TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 837, 28 February 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

{Per Press Agency.) LATEST PEOM AUSTEALIA.

| BY SUBMABINE CABLE.J

SYDNEY, February 27.

Advices from Northern Queensland report a massacre by the bjacks of a portion of the crew of the schooner Douglas, and the wounding of the captain and r'eor others. Advices i>j the Torres Strait mail report the loss of the Isabella from Melbourne. The captain, his wife and family and twelve of ■ he crew were drowned. The steamer Park was lost between London and Hong JCong. The master, crew, and eighty Chinese were drowned, The nhip Oarvey Mills was destroyed by lire at Port Lloyal with Beven thousand bales of cotton.

(Per schooner St Kilda via Grey mouth.) M£;_£Ou:rxe, February 16. Commercial news is unimportant. A South Australian loan has been floated in London at £i>7 i)s (jd. A man named Norman and his son were killed by lightning at Wedderburn. The death is announced of th« onij son of Mr J'rapfe JJpnty.

A strip of country at Hamilton, fifty miles by twenty-five, has been devastated by fire. A party of Russian mining engineers are inspecting the Victorian goldtields, but they are very reticent as to what they arc about. Messrs Stepenson have abandoned their suit against the Government on account of the impossibility of getting at the Customs authorities. INTE RPKOVINCIAL. Napier, February 28. There was a large meeting in the Wesleyan Church last n'ght to bid farewell to the Rev Mr Smalley, who goes to Christchurch. An illuminated address was presented to him. At a sale of thoroughbred horses, at Hastings, Ohupai was sold to John Karena for ,£7OO, and Tawera to the same buyer for £SOO. Valette, mare, was bought by James Lyons for £IOO. All three are from Donelly's stock. Wellington, February 28. Sailed - Star of the South, for Lyttelton, at 11 a.m. The Hinemoa, with the Governor and suite, arrived at nine this morning. Hokitika, February 27. The showers of this morning continued until about two o'clock, when they Rot mixed together into one big one, which has continued all the afternoon, effectually putting a stop to all shooting. There is <very appearance of its continuing, the glass falling. The 700 yards raag-3 of the Marksmen's match wai got through under groat diffia&ttie?; Chapman of Canterbury taking the range prizs with a score of 2i points. Hokitika, February 28. Rain continued to fall during the best part of last night, but the sun broke through about 8 this morning, and it is now tine, though the ground is very wet and sloppy. At 5.30 the Ritie Marksmen Match was resumed, and A. Sutton took 800 yards range prize with a fine score of 24. The winners of Match Prizes are—Chapman, Canterbury, 38 ; A. Sutton, Marlborough, 36; Turner, Wellington, 36 ; Richardson, Dunedin, 35 ; Acheson, Riverton, 34. The Carbine Marksmen's Match is now going on. Dunedin, February 27. The Hawea came to Dunedin to day for the first time, and was berthed at the Rattray street jetty. Dunedin, February 2S. The subscriptions obtained in Dunedin for the testimonial to Captain John McLean have already reached a respectable sum. The City Council has decided to adopt parts 12 and 13 of the Municipal Act, 1876 Mr Pearson has issued a summons against the Corporation of Dunedin as being the Local Board of Health for the city. He sues defendants, that they on 22nd January, 1577, contracted with him to tend and nurse his children for a reward, yet so negligently and improperly kept tended and nursed his children that he suffered great loss and damage therefrom. He claims £2O damages. The match committee met last evening to select the Otago Eighteen to play against the English Eleven, and selected the followingrepresentatives, viz , Messrs Allen, Austin, Collinson, Clarke, Cargill, Dickson, Fulton, Lathbury, Morrison, Millington, Mearos, Nichols, Paramor, Rose, Rhodes, Spring, and Sutcliffe. The eighteenth man will either be Everest, from Palmerston, or McDonnell, and the committee will finally decide which of them is to play after seeing the former in practice. Riverton, February 2S.

The s.s. Express, while lying alongside Frew's timber jefcty, at the south side <>f the river, parted her bow lino at eleven a'elock last night, and swung round with her stern on the rocks. It is supposed she made a hole in some of her plates, as she immediately commenced to make water. The pumps were at once set going, but, although they have been working hard ever since, she has not been lightened any, but appears to be settling down. It is hoped that, as the tide makes, they will be able to drag her over to the other side of the river and beach her.