BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3918, 14 September 1875, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Wellington, September 14. The brig Neptune has arrived from Newcastle, which port she left on the sth inst. She reports that the s.s. Easby was loading coal at Newcastle on the 4th, and was advertised to leave Sydney for New Zealand on the Bth.

Auckland, September 13. Tha Vesey Stewart settlers were shipped direct to Kati Kati to-day by a steamer specially chartered. They have lived aboard the vessel since arrival. They took a considerable quantity of agricultural implements and provisions with them.

Tho football team proceeds South on Wed' nesday.

September 14. A Poverty Bay telegram to-day states that a violent eartl quake took place there last night at 11.30. '1 here was a heavy vibration from north to south, lasting nearly a minute. The whole town was in a commotion, and in one hotel there was quite a scene- Consternation was depicted in every face, bells were ringing, clocks stopped, and the shock made gseveral people quite sick.

Ohristchuhch, September 13.

The allotment of shires in the Loan and Investment Company of New Zealand will be made known to-morrow.

Nominations for the Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap and Caterbury Cup close on Monday next. The race-horses Tadmor, Tainburini, and Lough Ne.igh will bo sold by auction at Tattersail's on Saturday next.

(From our own CorrexponUents.)

-Auckland, September 33. The narrative which appealed in the New Zealand ' Times' relative to the discomforts of the passengers aboard the Mikado was submitted by Captain Moore to a solicitor in Auckland, who pronounced it libellous. (Japtain Mcore has not decided whether to take action or not,.but will probably submit it to the A.S.N. Company. Nothing is talked of here but abortion. A demonstration in support of the Opposition will probably take place this week. Mr Kees has challenged the loaders of the Government movement at the Thames to a public discussion and a test of the feeling at a inectir.g on Saturday next at Grahamatown.

LawBENOE, September 14. Mr J. P. Armstrong, M.P.C., lectured to a crowded house last evening on " Early Days iu Victoria," in aid of the Church of England School building Fund. Mr E H. Carew, E. M. was in the chair, and the lecturer was assisted by Mr E. i'owsey and the church choir, who sang several glees in good style. Messrs Armstrong and Tow-ey received a vote of thanks. Mr Armstrong lectured at the Blue Spur ou Thursday.