The Globe. SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 283, 8 May 1875, Page 2

The Globe. SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

{Press Telegraph Agency.") AUCKLAND, May 7. A fire in Chapel street has destroyed Asher's buildiDgs, one being a boardinghouse. It is a large two-storey block. There was insufficient water, and the efforts of the Fire Brigade were futile in extinguishing the flames, but by throwing water and pulling down outhouses the adjoining buildings were saved. It originated apparently in the shingles outside. It burned very fiercely. The furniture was mostly saved. The stock is valued at about £BOO. An attempt to set it on fire was discovered some months ago and put out. The insurance on the fire at Asher's buildings is as follows : —Total loss ; Norwich Union, £4OO. Lawrence's furniture, mostly saved, £250, also in Norwich Union. At the Rifle Association firing, Captain Morrow won the Silver Cup, value £26, with a score of 51. He made five bull's-eyes in succession at 400 yards. The brigantine Esther, 160 tons register, has just been launched for the Southern trade. The ministers of all denominations have held a conference, with the view to promote a revival, and it was resolved to hold an united prayer meeting next Wednesday. New Plymouth, May 7.

The Superintendent and Harbor-master have gone to Waitara to ascertain what can be done towards moving the obstruction to the entrance of the Waitara River, caused by the wreck of the Paterson.

A man was buried by a fall of the facing of a brick kiln, at the iron sand works. He was miraculously saved through a piece of corrugated iron keeping the weight of bricks off him. He was five hours in this position, and was much shaken, but not dangerously hurt.

Pheasants are very plentiful here, and the shooting season commenced with spirit. "Wellington, May 7.

The ship Shooting Star, now'so long out, and upon which the insurance offices are said to be refusing risks, is' not loaded with railway iron. She is flying-light, having a very ligljt description of cargo, and no railway irotf at all. When in dock, and lying alongside -the Sunbeam, now in Wellington, her was taken out and Iwenty-five tons pigf iron put on board to stiffen her more. She came through the Downs with the Sunbeam and Edwin Fox, and being so light and such a slow sailer, her captain—Gillies— said to the captains of the Sunbeam and Edwin Fox, " "You will be out to New Zealand and away again before I get there." In coming out of the Downs the Sunbeam sailed her out of sight in a few hours. The Sunbeam and Edwin Fox were thirty-three days getting to Madeira, owing to a succession of south-east gales. Both captains express themselves confident that the Shooting Star will reach New Zealand all right, and soon. They describe her as a good vessel, but too bluff to sail well.

The Court of Appeal opens on Monday. The cases for hearing; remnantsfrom the last sitting, Vennell v Brandon; Strachan v Lyon; New cases—Deed of arrangement of John Stuart on the petition of E. Crowther (Napier); Henty and Others v Holt; Paterson v t\f andeville and Rangiora Road Board (Christchurch) ; Mallaghan v Wen ham (Dunedin); Young v Mercy and Hawke v Freethey (Wellington); Crown cases Reserved—Regina v William Lamont Warne, petition of J. Smythies. Divorce—Full Court on the 19th. Fookes v Fooks and Cross; rule nisi for dissolution of marriage. The Gazette directs the attention of masters, owners, and agents of vessels trading on the coast of New Zealand to the following clause from the New Zealand Post Office Act, 1858, clause 25:—''The master of every vessel about to proceed from any port to any other ports shall give at least twentyfour hours' notice at the post office at such port of his intended departure, and if the vessel does not sail at the time appointed shall also give timely notice of any alteration as to the period of her departure, so as to enable the postmaster or other post officer to be prepared to despatch mails on board such vessel, and if any such master shall refuse, fail, or neglect to give such notice he shall for every such offence forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding £100." The following passage in a private letter from Mr James A. Youl, to Dr W. L. Buller, has reference to the shipment of salmon ova per the Timaru :—" I enclose slip cut out of the Times, giving an account of the shipment of salmon ova from Glasgow to Otago, made by Mr Buckland. You will notice that the account states that the ova were frozen. If sc, they will be all killed before starting, but I believe Mr Buckland is too wise and experienced to freeze them. I pointed out to him so long ago as 1363 that to freeze salmon ova was to kill them, and it is no easy matter to accomplish. Certainly they would not be frozen by placing them in moss in boxes, and the boxes surrounded with ice. To freeze the eggs they would have to be subjected to soma intense cold

produced by freezing powders, such as would freeze water into ice, or by exposing them to a temperature in the air of twenty degrees below freezing point, or thirty-two Fahrenheit. You will notice in the extract that the ova on the voyage will be neither " Dead nor alive." If this be true, they will remain for ever in the same state. I shall be anxious to know how the shipment will turn out on arrival. Mr Buckland has often been down to the ships when I have been packing, and he has seen all I have done, and I have concealed nothing from him. On tbis occasion he has never communicated to me anything, nor did I know he was at work until I saw the extract enclosed. He has packed the eggs somewhat differently from the plan I adopted, which may prove an improvement, and yet it is scarcely possible to be better than many of the boxes I packed. Only think, from three boxes of brown trout ova I packed myself, all the trout in Australia and ilew Zealand are descended." The letter is dated Jan 11th. Blenheim, May 7.

