The Globe. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1877. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 803, 18 January 1877, Page 2

The Globe. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1877. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

(Per Press Agency .) Auckland, January 17. Between 12 and 1 this morning the ship Qlenlora was coming into harbor, the night being dark, and the wind from the north west, with the tide at about half ebb. The ship was steered S.W, by 8, the captain and officers being on deck. When on the north side of Bangitoto reef the ship had just opened out the Bran rock light, the captain intending to stand over about another mile, then heave the ship to, thinking he was clear, when the look-out sang out “ Hard a starboard, something ahead.” The captain sprang to the wheel, and imme diately afterwards the ship slipped on to the rocks. The tide being at tho ebb, and the wind dead aft, it was impossible to get her off by aid of the sails. About half an hour after she struck the steamer Lalla Rookh saw rockets, and went to her assistance, She encountered the pilot boat looking out for the mail steamer, and Captain Burgess went on board the steamer and proceeded to the assistance of the Glenlora. The two captains came to an arrangement, and the Lalla Rookh got out a kedge, and then went for the p.s. Enterprise to assist in towing off the ship. On the return of the two steamers they found that the Glenlora had floated herself to the anchor.

The Zealandia, with the homeward mails, reached San Francisco on January 10th, The City of New York, with the outward mails, left San Francisco on January ith,

Hailed—City of Sydney with seventeen 1 New Zealand passengers besides eighteen through passengers. Another complication has arisen re the sale of the Te Aroha block to Mr Broomfield. The Ohinemuri natives have signed the deed of sale to the Government, but the Te Aroha natives refuse to sell unless 10,000 acres are reserved for native purposes. The Ohinemuri natives attempted to go up the river to attend the Land Court to settle th-3 title at Cambridge, but the Te Aroha natives barred their progress. The Ohine muri party have blockaded the river to prevent the Te Aroha party from going down. Two steamers proceeding up the river with European excursionists were stopped by armed Te Aroha natives searching for Ohinemuri natives suspected to be going. They threatened to kill any they might find. There were none on board. The natives fired ball cartridge over the heads of the Europeans. At a special meeting of the Waste Lands Board to-day the block to be sold to Broomhall has been fixed at 60,000 acres, subject to reservation and final extinguishment of title. A telegram reports thatMr Thomas Russell has arrived at Galle, on his way to New Zealand. A telegram from Sydney reports that thirty Auckland City debentures were sold at £IOO. Alfred Roberts, who was discharged yesterday, was re-arrested to day on a charge of stealing an ebony ruler and coloured plates, value 2s, the property of Frank Wilson, architect, at Timaru, He was arrested on board the City of Sydney, having taken his passage to San Francisco. Mr Tyler, who defended him, said the prisoner was not leaving the colony for good. He had a return ticket, and expected £IOO at Timaru, which he had authorised his solicitor there to receive and pay all debts. He had received several months’ leave from his employers, and had left Timaru with the consent of his wife. The present cases were instigated by Mr Beswick, of Timaru, to recover £BO. Roberts left by the City of Sydney. There has been a large landslip at Britomart Point, A man and horse miraculously escaped death; The Reliance is loading timber at Kaipara for Wellington, and at Ararapu the barque Argosy is loading for Dunedin. Auckland, January 18, Sailed—The Taupo, for South. Passengers for Lyttelton—Mrs Pope, Mrs McCracker, and Mrs Foley, Messrs Forham, McCarthy, Caldwell. Grahamstown, January 17. Some natives, who started from Ohinemuri for the Native Lands Court at Cambridge, were turned back by some Aroha natives, who are fully armed, about forty strong, and camped on the northern boundary of the Aroha block. The Ohinemuri natives intend to blockade the Thames river and the road to Aroha against the Aroha natives. A large meeting takes place to-day. Mr Mackay, who is in Auckland, has been communicated with. Alexandra, January 17. Some surveyors, while surveying the land adjoining the township on the west side of the river yesterday, were ordered off by Te Ngakau. On Surveyor Stubbing remonstrating, Te Ngakau significantly pointed to where Todd was shot for not leaving when warned to do so, Napier, January 17. An inquest was held this afternoon on the body of Susan McMahon, aged seventy, who was run over by a railway train yesterday afternoon. The woman resided in one of the Government immigrants cottages abutting on the railway, not far from the Napier terminus. She was going home, and was crossing the line, when the 3 p.m train to the Spit came upon her, She was seen by tho engine driver just as she stepped on the line about ten yards in with her back towards him. He called out to her, whistled, and reversed the engine, but could not stop it before it knocked her down. When picked up one foot and one arm were nearly severed, hanging only by shreds. She was taken to the hospital, and died last night, A verdict of accidental death was returned, with a rider added severely censuring the authorities for not fencing in the line at those port’ons where it passed through populated districts. The Lingards have been very successful, “ Our Boys” drawing immense houses. Yesterday at Waipawa an inquiry was opened in the matter of the petition of H. Russell against the return of Sydney JohnBton for Waipukarau Biding, Waipawa Oounty. The evidence only was taken, the legal argument being reserved. Besides allowing plural voting, and rejecting votes from persons entitled to vote, the returnir g officer closed the poll for a quarter of an hour while he went to inquire if the qualifications were correct of persons who tendered votes. He also closed the polling place for half an hour while the scrutineers and poll clerk went to lunch, he remaining outside to keep the voters who might come in talk until the scrutineers returned. Wellington, January 17. Mr Stafford, of the firm of Moorhouse and Stafford, retires from the partnership, having been appointed assistant law officer. Judge Richmond, who has just arrived from England, will be stationed at Wellington with the Chief Justice, and will go on circuit from here. Greymouth, January 17, At a large meeting to-day of the subscribers to the All-England Eleven Match and the Cricket Club, it was unanimously resolved to hold Mr Bennett to his agreement and to sue for damages if he did not fulfil it. There is great indignation at the cricketers breaking their engagement as the arrangements were all completed, and with good weather, the match would have, been an immense success. Dunedin, January 17. At the Land Board meeting to-day stormy comment was made upon the delay that has taken place, and loss that is resulting from the failure of the Survey Department in laying off the land ordered to be thrown open for sale. Mr Bastings said he knew cases where people had been waiting with their fingers in their mouths, as it were, for between six and eight months, for land to be surveyed and thrown open; and he instanced one case where a man who had applied to the Board and had been to England, to America, and nearly twice round the world since, the land had been applied for, and it had not yet been yet surveyed. This man met him at Roxburgh the other day, and enquired if there was any chance of his getting the land before 1880. Mr Strode admitted there was a great outcry, and the hurrying on of surveying operations was a pressing want. The chief commissioner said that Mr Chief Surveyor Arthur intepded to

