TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1496, 2 December 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

CABLE NEWS.

[SETTEE'S SPECIAL TELEGEAMB TO THE PEEBS AGENCY,] London, November 28. Consols, 05 s ; Bank rate, 5 per cent. > market rate, per cent. Wheat, Hour, and New Zealand five per cent, debentures are unchanged in price. Since tho opening of the wool sales 70,000 bales have been catalogued ; tho demand is slightly improved, and the market is firmer. [special to the pbkss agency.] London, November 30. The A freedis attacked a signalling party in Kyber Pass, which was blocked by convoys) but were stopped by heavy firing at Ali Musjid. There is only one tribe hostile. London, December 1. Diplomatic correspondence from Central Asia shows that Kauffman is in constant communication with the Ameer of Afghanistan. The Russian Government at first directing the troops marching from Cabool, but afterwards treated the matter as an independent act of Kauffman, declaring he is only on sick leave, and his motive one of simple courtesy to tho Ameer. Russia repeats her past assurances of having no intention of intervention in Afghanistan affairs. Forty leaders of the Socialists, including two members of the German Parliament, have from Berlin

SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE .

AUSTRALIA.

You Yangs Missing. Sydney, December 2, Great anxiety is felt about the You Yang’s non-arrival at Brisbane and Sydney. She has many passengers and is long overdue, and is still unreported on the coast. [heuteb’s special telegrams to the press AGENCY.]. Sydney, December 1. The seamen have refused to accept the final proposal of the Australian Steam Navigation Company.

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[from our own correspondents.]

Another Wreck near Wellington.

Loss of the Ship Southminster. All hands Saved. Wellington, December 2. The steamer Southern Cross arrived here last night, and reports sighting the ship Southminster, 1243 tons, Captain McFee, which, with twenty-three hands and the captain’s wife (a passenger), -went on shore inside a kelp reef between Flaxbourne and Cape Campbell, while on a voyage from Lyttelton to Wellington. A boat was immediately des patched on shore with Mr Lodder, manager of the Auckland Steam Packet Company, with, the mate, purser, and two hands to see if they could render any assistance. They found the vessel had four hob's in her bottom, and the water washing in and out with the rise and fall of the tide. At high water there was about seven feet of water in her hold, at low water about one foot. The captain and his wife had left for Kaikonra telegraph station that morning. The mate supplied the following particulars : —“ The ship went ashore on Friday morning early, on Shepperdess’sreef, while the vessel was heading N.E. by N., with light winds and thick foggy weather. She knocked her rudder out, and afterwards drifted inside a kelp bed, where she now lies with a rock through her bottom. She was huil t in Quebec two years ago, and is now owned by a London firm, her cargo being Yankee notions, McCormick's reapers and binders, and American organs from New York, in all between 400 and 500 tons. She was consigned to Messrs Wm. Bannatyne and Co., of Wellington. Tho mate is unable to give any particulars about insurance, although he believed both ship and cargo are partly insured. All the had landed with their effects by noon on Friday in the ship’s boats, but nothing had been done towards landing the rigging and cargo, in fact the sails were all loose and flying just as they were when she went ashore. It is considered hopeless to attempt to get her off but with the wind from N.W. as it is now, all the cargo and running gear ought to be saved, as the sea is quite smooth, and the vessel is close to the beach. With a S.E. wind she would quickly go to pieces and nearly evei’ything would be lost or seriously damaged. A portion of her cargo, consisting of organs, will be completely damaged, as the cases are floating about at high water in her hold The cr -w reported they were in want of nothing, having landed enough stores and made a tent of sails. They declined going to Wellington with the Southern Cross because of the captain’s absence, so the steamer proceeded on her course after a detention of about two hours. Tne Kiwi, which arrived here early this morning, reported having seen the wrecked vessel with sails flying loose, as described above. The Stella has gone to the scene of the wreck.

[per press agency.] Wellington, December 2. The United Insurance Company has .£SOO on the cargo of the Southminster, the National .£SOO. The South British has also a considerable risk on the cargo, hut decline to furnish any information. It is stated that Government has received information that the big guns for the defence of New Zealand were all shipped last month. The inhabitants of the Hutt Valley are taking steps to form a Board of Conservators, with the object of protecting their river banks. Auckland, December 2. It is stated that Mr Sheehan will resign his portfolio of Minister of Justice, owing to the many duties of the Native department An address of sympathy has been presented to Captain Malcolm. It boro tho signatures of 51 passengers, accompanied by a purse of fiftythree pounds.