on Wednesday sprang suddenly to £7 on the strength of a find and haul of specimens. They have since receded to £5 10s. Union Boacli.es are still firm at 70s. Abbott’s £1,200 sweepstake was drawn on Tuesday night. Harper, of Goupland and Gods drew the favorite Imperial. Captain Casey tried Ids new steamer on Wednesday with satisfactory results. The football team left by the Ilawea on "Wednesday night. The steamer was at the bar till Thursday morning. The. schooner Tawcra has boon, wrecked on the "West Coast fifteen miles north of ICaipara Heads. The natives found the vessel dismasted

high and dry on the. beach. Captain Church and all hands are missing; it is nearly certain they have boon lost. On Thursday Captain Young’s groom, while riding the thorough-bred Bedouin in Queen street, was thrown heavily, but was not seriously injured. Father Doibieux has been buried. Nearly a thousand persons were present. George Giles.- butcher, was fined £2O and costs for resisting two constables who wanted to search Ids promises to see if slaughtering was going on. Caleb Wood was fined £5 for allow- | iug slaughtering on unlicensed pre- ; mises. 1 Cristophor Greenway was fined £7 ; 10s. and costs for allowing the privies of liis tenants’ houses to overflow and cause a nuisance.

Tho Middle Star Co. Iras wound up. At a preliminary uiqairy into tlie grounding of the ship LEchcro, W ilHum Burgess. the pilot in charge, was acquitted of all blame. There was a large meeting of natives at Wkiitoma. "Waikato. Tawhiao was pre-cut to arrange future meetings. The ship Ficchcro has been laid on for London by the Shipping Co. Mr Lackland (pioics--l)aSry cows, i'6 to £0 10$.; 12 months old, £2 12$. Od. to £0 10s.; IS mouths, £-1 to £o ,35.: 3 years old. £o 10s. to £0 10s.; •I vca.r steers, £7 10s. to £8; fat cattle, 30$. to 355. per 100 lbs.; fat sheep, 3;l d. to -id.