put on more su.veyors. Later on the Board, on Mr Bastings’ motion, carried a resolution requesting the chairman to ask the Government to increase the survey staff in order to overtake the large amount of arrears in the Survey department. Dunedin, January 18. The Presbyterian Synod brought its session to a close last evening. Mr B. B, Cargill, being about to leave for England, baa received a commission to represent the Synod at the Presbyterian Council to be held in Edinburgh. At a meeting of the regatta committee held last night it was decided that the Dunedin regatta should take place on the 23rd of February, The Ayrshire Association intends celebrating the Burns anniversary this year on a much larger scale than has been the case hitherto, The Otago railway receipts for the month of December were £12,741 17s Bd. The escort arrived in town last night, bringing down 13,420 ounces of gold. The steamer Wanaka leaves to-morrow on an excursion trip round the Middle Island. All the first-class berths, numbering about fifty, have been taken, and the second class cabins are being fitted up to provide extra accommodation. Mrs Scott Siddons appeared as Rosalind at the Princess Theatre last night. The house was crowded, and she was received with great enthusiasm. Port Chalmers, January 18. A whaler has arrived after a splendidly successful cruise, with sixty-eight tuns of oil. Sailed—Barque Elizabeth Graham, with full cargo of wool, for London ; and the brigantine J. F. Gainey, for Kaipara.