BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

Evening Star, Issue 3734, 10 February 1875, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

Grahamstown, February 9. 1 he representatives were entertained at a ball last night. 1 our hundred persons were present. Ihe representatives departed for Auckland by th j rt un o to da y» accompanied by Dr Pollen and the Superintendent. New Plymouth, February 9. The German immigrants per Humbolt have all been engaged. The single girls were taken up immediately—wages, 6s to 8s per week • married couples, L4O to LSO a year. ’ m rnu TT , , Chhistchdrch, February 9, ine Health Officer having reported to the Boardof Health yesterday, that measles, mumps, and scarlatina were prevalent on board the ship Rakaia, the Board ordered the families and single women to Ripa Island, and single men to ijuail Island ; the cabin passengers to remain on board till further orders, A Royal Commission has been appointed by the Government to make inquiries into matters connected with the Rakaia. , Wellington, February 10. . Ahmd Monro, Judge Richmond and family, the Hon. Mr Sewell, and Dr and Mrs Hector are passengers by the Howrah for London. She takes as part cargo a lot of indigenous plants for the Royal Gardens at Kew. and several specimens in natural history. Auckland, February 10. The Manukau Company has paid L 3.750 dividend to five shareholders. 1 he Aucklrnd Iron and Steel Company is now being formed in England. One third of the shares are reserved for Auckland investors. Mr William Sutton proceeds to England per Glenlore, to bring out the plant. He writes to the Gross, stilting that from practical experience he is satisfied that the Auckland iron sand is equal to that of Taranaki, and can be more profitably worked, owing to the cheapness of coal. mi r u ™ , Wanganui, February 10. The Jockey Club have decided to give L2O to i the second and LlO to the third horse in the Wanganui Handicap. (From our own Correspondents.) Napieb, February 9. ihe Borough Council met to-day and agreed to advertise- for applications for the appointment of town clerk at a salary of L3OO a-year. It has been determined to abandon the s.s. Pretty Jane. She is settling down to the hawser pipes. The filthy state of the carriages on the Napier railway, as well as the traffic management, is the subject of much complaint, Mr William Speedy, of this Province, has patented a wool press. The principle of it is that the press is placed on a double windlass, a rope passed over the top coming down between the wool and the side of the bale on both sides to the windlass. The chief recommendation is that any bush carpenter can make it, and bales can be pressed nearly twice as quickly as with the screw. At the Maori whaling station at Mohea the .Natives fifty tuns of sperm oil waiting Mortality amongst children still continues at an alarmingly high rate, mu ~ . . Greymouth, February 9. Abe gold mining company at Orwell Creek, Grey Valley, after prospecting for a deep lead tor the last twelve months, have struck on a gutter thirty feet wide, and report prospects of three to six grains to the dish. The discovery is important, and is likely to open up a laree area of auriferous ground. b mu r» ~ „ Auckland, February 9. The Rev, Mr Buddie (Wesleyan) in a lecture on popular amusement, condemned danoiTip sweeping terms, “ as calculated to arouse the worst passions of our nature.” Theatres, racing, and games of ohance he considered the fore runners of perdition. At the Thames’ ball and supper to the Colonial representatives, Captain Goldie stated the representatives were delighted with their reception and the kindness shown them by the I™ 0 ?!/ t* l h T? e - 0f aU tbe competitions he had attended he never received so much kindness nor enjoyed himself so much as at the inames. At a meeting of the representatives after the presentation of prizes, Lieutenant Wilson urged a motion requesting the Government to hold the next firing in Dunedin, in order to create more enthusiasm in volunteering in Otago; but owing to the Provincial jealousy developed at the meeting, every representative speaking in fa.’or of his own “Little Pedlington,” Lieutenant Wilson withdrew his motion. Lawrence, February 10. ihe town has been decorated to-day in honor of the marriage of Mr E. Herbert, late Mayor, to the daughter of Mr James Smith, of Greenfield station. The newly married couple proceed to Europe. At a sale of land yesterday, lots at Beaumont R nd Tuapeka West district, only fit for grazing, fetched from 24s to 41s per acre. The applications for deferred payment sections on M'Nab’s run at Mataura are numerous, as the land is of good quality. A hot wind is blowing this morning, with clouds of dust.