BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3973, 18 November 1875, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Alexandra, November 17. Fir George Grey is expected here ■ ext week, en route to to n.eet Tawhaio. Great preparations are going on there for his reception. The Natives *ay he is coming; only to see his old friends, and also that Tawhaio will freely open out his budget of grievances. FlcroN, November 17. The Picton and Bletheim Railway was opened this moraine: Two trains weie drawn up to Blenheim station, when both engines •wore named by Mist? Goulter and Mis* Gwynneth. -\ very large crowd of persons were assembled. The train carrying the officers and guests to the luncheon given by the Messrs Brwgden started immediately after the Superintendent had open' 1 the line iu the usual form. Free train-* were run throughout the day. The whol" affair was highly successful. Wellington, November 17. The Agent-General telegraphs that the following ships and emigrants were despatched during October :-The Hudson, whh 2% for Napier; Shakespeare, 333 for Wellington; Corona, 318 for Otago ; Otaki and Conflict, 546 for I .yttelton ; Caroline, 321 for Nelson. The Brodrick Castle was to sail again with emigrants lor Auckland in a fortnight. Christchurch. November 17. The Governor opened the East Christehurch Main District School to day. The school is to accommodate 1.000 children and cost LB,OOO. Blof% November 18 The Ringarooma, with the Suez mail, left Hobson's Bay at 5.20 o.m. on th" l.'vh, and arrived off the Bluff at 8 p m on the 17th. She experienced N. and N\E. winds ; passed a whaler near the '•'danders, also a barque hoveto. It was blowing very hard at *h« time. She brings forty-four saloon and fifty steerage passengers, besides 4">o tons of cargo for all ports. She sails at 5 p.m. to-day for Dunedin. Passengers: For Dunedin—Misses Edgar, Dnvey, and Mackay, a».d servant, Mr and Mrs Potter and • ervant, Mrs E. W. Humphreys, Mrs Dickson, Mrs Chapman, John W, Snvth and Dickson. Charles, Keelej, J.Thompson, Henry Cuuis, lilVis, J. Halh-n----ntein, K. Wilkie, A.' .V .M'Donald, Campbell, J W Belcher, Ja«. Caffin, Hayzen, H. B. Courtis, Karrow, and thirty in the steerage ; also 20i> tons of cargo for Dunedin. (From our own Correspondent.) Arrow, November 18. The Arrow United Company commenced pumping this morning. The Sons of Fortune's good prospects continue.