TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 834, 24 February 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

{Per Press Agency.) LATEST FROM AUSTRALIA. [By Submarine Cable.] Sydney, February 23. New Zealand oats firm ; sales 3s fid. Adelaide Hour, £ls to £l6 lOr. Holders of wheat ask 7s ; sales at 6s lid ; Californian h -td at Gs fid ; Launceston sold to arrive at fij td to 6s fid INT EK t’KOV JLMTCIAL. FATAL ACCiOEA f. Auckland, February 23, Fat cattle, 23s to 28» ; fat sheep, 2d ; Adelaide (lour, £18; .Dunedin, £l7; bran, 5i lOd ; pollard, (is lOd ; oatmeal, £ls; pearl barley, £22 ; oats, 2s 9d to 3s ; maize, 5); potatoes, £1 ; butter, is; cheese, fid ; hir.ia and bacon, in cloth, lOd. To Pvtni, the murcteirr of Morgan, was n.veght to towu last mgb- ,

Wellington, February 24. About one this morning the hulk Eli Whitney, with eight hundred tons coal aboard, sunk in the harbor in deep water about oil'; hundred yards from the wharf. The man in charge (Bavey) was aroused by Ins wife, a young woman only sixteen years old, hearing the rush of water in the hold. He got his wife and baby hurriedly on dock. There was no time to dress, and had just time to place them and himself on a large plank when the hulk disappeared. They drifted ou the plank to the baths at t,a« south end of the harbour, where the m in, •s.iich exhausted, dragged himself to a neighbouring house for assistance. His wife was bv.,.,d dead, but the baby is missing—no doubt drowned. A furious northerly gde ablowing at the time, and it w:n, i-re iffciy dark, Toe hulk carried no light A eport is current that the t-tcamcr Taupe, which left for Pictoo a little after midnight, V i ’, into the hulk. The steamer was seen very near it, and appeared to remain alongside for a few minutes Mid then steamed away. The hulk sunk about twenty minutes after the supposed collision. The hulk is not insured, and belongs to Captain Williams. KumabA, February 23. His Excellency and suite, accompanied by Hon Mr Bowen, and Hon Mr Bonar and Mr MoWhirter, chairman of the Westland t'c.mty Council, arrived at Kumara at neon, and wore met by the members of the Ar Aura Road Board, who presented an address of welcome. His Excellency then went ov-r a portion of the mines. On returning, tie vice-regal party was entertained at a public luncheon. The. Governor said Kumara wj: i the most wonderful goldfield he bad se-n, and he bad visited rmmners in Queen ek.r.d. He left for Grcymnutb at 2 p.m. On crossing the Torcmakau he wif received by tin Grey County chairman, Mr Guinness, •vho welcomed him to the district and presented an address. Hokitika, February 23. About 500 persons were present at the r ill-' firing yesterday, during the visit of the Governor. In the evening his Excellency and suite attended a citizen’s banquet, in the Town Hall. The Mayor presided. The Governor, in responding to the .toast of the evening, expressed his gratification at the signs of progress presented in the district. Mr Button, in proposing the toast of the Governor’s responsible advisers, said he was satisfied there was no part of New Zealand in which the people were more generally satkfied with the Ministry of the day than in Westland. Hon 0. C. Bowen, in responding said no doubt on the question of abolition a great part of the country was at the back of the Ministry, and this part of the country especially. In afterwards proposing prosperity to Westland, he referred to the recent discoveries or tin, antimony, silver, and lithographic stone. He su’d he should have liked much to have seen the County Council in full working order, so that be might have discus* d with them at this meeting the question of water races. After the banquet the Governor drove through the town, escorted by the Vo unleor baud and Fire Brigade, in torch-!ig-it procession, The day’s proceedings ended with an illumination, and a great dia-p'.i-.j n{ fireworks. The Governor is now on hi; vay to Greymoui.l-, ri'i Kumara, whore tii) re is to bo a lunch, presentation of addt. -.sea, and characteristic mb.era’ procession. 7.15 p.m.

■ 'he firing was resumed after dinner with th ■ short ranges of the sth carbine match, th winners being—McLean, 67 ; Hil), 66 ; Mvir, 63 ; Sykes, 63. The present positions of he probable winners of the carbine belt sr —McLean, 240; Hill, 242; Sykes, 226 ; Littlewood, 226 ; Cummins, 228 ; heaers, 217. Fifth rifle match, at 200 yards, was gone on with, winners—Anderson, 69 ; Richardson, 68 ; Harding, 68 ; Haig, 66 ; Ure Whare, 64 ; Melsop, 62 ; McLeod, 62 ; Chapman, 62. lire Whare (Thames) made a fine score of 26 at 600 yards, and took the range prize. The weather looks very threatening, rain is falling in the bibs. Hokitika, February 24. The highest aggregate scores for the rifle belt, including the sth match, are Richardso.i 267, Harding 258, Anderson 256, King (Oatnaru) 253, Hay 252, Acheaon 252, IV/nter 252, McLeod 250, Robinson 250, 1< efe 240, Willocks '247, Davies 246, Chapman 245, Campbell, A. C., 244, Her) in 241. Heavy rain fell during the night, and the rivers are flooded. A temporary footbridge over the Kavvhaka River was carried away, cutting off communication between the camp and the range. An attempt will probably ho made after dinner to get through the sixth Carbine match. The weather still looks threatening. Port Chalmers, February 24.

■} Sailed —Albion Company’s ship Dunedin, | with 40 passengers, 5721 bales wool, and 150 | casks tallow, value £115,920. ; (From our own Correspondent). j Dunedin, February 24. 1 The booths for the cricket match only j realised £44 10s. j POLICE. I The conference sitting in Wellington will | recommend the amalgamation (.of the police j and. armed constabulary. Tnc new force I will he divided into six divisions, four on ! police duty and the other two on constabulary duty in native distiicts. The superinj tendents will be Weldon (Otago), JSheari man (Canterbury), Aitchison (Wellington), j and Btdram (Auckland.) Inspector Thomsen, of Auckland, will be the superintendent j of the detective branch, and Colonel Mould will command the whole as Chief Commissioner.