THE ESCORT.

Dunstan Times, Issue 679, 23 April 1875, Page 2

THE ESCORT.

—o — following quantities of gold were taken to Dunedin by the Escort which left Clyde on Monday last:— 073. dwts. Queenstown 1,064 11 Cardrona 755 6 Arrow 429 0 Cromwell 3,003 18 Clyde 280 0 Alexandra 393 o Teviot 485 0 Blacks 260 0 St Bathan’s 550 0 Mount Ida 439 0 Macraes 63 13 Palmerston 121 4 Total ... 7,872 12 [We are indebted to the courtesy of Mr Inspector Moore for the above.] TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (From Exchanges) Grahamstown, April 19th. Gold from the prospccto’rs trial crushing (Tairua)was assayed at the Bank of New Zealand to day, and found to be value of L2 13s 6d per ounce. A meeting of shareholders 'in the claim was held on Saturday night when a Company was formed with a nominal capital of LSOO in 1060 shares of ten shillings each." Since that L2 10s per share has been offered. Mr Harts, of the Shotover offered a thousand pounds for half a full interest. Westport, April 17. Exceedingly rich stone has been struck in the Halcyon claim at Mohikinui. 20oz of loose gold were obtained from one blast of rock. The body of stone is calculated to go 15oz. to the ton. London, April I2th. Captain Boynton, with his life "saving apparatus, floated fifty miles across the channel; nightfall only prevented his reaching Boulougne. The result was telegraphed to the Queen. Melbourne, April 14th. Carroll, one of the members of the Assembly for Ararat, has been arrested for extensive forgeries. Sydney. A murder has been commited near Mudgee. A man named George Rope shot his brother’s wife The murderer was knocked down by her son, and frightful wounds inflicted on his forehead, which will probably prove fatal. The rush to the Northern Queensland diggings continues. Nearly 2000 Chinamen arrived, and 8000 more at Hong Kong are waiting transit. Great opposition is shown to Chinese immigration, and the Government have promised to bring in a bill dealing specially with the question. There is plenty gold coming in, but fever is prevalent ; and the blacks are troublesome, a number of deaths being reported.