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Evening Star, Issue 3449, 12 March 1874, Page 2

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Port Chalmfrs, March 12. llus afternoon a man named James Murnhv went off m a boat on board the lighter Alexandra, lying off Boiler Point, when by some means he fell overboard aud was drowned. I he police immediately commenced to drag for the body, but have not yet found it, Balclutha, March 11. .Hose, a Surat passenger, fell into a threshing machine to-day, and received injuries from which he died in an hour and a-half. He leaves a wife and child in London. „ Wellington, March 11. ihe tender of Gavin and Co. for the Waitaki L3l2ss haS been acce P te<l » the amount is 1,150 immigrants are due at Wellington during the next six weeks. The Mongol has arrived. r °^ The Governor is expected to leave to-day for Napier and Auckland. He occupied the chair at the Bible booiety s meeting last night. Oaptam Flamank will he brought up this morning charged with a breach of tlm Passengers Act, in not supplying the Mongol’s passengers with sufficient water on the voyage. The firm of Brogden and Sons have made arrangements for the importation from Oregon ot ou,Ui/U sleepers, ° • t .... Alexandra, March 11. Barge quantities of wheat arrived here during the last two days, for the purchase of which beeU gteat com l )etition among store-

. infant daughter is dangerously ill. A messenger has been sent down for medicine. ”

mu rvo - , Lyttelton, March 12. ihe Dilharne, from the Downs, brings 13 cabin passengers and 307 immigrants. There were two deaths of infants and two births during the passage.

Christchurch, March 12. Ihe prospectus has been issued of a brewing company at Kaiapoi; capital L 20,000, in shares of Lo each, •

a ... . . Auckland, Marph 12, bnllivau has been removed to the Mount Jjjden gaol, awaiting a favorable chanco for shipping him away. r The Queensland Government has requested the Governments of the other Colonies to stop emigration to the Palmer River. Ihe Anazi inquiry is proceeding. The nvirleace goes to show the intoxication of the cap. tain and the sobriety of the officers. The captain admits taking spirits, but denies the charge of drunkenness.

mi aiu , - Hokitika, March 12. tn iauu l,)r t arrived at 10 p.m. yesterday. She left Hobson’s Bay at 2.30 p.m. on the sth. was tendered here at 5 a.m. to-day, and sailed for Nelson at G a.m. Brings 20 saloon and 35 steerage passengers, and 200 tons cargo for all ports.

Passengers for Part Chalmers; Messrs Brown, Howig, and Mayer. ’

~ * • London, March 3. Mr Bmney’s funeral at Abney , Park was attended by 0,000 persons. Amongst those present were the Earl of Shaftesbury, George Stillman Hillard, Mr Morley, M.P., Sir Ches. Keid and other {public men. Addresses delivered by Archdeacon Harrison, Rev. Henry Acton, and Dean Stanley concluded the sen. vices at the gn>ye. Arrived, s.s, Somersetshire.

t j « , , Paris, March 3. 4.1 a? 1 ?. Hollm has been elected a Deputy to the National Assembly,

n ~r . , Madrid, March 3. General Morumes telegraphs that he has completely failed to penetrate the Oavlist lines, and says the Republican position is endangered, ills losses were heavy, and reinforcements are urgently needed. The fall of Bilboa is imminent.