YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 902, 16 May 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

INTERPEOYINCIAL,

[Per Press Agency.]

Hurricane at the Friendly Islands. Additional Particulars. Auckland, May 15.

The May Queen, supposed to have been lost at Tonga, was insured in the New Zealand office on an open policy of £2OOO, in the National for £OOO, also for £IOO in the New Zealand on specie. A quarter of the latter is re-insured in the Standard, and a quarter in an Australian oflicc. During the hurricanes at Tonga between 600 and 700 houses were blown down, and there was general ruin all over the island. The ketch Pearl left Tonga for Goa to load sheep, but determined to run back. Both she and the May Queen were seen before the passage became impassible. The May Queen was unable to enter, and was last seen on the lee of the island on her beam ends. The schooner Favorite lost throe sails. The Pearl, Prince of Wales, William, and Caroline were all blown high and dry. The German war ship Augusta audit.M.A Sappho were at Apia. Wkliungtov, May 15. The Telegraph Department has to-day received intimation that the Sydney Government will co-operate with the Cable Company and the New Zealand Government in opening the office at 1,30 a.m., New Zealand time, for the distribution of English telegrams. The arrangement will come into operation when the Department has the necessary signal hells supplied to the stations to bo opened, say in about a week. {From correspondents of the Press,') The Akaroa Perjury Case. Akai'lOA, May 15. Mrs Adams and Margaret Henderson were brought up on remand this morning, charged with perjury. A number of witnesses were heard, and the Court adjourned at 4 p.m. till

ton o’clock to-morrow. Tlio Court was thronged throughout the day, and the case is exciting great interest, Mr J. S. Williams de--I'ondcd the accused.

Floods in South, Canterbury.

Fatal Accident. Ttmaru, May 15

The heavy rainfall in this district during Sunday and Monday swelled all the streams considerably ; snow, to a great thickness, falling on the hills. The rainfall was inconveniently heavy in all parts of the district, but no damage, worth speaking of, was occasioned anywhere, except near Waimate. Three or four lengths of the Great Southern railway, between the Waimate Junction and Studholme’s siding were washed away, thirteen sleepers being removed in one place, although the bank at this spot is high, ft was expected that by this evening the damage would be sufficiently repaired to allow a light engine to travel over it, and that the lino will be thoroughly restored by tomorrow. Hot much interruption to traffic has occurred, as the trains from Oamaru and Timaru have been meeting at the damaged spot. Through the flooded state of the Waimate Creek a man named Richard Wren, while attempting to cross with a horse and dray, was drowned. In consequence of the flooded state of the country the Waimate Steeplechase has been postponed till June 6th, and the meet of the Canterbury Hunt Club from Thursday next to the following Saturday ; the meet at Timaru, which was fixed for the latter day, to take place on the former one. The weather is now fine, and the vessels which left the roadstead on Saturday night, by reason of the disturbed state of the sea, are returning, some having already eome to an anchorage.

Wellington Wharf Tenders

Wellington, May 15,

The wharf tenders arc still unsettled. The Council sat two hours this afternoon and adjourned without coming to any deeision. T 1 icy had been waiting for an Auckland tender, which on arrival proved higher than the others. In the interval the two lower tenderers for separate contracts, Coffey and Good fellow, wrote a letter offering to combine and do the work together for the amount of their joint tenders, which, thus combined, would be To l l lower than that of McKirdy, the lowest aggregate tenderer for the two "contracts. As the Council had resolved previously that separate tenders should not be accepted unless a saving of £IOOO on the lowest aggregate tender was thereby effected, the Mayor ruled that the combined tender of Coffey and Goodfellow could not be entertained unless the previous resolution was rescinded, which would involve notice being given at another meeting of the Council to move at next meeting that the resolution be rescinded. The Mayor also held that Goodfellow’s tender was informal, not being accompanied by a marked cheque. He also maintained that if these two tenderers were allowed to modify their tenders, and to send in what was practically a new tender from a new firm, then other tenderers in other parts of New Zealand ought to have the same privilege. A long and acrimonious discussion ensued, resulting in adjournment. A special meeting of the Council is called for Monday next. Dunedin, May 15. At Milton, John Ah Goon has been committed for. trial for biting off the lip of a billiard marker, named McDowell, with whom lie had quarrelled over a game. The traffic on the Maercwhcnua and Waireka railways lias been stopped through Hoods.

The following arc the insurances on the barque William Gifford: — On the vessel, £2OOO, equally divided between the National, Standard, New Zealand, and South British ; on the cargo, New Zealand £730, National £I.OO, South British £SOO. The cargo on board consisted of grain and flour, valued at about £2500.

The Otago railways last month earned £12,778, the central division being credited with £9268.

An extensive sheep-stealing case will occupy the attention of the City Court tomorrow.