A meeting last night, called by Mr Seymour, was largely attended. He ridiculed the idea that his going to England was to avoid the dilemma with regard to the abolition of the provinces, and explained that it was a personal matter which required his presence at home, it being principally that his father, aged eighty-four, was wanting to see him before he died. He said he had no reason to shirk the question of abolition. He voted for the resolution last Session, because he was satisfied that the circumstances of the North Island demanded abolition there, and he would support a Bill for replacing with some other form of Government the present provincial system in that island, but would oppose abolition in the Middle Island. A resolution was proposed, thanking Mr Seymour for his address, and regretting his departure, and pledging the meeting to exert themselves to re-elect him on his return. The latter part of the resolution was opposed by several. The resolution was carried, its opponents not voting against it. During the proceeding Mr Joseph Ward announced himself as a candidate for the seat in the Assembly resigned by Mr Seymour, who asked the electors to support Mr Ward instead of a stranger. Shortly after this Mr Moorhouse came in and addressed the meeting for nearly an hour; Mr Hodson, Mayor of Blenheim, was in the chair. Dunedin, May 7. The Governor arrived at three, he was met by the City Councillors, and a few members of the Provincial Council. A half holiday was proclaimed, and the shops closed. The usual address was presented by the City Council. The Governor in reply stated he had seen enough on his trip here to convince him that this was a go-ahead place, and considered Dunedin the chief commercial city of New Zealand. Half-a-dozen troopers escorted the Governor into the town, and thirty volunteers turned out and presented arms. His Excellency stays at Fernhill, and the members of the club have moved to the old Press club. Port Chalmebs, May 7. Arrived—Ship Portland, from Hong Kong, with 278 Chinese immigrants. She left Hong Kong on March 4th. She] proceeds from here to Melbourne, for which port she has 600 tons cargo. THIS DAY'S TEZEGBAMS. Wellington, May 8. In Banco yesterday, Mr Robert Hart, senior member of the Wellington Bar, was deputed to address his Honor previous to his departure from the judicial district over which he has presided so many years, and in the course of his address he referred to the obligation conferred upon the eommunity by his Honor through his exertions in giving beneficial and elevated direction to the employment of their leisure, and by his constant kindness and hospitaUty. In reply, his Honor acknowledged the great gratification afforded him by such an expression on the part of the Bar, because—" lam aware that on some occasions I may have been led in the anxious discharge of my duties into certain impetuosity in expression, or in manner, towards the profession which may have caused some annoyance at the time," and he was glad to know he had their forgiveness for any annoyance of that sort, and said this expression of feeling would encourage and strengthen him for the discharge of his judicial duties during the remainder of his career. All the practising barristers were present.

(FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT.) Auckland, May 7.

The weights for the races on the Queen's Birthday are published, and are as follows :

Birthday Handicap—Parawhenua, 9st 81b; Yatterina, Sst 121 b; Maori Weed, Bst 21b; Ngaro, Sst 21b; Elfin King, Sst; Belle, 7st 101 b; Bedouin, 7st 81b; Skylark, 7st 41b; Belle of the Isles, 7st. Hurdle Race—lsleman, list 71b; Shamrock, list; Kate, lOst 121 b; Arrow, lOst 101 b; Moose, lOst 21b; Middy Ashore, lOst; Don Juan, 9st 91b, A workman, named M'Connochie, employed on the cliff', lost his balance, and fell 40ft on to a heap of soft earth. He miraculously escaped with insignificant injuries. Measles is very prevalent at the Thames. All the schools are empty.

(from our dunedin correspondent.) Dunedin, May 7.

The provincial press mainly declares for abolition. At Queenstown the WaJtatip Mail, the lnveroargill Times, the Bruce Herald, the Oamaru Times, all declare unhesitatingly in its favour. The Tokomairiro paper, hitherto of strong provincial proclivities, declares itself thus—" We can assure Mr Macanclrew, though we are as steadfast, perhaps, as he in the present maintenance of provincialism in Otago, that we are ready to recognise the necessity for its abolition elsewhere, and also the fast coming future, in which it will cease amongst us. We can also assure him that by his mode of reasoning he has placed dangerous and powerful weapons in the hands of his opponents, and when the time comes he will not find the community, over which he is Superintendent, his supporters in a policy worthy of the most ignorant inhabitant of the pettiest Little Pedlington. Mr Perrier resigns the editorship of the Bruce Herald to accept the sub-editorship of the New Zealand Times.