TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 665, 7 August 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

{Per Press Agency.') Auckland, August 5. The Kupanga Company, Coromandel, are driving in splendid golden stone. Messenger, a Queen street fruiterer, has been brought up on two charges of evading the Customs’ regulations and making a false declaration relative to the contents of a bale of paper bags landed from the steamer Hero. The case is remanded. The barque Vallego has arrived from Liverpool, after a passage of 103 days. She brings the remainder of the waterworks plant, and a general cargo. An apprentice fell from the topsail yard while shaking out the reef, the ship going 10 knots. The gale was too high to lower the boats, and nothing more was heard of him. Auckland, August 7. The ship England’s Glory arrived from London after a voyage of 9S days, No passengers. A boy was washed overboard dining the voyage, Tauranga, August 5, The Wairoa native meeting is over. It was decided, almost unanimously, to open Raima for gold prospecting. Parties will go out in a few days. The Bay of Plenty Times announces a large native meeting next week at Ohinemutu, regarding the leasing of the Koro Koro country, or selling to the Government. New Plymouth, August 5. Mr B, M. Smith leaves here for Wellington to hold an interview with the shareholders relative to being allowed to have a trial at smelting iron sand. The shareholders here have passed a resolution strongly recommending the Wellington shareholders to assist Mr Smith iu obtaining an opportunity of using the company’s furnace and material to test the practicability of smelting iron sand. Wellington, August 5. The Fitzßeuter has brought 120 German immigrants, but as the continental agents despatched them after receiving instructions

from the Agent-General not to send any more foreigners, Government have refused to recognise them. At the request of Mr Krull, the German consul, Government will probably permit them to have quarters temporarily in the barracks, but without prejudice to any future proceedings between Government and the agents. Wellington, August 7. A shock of earthquake was felt at four this morning, preceded by a rumbling noise. Intimation has been received |by the telegraph department that the Edinburgh has been spoken by wire. They will probably have joined up between Port Darwin and Banjoewangie by this afternoon. The cable between Penang and Madras and the lines across Siberia are still unrepaired. Westport, August 5, The first train for passengers and goods traffic ran to-day on the Mount Rochfort line. For the present month four trains per week will run, Dunedin, August 5. The verdict in Robert’s case was death from poison while temporarily insane. The Chess Club held their annual dinner last night. Wheat is inquired for and is freely saleable at an advance on late quotations ; but little is offering; good ordinary, 4a 5d to 4s Td ; prime, 4s 8d to 4s lOd ; inferior, 3s lOd to 4s 2d. Oats are in improved demand, stocks on hand are very light; fair to good feed at Is lOd; milling, Is lid to 2s. Barley, prime malting enquired for, also would command 4s 6d. Dunedin, August 6. Arrived—Ringarooma. The City of Cashmere, with 1700 tons cargo and twenty-one passengers, from Glasgow, eighty-four days out. She carried away the maintopsail yard off Cape Saunders, and rode out the gale at the Heads.