TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1044, 30 October 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

INTERPROYINCIAL. [PEE PEESS AGENCY.] Fire at Greymouth. Auckland, October 30. Rayne's store, Wairoa, has been burned down, and its contents totally destroyed. The inmates barely escaped in their night dresses. The insurances are—Stock, £400; building, £l5O in the South British. The Indian Famine Relief Committee have arranged a fete to be held in the Government House Grounds. The Ryno, which arrived from Swarrow Island, reports that on the 24th, the mail steamer City of New York was sighted steering north. After sighting her, she appeared to change her course and stand straight for the Ryno. The captain took the wheel, and all hands shouted to the steamer to keep clear, and|blue light was burned. |The steamer on seeing the blue light put her helm hard down, braced her yards, and crossed the Ryno's bow, at a distance of aboutfifty yards, a voice from the steamer calling out " Put out that light." The Ryno was burning both lights. The opinion of those on board was that had the blue lights not been burned the Ryno would have been cut down. GEAHAMSTOWN, October 30. The Indian Famine Relief Committee report over ,L'l7o collected, and more to come in. Arrangements are being made for a fete, and recital in St. George a Church. It. is estimated that f'.'J.~>o will he raised altogether. 0 kiivmoi in, October 30. Last, night the Dispatch Foundry took lire near the boiler, and the tire speedily communicated with the fitting room, machine room, and pattern shop, which were all destroyed. The Eire Brigade were promptly on the spot, and saved all the other buildings. The damage has not been estimated. The property is insured for £3OOO, distributed amongst several offices. Dunedin, October 30. Mr R. H. Leary, late Mayor, ie being ve« cuieitiajjeti to etaud again,

Tickets to the value of £6OO have already been disposed of for the Opera season. A long discussion took place in the City Council yesterday afternoon on the subject of extended water supply for Dunedin. It resulted in an adjournment.