The Globe. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 222, 24 February 1875, Page 2

The Globe. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

{Press Telegraph Agency.') Auckland, February 23. The charge of fraudulent insolvency against Henry Hugate of Napier was dismissed. The creditors offered no evidence. A deputation proceeded to Kawau to-day to present a requisition to Sir George Grey, bearing 700 signatures, asking him to stand for the City West. The deputation will also probably ascertain his views re his possible candidature for the Superintendency. Mr Dignan is a candidate for the vacancy in the City West by the death of Mr Williamson. Intelligence has been received from the Waikato of the burning of the steamer Waikato at the Newcastle wharf. The vessel was scuttled. It is believed that the fire originated in the engine room accidentally. OrlifE Mattison, who stabbed William Smith, is still at large. Hokittka, February 23. Christian, bailiff of the court, has applied to the R.M. for a warrant on information being laid against the Auckland Herald, for libel, for publishing a paragraph about Christian in " A Journalist's Victorian Reminiscences." The magistrate said he would grant the warrant on the information being laid. DUNEDIN, February 23. The Jockey Club refused to entertain a letter from Mr Doyle, the present owner of Mabel, asking that her disqualification may be removed, to enable him to enter the mare for the forthcoming meeting. —♦ THIS DA TS TELEGRAMS. Wellington, February 24. At the half-yearly meeting of the Wellington Co-operative society a dividend of 6 per cent, per annum was paid, besides a bonus of Is 6d on the pound. The report shows an increase of 50 per cent, in business for the half year. A dividend of 10 per cent, was paid at the annual meeting of the Wellington Trust and Loan Company. Auckland, February 24. A Star carrier pigeon from Kawau announces Sir George Grey's compliance with a requisition to stand for the City West. . Captain Hill, of the barque Anazi, reports that his vessel collided with the ship City of Madras, bound from London, for Adelaide. Captain Hill says the Anazi was close hauled on a wind, and the City of Madras, a large powerful ship of nearly 1200 tons burthen, outsailed her, and after passing to leeward luffed up under the Anazi's bows, a

collision being imminent. An attempt was made on board the Anazi to keep her away, to clear the ship, but there was no time to avoid the accident, and the Anazi came into collision with the City of Madras, striking her on the quarter, and carrying away her mizen-mast, main topgallant-mast, mizen rigging, and mainyard, besides doing other slight damage. The Anazi Jost her jibbootn and figure-head, and the false pieces of her cutwater were carried away. The collision occurred about eight bells in the morning watch. The breeze was blowing light at the time. Captain Hill went aboard the City of Madras to see if any assistance was required, and received an answer in the negative. He promised to go aboad again, but was unable to do so, as the City of Madras was a faster sailer, and was not seen again. The occurrence has been reported to Lloyd's agents here, also to the Collector of Customs, and an inquiry will be conducted before the Board of Trade when both vessels return to London. Dunedin, February 24. At a meeting of the Funeral Reform Association, held last night, Bishop Neville in the chair, after the committee's report had been read, it was resolved to form an association, with a subscription of 2s 6d a year. Resolved—" That in the opinion of this association the present style of mourning is unnecessarily expensive, and that it should be deemed sufficient for men to wear a band of crape or cloth on the hat or arm; and they also recommend that in the cases of women and children more simple dress as regards colours and materials be adopted." What appears to be a malignant case of typhus fever has broken out in a house in Stafford street. The parents of the child refuse to have it removed. HoKiTiKA, February 24. In the Provincial Council the following motion was proposed by the Provincial Secretary, seconded, and carried unanimously— "That in the opinion of this Council the colony has lost by the death of the late Superintendent of Auckland one of its most devoted public men ; and the Council, while deploring this loss, desires to express its condolence with his bereaved family." [j-'EOAI OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, February 23. The New Bedford whaler Mary Fraser has been spoken thirty-seven months out, with 1900 barrels of oil. Ohinemuri despatches to-day report that a large hotel is going up. A telegraph will shortly be opened as far as the Bay of Islands. A leading Maori chief, Hapinari, of Orakei, has been killed by a fall from his horse. He injured his spine very severely, and died two days aftei wards. He never spoke after the fall. A great korero and feasting took place at his funeral obsequies, preparations being commenced before the breath was out of his body. The Prince Alfred, barque, has cleared for Lyttelton with 1700 pieces of timber, and 3000 sleepers. The Rev Mr Grace is a passenger to Lyttelton per Taranaki to-day to embark on the Waitangi for England, on leave of absence, after fifteen years' missionary labor in connection with the Church of England. He was at Opotiki when Kerope murdered Volkner, and narrowly escaped the same fate.