YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1052, 10 November 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

INTEEPEO YIN OIAL. [per press agency.] Fire in Auckland. H.M.S. Sappho Ordered to Samoa. Volunteer Review at Dunedin. Auckland, November 9. A fire occurred last night in a two-storey building at the corner of the block in Abercrombie street. By the activity of the brigade and the force of water, it was extinguished, but the building was completely destroyed. There was no insurance on the premises, which were occupied by a laborer named Pridmore, whose son has been arrested on a charge of arson, but apparently there was no motive, the family losing everything, and barely escaping with their lives. H. S. Meyers has been arrested on another charge of fraud connected with his bankruptcy. His bail has been fixed at a larger amount. To-day was devoted to holiday-making. Five thousand people went by rail io Ellorslie, and other resorts were equally patronised. At the agricultural and pastoral show the entries numbered—Horses 112, sheep 82, swine 46, dairy produce 15, poultry 29, pigeon 15, sporting dogs 56, non-sporting dogs 72, local industries 228. Mr Firth has successfully placed 40,000 salmon in the Punui river, in the King country, the Chief Eewi assisting. Nelson, November 9. H.M.S. Sappho received telegraphic instructions from Commodore Hoskins last night, to be in readiness to proceed to Samoa with three mouths’ stores on receipt .of fuller orders by steamer from Australia. Dunedin, November 9. The volunteer review and sham fight which took place to-day passed off very satisfactorily. From about nine o’clock the space around Cargill’s monument, as well as the adjoining streets, presented quite a martial appearance, the various corps falling in under their respective officers as soon as they arrived at the place of rendezvous. The Invercargill men were the first to arrive, and their soldierly appearance was much admired. Their band, though not the largest, was one of the best ever heard in Dunedin. At eleven o’clock the order was given to march, and the different corps moved off to Forbury Park, in three battalions. Major Wales was acting colonel of the first battalion, Major Jones and Captain Marra, Acting-Colonel of the second and third battalions. The whole force, which numbered about 1000 men, was under the command of Major Stavely. The sham fight took place on the Ocean Beach sandhills, which were occupied by seven or eight thousand of the public, the FieldMarshal being unable to keep them off. The fight lasted two hours, and at its conclusion a review of the forces was held on Forbury Park, and also a competition in bayonet exercise. The proceedings terminated shortly before five o’clock. Invercargill, Nov. 9. Fifty thousand salmon ova from California have been received, with only 1 per cent, dead.