TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 732, 24 October 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

{Per Press Agency.) LATEST EROM AUSTRALIA. | By Submarine cable. ) Melbourne, October 23. A new Credit Bank is being formed, with a capital of a million. Altogether there are over 2,000 immigrants on the way to South Australia. INTERPROYINCIAL. Auckland, October 23. The Australia arrived last night, and left this afternoon. The Herald says some six hundred people were on the wharf, expecting Sir J. Vogel to land, when he should have been received in a manner very unpleasant to himself- He did not, however, land till this morning, when there was no demonstration, excepting a few groans by casual passers. Ob embarking be was insulted by

a man called McCaul. Sir J. Vogel merely observed that the people of Auckland would yet come to appreciate his policy and disinterested career. There was no public demonstration.

Captain Morris goes to Tauranga to enquire into the dissatisfaction re the Kaimai prospecting. It is said that the Government fear a collision with the natives, Mr Singleton Rochfort, barrister, has taken out writs against Sir J. Vogel, Sir Jas Fergusson, and Mr Bathgate, ex-Minister of Justice, claiming £suoo damages sustained by him for being wrongfully deprived of the District Judgeship of Hawke’s Bay. He went to serve a writ on Sir J. Vogel in person, but just missed the steamer. The writs will be sent to England. Hokitika, October 23. Arrived Ringarooma. She sailed for Nelson at 3 p.m. She brings ninety diggers for the Kumara, but no later news. Dunedin, October 23; Several station masters have sent to Victoria to secure shearers. A number of milkmen are to be sued for adulteration. Dunedin, October 24, Mr Caleb Moore has been appointed paid handicapper of the Dunedin Jockey Club. At a meeting of the Political Association held last night, it was unanimously resolved—“ That in the opinion of this Association, should there be any doubt as to the power of his Honor the Superintendent to legally convene a meeting of the Provincial Council, his Honor should call a convention of those who are members of the Provincial Council and the General Assembly, the Mayors of the different municipalities, and chairmen of Road Boards, to advise and decide as to what the future action of the province should be.” It is understood that the Superintendent will act on this advice. At a large meeting of the members of the Young Men’s Christian Association, last night, after a warm debate, the black-balling of the Rev A, R. Fitchett was sustained. {From a correspondent of the Press,) Dunedin, October 23. Captain Marshall, for many years in the Harbor Company’s employ, died yesterday. The good accounts from Waipori are confirmed by the Tuapeha Times , which says : “ Early on Tuesday the Nil Desperandum Company struck a vein of the richest stone seen in the district. Those working in the mine never saw richer stone, which continues good as they go up.” The Ka-ka bridge was finished to-day, so that next week there is no reason whatever to prevent the line being opened right through between Oamaru and the Moeraki junction.