TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 806, 22 January 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Press Agency ,) Auckland, January 20, Arrived—The Loch Urr, from London, ninety-five days out. The English cricketers will play here on the 29th, the 30th, and the 31st, There appears no ground for hoping that the Pitongia difficulty will be quietly arranged. Mr Falconer has withdrawn the surveyors from the disputed land, which is partly within and partly beyond the confiscated boundary. It was granted some years ago by the Compensation Court to Mrs Morgan, in consideration of losses sustained during the war. Mrs Morgan sold to Smith, of Dunedin, a few weeks ago for £6OO. Wellington, January 20. The Tui sails for Kaikoura and Lyttelton at 7 p.m. on the 22nd. The armed constabulary has been now reduced by nearly 200 men and thirteen officers. The police in the Middle Island and elsewhere are being enrolled under the Armed Constabulary Act to enable the above reduction to be made. The position of the police force will not thereby be affected as to pay and they would only be called on to serve as armed constabulary in case of emergency. The Governor laid the foundation stone of the new Athenaeum to-day. The place was crowded. Arrived—The Leicester, ship|from London, eighty-seven days out with 4uo immigrants and eleven saloon passengers, all well, Captain M'Donell, wife and child are passengers by her. The Leicester on the 18th spoke the Sea Belle, from Mauritius, bound to Lyttelton, thirty-five days out. The ship Himalaya, from London, is signalled at the Heads, about 110 days out, She brings no immigrants, Wellington, January 22. To-day is the anniversary of the province, and is observed as a general holiday. The weather is fine, and beautiful for the sailing races, but promises to be rather too rough for the rowing boats, The Government are considering the question of removing the powder magazine to a more isolated position than it is at present in. Both the Corporation and tfie Chamber of Commerce have been making representations to the Government to remove the magazine beyond the suburbs of the town. In the meantime all gunpowder will be removed only under charge of the Armed Constabulary. Port Chalmers, January 20. At Heads the ship Marlborough from Glasgow, with immigrants, all well. The Albion Company’s ship Timaru sails this afternoon with a cargo of wool, tallow, and gold, valued at £154,010- She takes twenty-seven passengers, including Detective Dalton, and Wood, the defaulting secretary of the Oolney Hatch Gas Co. Port Chalmers, January 22. Arrived—The ship Marlborough, eightyfour days’ out from Glasgow, with 269 immigrants, 15 cabin passengers, and 1200 tons cargo. All well on board. Three deaths (infants) occurred during the voyage. The Taupo and Ringarooma, from Lyttelton. Sailed—Jan 21, Wellington, for Lyttelton.