LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1444, 2 October 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] [beuteb's telegrams to THE PBESB AGENCY.] AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, October 1. Arrived—Menmuir at Cooktown with the Torres Straits mail. 8 .The revenue from land sales for September quarter was £1,074,575, being a decrease on the previous year of £221,999. Brisbane, October 1. The result of the Derby was—Whisker, 1; Sir Andrew, 2 ; Napper Tandy, 3. The race was won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 2min. 49secs. An open boat with two escaped convicts arrived to-day from Noumea. Four convicts left on 4th September. One died on the passage, one was bushed on Whitsunday Island, and two arrived. Lieutenant Connor left at noon in search of the missing Frenchmata, accompanied by the police. [Per Rotorua, via Auckland.] Sydney, September 25.' The Wesleyans held a meeting to consider the report of the Rev. Mr Brown's reprisals on the natives for the massacres at New Britain. A resolution was carried expressing sympathy with his difficult position, but regretting that no other course was open to him to secure safety for himself and party. The Roman Catholics of Sydney are using great exertions to erect the Cathedral. It is considered that it will be sufficiently advanced for use by the expenditure of £15,000. The reason assigned by the Marine Board for suspending the certificate of the captain of the City of Newcastle was that, although all precautions had been taken, he should not have gone into the cabin when so near port. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. [ran fbess agency.] Wellington, October li The Suez mail per Tanjore left Galle three days before contract time, and is expected at the Sound on the 3rd inst. Q-BEYMOUTH, Ootober 1. Considerable excitement exists regarding an important discovery of ore at Langdon's, about nine miles from Greymouth. Several leases have been applied for. The discovery was made some months ago, but its value hot known till Dr. Hector's analysis of the ore was received, which is as follows :—" July 19th—The ore received per Captain Palmer is antimony sulphate with 84ozs of gold, and 36ozs of silver per ton. Send larger sample for verification, as it is a very valuable ore if it maintain this quality. Worth say £350 per ton." " August 12th—The last sample of antimony ore has 81ozs of gold per ton, which is chiefly in the quartz. Part of the second sample is quite equal to the first.—J. Heotob." Hokitika, October 1. The Christchurch coach has just arrived after an eight days' journey. The driver : reports all the rivers heavily flooded. The coach upset in one river. Three horses were drowned, and the passengers had a narrow escape. The Chief Justice, Judge's Associate, and other passengers are still at the Cass, and will not reach here before to-morrow night. Some of the passengers' luggage was lost, but the mails arrived safe. Balolt/tha, October 1. The flood is subsiding, but very slowly. Everybody here is safe now. Over a hundred people are in the Crown Hotel, which is almost the only place on Balclutha Flat inhabitable. The floors of the National and New South Wales Banks, Offices of the New Zealand Loan Agency, and Christie, commission agent, are dry. Many lives were saved by the really gallant exertions of the rescuers. A man and his wife in a house floated down the river sand over part of the island for a distance of nearly seven miles. Everybody is doing the utmost to render assistance to those in distress. The settlers on the ridges are very hospitable, and deserve special mention' for their many kindnesses. On the island at Inchclutha, so far as is known, everybody has been saved, and a good quantity of cattle: got on to the high land. The damage done is incalculable. Kaitangata and Sterling suffered severely. The water was over a foot in the telegraph office here, but the telegraphist stuck to his post throughout, although at one time it was apparently untenable. The weather is now fine. The high wind is keeping the river up, but the worst is believed to be over. The Molyneaux has been flooded for over six days. Dunedin, October 1. The Mayor and Councillor Walter go to Wellington to-morrow re water supply scheme. Accountß for £46,413, including payment of £43,000 to Mr Proudfoot, were passed by the Harbor Board to-day. Of the amount paid to Proudfoot £26,000 is for plant, £SOOO for bonus on Rocky Wall contraot, and the remainder was for money due. The annual parade of horses took place today. Entries were numerous and the show was more than usually good, but it lost much of its attractiveness in consequence of the absence of Christchurch horses, which were prevented from being present by the railway interruption. The water has slightly subsided at Lovell's Flat, but the line from there to Balclutha is still under water. The Presbyterian Church trustees are said to be indignant at the action of the AttorneyGeneral in introducing the Bill re the appointment of Professors of the Otago University. They held a meeting this afternoon to consider the matter, but the result is not known. [fbom the coebespondents of the pbess] Auckland, October 1. The first case on the Kaipara railway line for compensation for land virtually taken by statute for railway purposes, came on to-day before Mr Justice Gillies and assessors, J. V. Dumoulin v. Minister of Public Works. Claim, £ISBO. The award was £4OO and £25 costs. Blakley, engineer of the North Shore Ferry steamer Devonport, is supposed to be drowned, having left the Flagstaff Hotel near midnight, as supposed to go on board the steamer. His hat was found floating in the river this morning. Burton's Australian circus arrived by the Rotorua from Sydney. The steeplechase horse Prophet was lost on the Rotorua's passage, owing to bad weather. Private letters received here from Sir Geo. Arnoy state that he is about to attend a commission at Stockholm for the purpose of considering the state and discipline of prisoners. The Pakurangi Hunt Club's meet takes place to-morrow. The railway authorities have reduced faros for the occasion, and merchants have decided to close places of busiAt the annual meeting of the Waika,tp. Steam Navigation Co., a dividend was declared of V2,\ per cent. Another steamer is to bo built i'or the trade. Timabc, October 1. Thirty-three births, eleven deaths, and nine marriages were regietored in Titnar,u last mouth. Dunedin, October 1. The Harbor Board have received intimation, tlint the Q-ovenyaout do not object to

the reclamation of three bays between Burke's and Pelichet Bay. About forty-six acres will thus be reclaimed, and along the outer edge of it is intended to carry the Port line, thus making a tolerably straight line from Burke's into town.

Fearful accounts of the damage done by the floods pour in from all sides. A visit to the Clutha enables me to say that the accounts published give no idea of the distress and loss occasioned. From Stirling down to the sea is an unbroken sheet of water, with here and there the tops of trees or houses just risible. Some remarkable escapes are -chronicled. A woman named Brogden, living in a house near the river bank refused to leave on Sunday, though earnestly entreated to do bo. Towards dusk signals of distress were hoisted, and a boat's crew of five had the greatest difficulty in rescuing her and family, and to do so had to wade in a strong current up to their waists. The family of Roberts, a runholder at Te Houka, was also rescued with considerable difficulty. When they left their house there was nearly five feet of water in the lower storey. Inch Clutha has suffered severely, while Kaitangata and Sterling are practically deserted, the inhabitants of these places being billetted on the residents on the high ground. In some houses there are as many as a hundred people. The waters this evening, show slight signs of subsidence. Pillans, a~ runholder, had a narrow escape this afternoon. He was washed off his horse at Stirling, held on to its tail, and was carried half a mile down the stream before rescued. Several houses in the township are known to be carried away. All communication with the interior is interrupted.