YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 984, 21 August 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE. PElt PItESS AGENCST.] AUSTRALIAN. Samoan News. Sydney, August -J,o. Arrived — \\ akatipu. Samoan news states that there was a fight between the parties contending For the supremacy on the 12Lh, the Government party being victorious, a number of their opponents being killed. The foreign residents favor annexation to England. INTERPROVINCIAL. Wreck at Raglan. Mining Excitement at the Thames. Football Match at Nelson. Auckland, August 20. The schooner Echo was wrecked at Raglan Head.!!. The mate, gamed. 3uamond.s, w$ &

VOUI1 ,r man named Jackson were drowned. The steering gear gave way when the vessel was on the bar and she broached to. Hene Te One, a Maori chief, represented a large interest; Messi-3. Wayte and Ellis, of Auckland, arc also interested. The vessel is uninsured. Mr Waller, of the Manukau Mills, has a-Treed to supply Messrs. Guthrie and Larnach's factory with .., million feet of timber. Alijurnian shares ran up to £1.3 to-day, but declined again to £O. Grahamstown, August 20. There was a great panic to-day on 'Change over the Alburnia shares. They had gone up on Saturday to £lO. Another rise took place this morning, and they went up to £l4. Shortly after a panic occurred, and the shares came down with a run to £B. There has been a slight recovery since, and shares are now easy at £lO. The cause of the panic is said to be that the breaking down of specimens disclosed less gold than was expected. 3501 b. of specimens have been taken out. The excitement was very great while it lusted. Wanganui, August 20. A meeting of the male members of the Catholic congregation was held yesterday. Eesolutions were passed condemning the religious clauses of the Education Bill, and instructing the chairman to forward a copy of the resolutions to Bishop Redwood for presentation to Parliament. Messrs Russell and Brissenden are said to be endeavoring to purchase the Otamakapuka block of one hundred and forty-five thousand acres, and it is reported that certain land speculators are actively at work to secure all the native land possible before the passing of restrictive legislation. Nelson, August 20. The Dunedin v Nelson Football match was played this morning. Nelson had no show whatever, partly owing to four best men being unable to" play. They played pluckily and well, but were completely overmatched and overweighted. The score was as follows : Dunedin, 6 goals, 5 tries ; Nelson, 0. Dunedin, August 20. Goods in Class A. B. C. and D. are to be carried on the Port Chalmers line at D. rates, instructions to this effect having been received to-day. The rates are now lower than they ever were. (l-ROAI A CORRESPONDENT OV THE PBESS.) Dunedin, August 20. The only witness in the case against Wylie for keeping a still is William Dodson, who lias been in his employ. He said the still had been in the bush for seven months, but never any spirits were distilled with it. They quarrelled last week, and he gave information to the police. The fire at Weir and Sampson's originated in the cellar. The brigade having cut a hole through the lloor to get at it, the smoke was stilling, but the firemen worked energetically, and in a quarter of an hour the fire was extinguished. The damnge was but slight, the property destroyed apparently consisting of a few crates of crockery, and £IOO will probably cover the loss. A quantity of tins of kerosene were stored in the cellar, but the fire fortunately did not reach them. The brigade worked with such care that although they were all over the shop, not an article was injured by breakage. There is at present no accounting for the fire breaking out, the premises having been locked up at half-past ten on Saturday night, when everything appeared safe. The Associated Insurance Companies sent the brigade a complimentary letter on the way their operations were conducted. The remains of the late Captain Griffiths was interred in the Northern Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. The cortege numbered between fifty and sixty persons, of whom Captain Lloyd and Mr Stohr, intimate friends of the deceased, were the chief mourners. James Mills (managing director of the Union Company), David Mills, Captain Jones (of the Samson, the only one of the company's vessels in port), and a number of office employes of the company, were amongst the procession, as also the harbour master. All the vessels in port carried their colours halfmast high during the day.