TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 654, 25 July 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

{Per Press Agency.') LATEST EEOM* AUSTEALIA. -—- —♦ 1 By Submarine Cable.J Sydney, July 24. Further particulars re the Queensland floods report the loss ,pf life at Warwick, and the rescue of seventy-one persons at Dalby. In portions of the country the floods are the highest ever known. The barque Ann and the brig Isabella were wrecked at Port Stephens. The crew of the former were lost. Arrived—Otago, after a passage of four days. Melbourne, July 24. The Ringarooma sailed on Saturday. UNITE RPE.OVIN Cl AL. Tauranga, July 24. A terrific S.E, gale has been blowing since noon yesterday. The sea has made a clean breach over the sea wall on the strand,impeding

traffic. The debris of the boats has been caught in the wharf piles. Cottages are unroofed, and fences blown down in all directions. The gale is abating. Geahamstown, July 24. A fearful easterly gale occurred last night, accompanied by the heaviest rainfall experienced for years. The extent of damage done is not yet ascertained. The low-lying portions of the borough are under water still. The Karaka creek was so flooded that large logs were brought down. These coming in contact with the struts of the bridge in Pollen street weakened the structure, and the road sank about a foot on one side of the street, which will necessitate almost a new bridge. The Thames school was surrounded to such a depth that it is unapproachable. The culvert'and open drains are much injured, and there have been several landslips. Auckland, July 24. Arrived —Hero. She left Sydney the same day as the Arawata left Melbourne, and brings no later news. Auckland, July 25. The report that fresh cases have broken out on hoard the Bebbington is untrue. The vessel will probably be admitted to pratique to-morrow. A largely attended meeting of the Eden electors was held last night, convened for the purpose of supporting the Auckland members in the House. Mr Robert Grabam was chairman. All the speakers spoke against the Government. Mr Graham referring to the sale of the Piako swamp said the Government must have been deceived regarding the nature of the block. He could say that twenty thousand acres of it were good arable dry land, worth three pounds an acre. The following resolutions were carried:—“That our representative, Mr Tole, and the Auckland members be asked to support Mr Whitaker’s resolutions to make the land revenue colonial revenue, and, failing to carry it, to support the separation of the two islands.” “ That the thanks of the meeting be forwarded to Sir George Grey and the Auckland members for their united and bold stand on behalf of the province of Auckland.” Sailed —Wellington, for the South. Passengers for Lyttelton, Mrs Briscoe, Messrs Millar, Bell, Moore, Jenkins, Gare, and Harreson. At the Court of Enquiry into the wreck of the Lady Franklin, at Kaipara, the evidence showed that the cable parted when the captain and mate were ashore. The certificates of both officers were suspended for one month. Napier, July 24. It has been blowing a stiff gale, and raining hard all day. The barque Ccq du Village, from Newcastle, with 400 tons of coals, consigned to Mr Vautier, was stranded on the Petane beach. No lives were lost. The wreck is to be sold to-morrow. The vessel is said not to have been at her right mcoring when the accident occurred. The Falcon is at anchor, riding heavily, but will probably ride the gale out safely. Wellington, July 25. The Public Works Statement will be delivered this evening. Government will telegraph a full summary, say, about two thousand words, to all papers to-night. Only one wire was working north of Wellington yesterday, and telegraph communication was much interrupted. The New Zealand Steam Shipping Company intend selling their remaining steamer and winding up the company. A large number of shares have been taken up in the new projected gas company, which undertakes to supply gas at ten shillings per thousand feet. A committee of influential citizens has been appointed to decide upon the most suitable manner in which to perpetuate the memory of the late Dr Featherston. The delegates of the friendly societies of Wellington met a number of the members of the House of Representatives re the Friendly Societies Bill, The delegates undertook to prepare questions to be sent by the Government to the various branch societies throughout the colony, in order to ascertain their exact views on the new Bill. (From a corespondent of the Press.) Txmaru, July 24. The adjourned inquest oh the body of the infant found dead near Tiraaru last week was held at the Resident Magistrate Court office to-day before the coroner. Margaret Fitzgerald was brought up as being the mother of the child, and admitted that she bore that relation to it. In making the admission, she said that she was unmarried ; that three weeks ago she was taken in labor just to the north of the town at about 7 p.m; that she went into a paddock, where the child was born; that the child died about a quarter of an hour after birth; that she remained in and about the paddock for two days, being too weak to go away; and that when she got better she took a situation at an hotel in town, where she was arrested. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against the prisoner, and she was thereupon committed to take her trial for the offence at the next session of the Supreme Court at Timaru.