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Evening Star, Issue 3613, 21 September 1874, Page 2

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’ ARRIVAL OF THE HERO AT AUCKLAND. Auckland, September 21. The s.B. Hero has arrived, having left Sydney on September 15. LATEST CABLEGRAMS. _ London, September 12. The Government of New Zealand has announced its temporary withdrawal from the San r rancisco and Singapore services. Sir H. R. Storks and Lord George Manners are dead.

A teirible collision has occurred on the Great Eastern Railway. Nineteen persons were killed and ninety injured. . Madrid, September 11. Ihe Marquis De La Serna is appointed commander of the army of the North. ■ I'ho Berlin Ministerial journals state that tha incident of the Oarlists filing on the German gunboat at Gutaeria is of no consequence.

The defeat at Firgcarda has greatly discouraged the Carlists, who were also repulsed m Arragoa. The Torres Straits mail steamer arrived off Townsville on September 14. ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL. Mr Disraeli states that Fiji will probably be annexed. * year has been voted to Prince Leopold. dSrfScKIS IST * m pr< **“r * *">• All Spain has been declared to be in a state ot siege. The P. and 0. Company surrender L 20.000 per of their subsidy for permission Oanah 83 ma^a through the Suez I} u ke of Richmond has given notice that fie intends to abolish betting fortwith on the Goodwood Course. Advices via Singapore state that agrarian outrages have been perpetrated in Ireland. LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. m, , Sidney, September 14. . City Adelaide calls at Levuka this trip with the outward San Francisco mail, in Order t» take Home the Governor’s ultimatum on the annexation question. The 8.8. Victoria sails for Auckland tomorrow. The Governor sailed for Fiji on Saturday night, accompanied by Mr De Robeck and Mr Hutchinson, Attorney General, as legal advisor. The Fairlie, for Dunedin, left Foo Chow at th ® end of July, with 196,0001bs of tea. The Government has determined to carry on the San Francisco service on its own responsiDilities, if necessary. Acting-Governor has been appointed bv Sir H. Robinson in his absence. May, Ho ward, the actress, is drawing great houses in Sydney. . The Intel colonial gig race lost a great part of its interest by the illness of Henderson, one of the Victorian crew, and formerly ot Auckland • this compelling an emergency man to take his* place. _ Henderson is now recovering. A miner named Dacre has been found murdered near Braidwoods, At the Randwick Races the Free Handicap was won by Conqueror; Crown Plate, Maid of Avenel; President’s Handicap, Fitzyattendon • Mares’ Produce Stakes, Kingsborough; Sydney Handicap, Garryowen; Members’ Handicap Llama; Waverly Handicap, Maid of Avenel ; Steeplechase, Duffer; Randwick Plate, D gworth; Forced Handicap, dead beat between Westminister and Sterling. Melbourne, September 14. At the drawing for the Ballarat Art Union the first prize, of the value of L 2.000, was won by Mr John Hannon, farmer, Mount Blowh ird; the second prize, L 750, by Mr Bray draper, Geelong. During a discussion in the Assembly on the claims of deceased Civil servants, the Government recognised the desirableness of establishing a life assurance office in connection with the Civil service.

The Estimates are being proceeded with. The body of a young woman, who is unknown, has been found in the Yarra. The Albion was detained through damage to her rudder.

A man named Goodman has shot himself near Elphmstone.

The Yarraville sugars realised full prices for best, but there was a decline of 20s on lower sorts.

Three little boys have made an unsucces-ful attempt to throw a train off the suburban line. The brig Alice Maud, from Greymouth, has been wrecked between Cape Barren and Cable Island. The crew and five passengers were picked up by the steamer Southern Cross and brought on here.

A deputation is appointed to wait on the Government with reference to the establishmeat of a Labor Bureau,

In the ‘Herald’ libel case the Judge declined to certify for costs.

m. , ~, Hobart Town. The stoppage of three more firms is announced, namely, Messrs Sidler and Co; Messrs White, Mills, and Co; and Messrs Dowie and Woodgate. The Legislative Council, by a majority of 1 has rejected the following Government Bills’ nz., the Mersey and Deloraine Railway Main Branch Bill, Roads and Bridges Bill, and other Bi Is for general public works. Much indignation is expressed.

. Adelaide, September 14. The increase of imports over export* for the first thirty-five weeks of the year amounts to nearly three quarters of a million. The Legislative Council has rejected a Bill for the increase of the salaries of the Clerks of Assembly beyond those of the Council. The second reading of the Local Court Bill is carried. The Bill extends the jurisdiction of these Courts to actions involving sums to the amount of LSOO, and embodies other features of the Supreme Court law administration. John Wright Anderson, clerk to the National Bank, has pleaded guilty to embezzling LIOO, the property of the Bank. Sentence is deferred.

Wellington, September 20. A requisition to Mr Geo. Hunter, M.H.R., asking him to become a candidate for the Mayoralty, is now being taken round for signature.

Auckland, September 20. The Star of the South arrived at noon from Levuka, with a full cargo of cotton y maize, copra, and the first shipment of Fijian sugars—--100 bags. _ She left on the 13th. Great interest isi taken in Sir Hercules Robinson’s expected visit to Fiji. The ‘ Fiji Times ’ says that the Polynesian scheme is too absurd to merit serious consideration. Considerable depression has been experienced consequent upon the change from cotton growing to sugar planting. The ‘ Times ’ calls attention to serious defalcations in the Treasury chest of the late Government, and the immense expense of loans. A great Native meeting at Lots? Loma is supposed to have important political significance, ihe chiefs Maafu and Tiu * akau are making hostile preparations, said to be for punishing the refractory ttibes. War is considered probable unless annexation takes place.

rm. A i Napier, September 19. J .fie .Petroleum Company’s manager has arrived from America, and considers the surface indications at the oil springs stronger than any in Pennsylvania, The directors have issued 600 more shares at 10s premium.

New Plymouth, September 19. The wet weather prevented the meeting at Panaka commencing. There are 600 Natives there.

Tie Superintendent has issued a notice, offering to buy up the Volunteer land scrip at 10s m the pound.