TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 233, 28 April 1874, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[from: our own correspondent.] DUNEDIN. Monday, 1.30 p.m. The submarine boat, Platypus, was sold on Saturday by M'Landress, Hepburn, and Co. for £4OO. Mr C. S. Reeves was the purchaser. By advertisement to-day, tenders are called for the conveyance of the boat to Cromwell. Waipori Quartz Mining Company crushed two and a half tons of stone at the Gabriels battery on Thursday, with a yield of two ounces to the ton. A store and a wine manufactory at Anderson s Bay, belonging to Mr Popham, were burned down on Saturday morning. The owner estimates the damage at L.IOOO, L.200 being covered by insurance in the Norwich Union.

Mr Macaasey, by his solicitor, Mr C. C. ■Settle, has threatened the Guardian Company with an attachment for contempt of ourt, m consequence of remarks in a leader n nday s Guardian. The leader commented on Judge Chapman’s order to Mr acassey, granting the latter power to in* ■^ c , a s° copies of all telegrams pertainS ® obel case of Macassey v. Bell, now g* replying to Kettle’s letter, the Mn "°- state they cannot consider their ■R n a t' commenting on the case of Macassey e , but offer to make amends if Kettle

will point nut any particular misstatement of facts, or any paragraphs which bear the construction put upon them by Mr Macassey. Mr Macassey, has, however, decided to move the Supreme Court in tho matter. The prospectus of a Colonial Bank for New Zealand will shortly be circulated throughout tho Province and Colony. A meeting of promoters will be held to-morrow afternoon. The capital is to be L.2,000,000, in 400,000 shares of L.5 each. 255. per share is to be called up during the first twelve months. The provisional committee includes the names of the principal business men in Dunedin. Auckland, April 25. Father Norris, Roman Catholic priest, formerly of Otago, died in the Auckland Asylum to-day. ,

Tuesday, 9.28 a.m. The ship Asia, with 467 immigrants, all well, arrived from London yesterday. A large and influentially-attended meeting was held last night, relative to the deepening of the harbour. The speeches were good, and several resolutions bearing on the subject were passed.

ENGLISH NEWS. The Omeo arrived at the Bluff yesterday with later English news. There was nearly L.1,000,000 of surplus revenue for 1873, notwithstanding the payment of the Geneva award, and the expenses of the Ashantee war. There is a lock-out of agricultural labourers in Somersetshire, and disputes in several other counties. Labourers are emigrating. There was a dense crowd at Livingstone’s funeral. The Queen sent a beautiful wreath to be placed on the coffin. The Australian February mails were delivered in London on April 13.