TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 553, 27 March 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

{Her Press Agency.') LATEST EEOM AUSTRALIA, [By Submarine Cable,J Sydney, March 25. The Banshee is insured in the New Zealand office for two thousand, but this is reinsured. Six of the survivors have been picked up, making thirty-three saved. Brandy (case) firm at 30s ; kerosene, 2s Id to 2s 2d. Sugar unchanged. Rice is very dull. In oats there is nothing doing. INTBRPROYINCIAL. Napier, March 25, . The Governor is expected to arrive on Thursday afternoon. A ball will be held in his honor on Friday. He will probably leave again on Monday. The Corporation will present an address on his arrival. The Club will give a dinner during his visit. The Governor will stay at the Criterion Hotel. Wellington, March 25, The Government have received a telegram that the Mikado left San Francisco on the 29th February, a day before her due date. The Co’ima connects with her at Kandavau, and is due at Auckland to-morrow. The City of San Francisco arrived at San Francisco on 7th inst. March 26, A fire occurred this morning at a quarter past five. It originated in the back store of Messrs W, and G, Turnbull and Company, Willis street. The fire brigades were very soon on the ground, and behaved splendidly, but not before the fire caught thereat of the premises of Mr Moeller's Empire Hotel, which adjoins Messrs Turnbull’s store. The origin of the fire is unknown, but is supposed to have been caused by rats, because where the fire was first found, there was nothing stored but oats and salt, the latter of which is exceedingly scarce in town at present. A few days ago one of the storemen found a rat’s nest entirely composed of vestas and their boxes, and at a considerable distance from where the matches were stored. The Empire Hotel was emptied of furniture and stock. All the back part was burned down, and many of the lodgers lost all but what they stood up in. Several of them are commercial travellers, and have lost a great quantity of jewellery. Messrs Turnbull were insured for about £3500 in various offices, on building and stock, but the building and stock are valued at £7500. The stock was valuable, having been recently largely increased by two shipments by the Ned White and Annie Lewis. Some thousand pounds worth of chairs alone were burned. The stock and goods in the Empire Hotel were insured for £2500 ; in the Standard for £250, in the New Zealand for £250, in the National for £IOOO. in the Royal for £SOO, in the Batavian for £SOO. Messrs Turnbull were insured for £IOOO in the Transatlantic. Mr and Mrs Hoskins were amongst the lodgers. Nelson, March 27. The steamer Hibernia arrived here yesterday from Sydney. She has taken in live stock here for the voyage, and sails for England to-morrow. Charleston, March 27. Arrived—Sarah and Mary, ketch, from Lyttelton. Westport, March 27. TheJ. G. Coleson, brigantine, from Lyttelton with railway plant, &c, is in the roadstead. Port Chalmers, March 25. Arrived —The barque Indian Chief, from the Mauritius, with a full cargo of sugar. Dunedin, March 25. There was a crowded house at the Opera on Friday night, when II Trovatore was repeated. Blondin had over five thousand spectators. March 27. The body of |a constable named j. Henry Firnon, of Green Island, was found fearfully mutilated in the Caversham railway tunnel yesterday. Deceased was on duty at the racecourse on Saturday until half-past six. It is not yet known whether he fell from the train, or was run over whilst walking through the tunnel, He was considered thoroughly steady and an efficient officer. The total amount taken at the Knox Church bazaar was two thousand two bun dred and fifty pounds. INTERPROVINCIAL PIGEON MATCH. Dunedin, March 27. The scores of the Otago team are as

Dodgson, who was the top scorer on New Year’s Day, was unable to compete on account of his health.

follows:— Roberts ... 23 Edwards ... 21 M, Godby ,,, ... 21 S. J. Smith ... 19 Lathbury ... 19 Hodgkinson ... 19 Stewart ... 18 Shannon ... 16 Dr. Smith ... 13 McKellar ... ... 12 Total ... 181