The Globe. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1876. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 528, 26 February 1876, Page 2

The Globe. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1876. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

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SHIPPING. London (undated). Arrived—Ship Lutterworth, from Auckland. ______^__ AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, February 26. Arrived—Hauraki, from Auckland. Melbourne, February 25. The Income Tax has been carried by the Assembly. The Succession Duties have also passed. Strop won the Tasmanian Cup, Bella second, Bed Gauntlet third. An attempt is being made to send an intercolonial rifle team to Philadelphia. INTERPROVINCIAL. Auckland, February 24. The survey of the Kawakawa railroad, necessary to enable the Government to carry out the coal line, is complete, but arrangements for undertaking it are not finally made. The various Masonic Lodges have received information "of the appointment by the Prince of Wales of Sir Donald M'Lean as Grand Master of the North Island. WANGANUI, Feb 25.

The first rifle match began at half-past 9 ; at 2 o'clock the 500 yards was completed, the highest being Willcocks, Otago, 49; Armstrong, Thames, 48 ; Mann, Otago, 48 : Morrow, Auckland, 48 ; Melleop, Waiukau, 48 ; KiDg, Oamaru, 47 ; Scott, Wellington, 46. The weather was fine, and the wind fresh, blowing down the range. The match at 600 yards is just completed, Morrow, Auckland, making 65; Mellsop, Waiukau, 64 ; Mann, Otago, 63 ; Willcocks, Otago, 63 $ Doige, Nelson, 62; Wilson, Otago, 62 ; Anderson, Otago, 62 ; Copstick, Otago, 61. The wind is very baffling, and the shooting indifferent. This day's firing was completed with the second Infantry matsh, the result beingArmstrong, Wanganui, 32 ; Scott, Wellington, 31; Hicks, Thames, 30; Blackie, Otago, 30; Wilson, Otago, 30 ; Richardson, Otago, 30; Ohurton, Wanganui, 30; Adams, Otago, 29. The weather is still very fine. The steamer Tongariro is running four times a day between the town and the camp, conveying a number of visitors. Wellington, February 25.

The ketch Agnes sailed for Foxton last Friday morning with a cargo of railway iron. She has gone ashore at Manawatu. She is a ketch of 2i tons register, and belong! to Lytfceltoo,

Grbymouth, February 25.

A public meeting was held last night re harbor works. Great dissatisfaction was expressed at the apathy of the Government in not undertaking the work. A deputation, consisting of Messrs Kennedy and Woolcock, M.H.R's, the Mayor and Mr Smith, exmayor, proceed to Wellington to interview the Governor about the matter.

The mail bag lost off the coach on the 10th was found this morning at the bottom of a steep bank, in German gully, about seventy feet from the Beef ton main load. It was lying at the back of a large tree, covered with scrub. It is evident that it was planted. Its contents are undisturbed, HOKITIKA, February 25. Informations were laid against six out of forty persons suspected of double voting at the Aarahura Road Board elections. Mr FilzGerald, R.M, dismissed three, and the other* were abandoned. The cases show serious defects in the Regulations of Elections Act, by not making the returning officer's record evidence, and the deputy, James Francis Byrne, recollected nothing. The Crown Prosecutor said he must abandon the cases, in consequence of the impenetrable stolidity of Mr Byrne, and of Mr Martin, scrutineer for Michael Houlahan, but there was not the slightest doubt double voting had taken p ace extensively in the district. THIS HAT'S TELEGRAMS. [FROM OUR DtTNEDIN CORRESPONDENT.] Dunedin, February 26. There were three sharp shocks of earthquake this morning at Dunedin, lasting several seconds in each case. The direction of the shocks was from N.E. to S.W. At Oamaru the earthquake was very severe, and a great amount of damage was done there, principally by the third shock at 9 a.m. Hundreds of chimneys were wrecked. The new Scotch Church is much shaken, and every stone building in the town is more or less damaged. Several persons were thrown down by the violence of the shocks.

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ] Akaroa, February 26. Slight shocks of earthquake were felt at Akaroa at 3.30 and 8.30 this morning.