NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2615, 24 August 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, August 24. An important meeting is going on at Kokorauui Mauogatautari, Tawbiao and a large number of influential chiefs are present. The object is to discuss the desirableness of putting certain large blocks of lands through the Land Courts, and also of turning all halfcastes out of the King country in consequence of the action taken by Barlow in the capture of Winiata. WBSTPOBT, August 24. The Union Company’s s.a. Beautiful Star stranded on the North Spit when leaving port at four o’clock this morning. The weather was stormy with a heavy sea. Particular* of the accident are rot yet obtainable. The steamer will most likely be gob off et high tide. Steamers and sailing vessels of greater draught than the Beautiful Star went out during yesterday. Later.

The captain of the Beautiful S:ar signalled —“ Grounded on shoal at 5 a.m. : want immediate assistance ; have two anchors out astern 5 discharging cargo (coal); may be got off if prompt assistance is rendered the next tide ; not making water.” The Southern Cross will make an attempt to tow the steams t off this afternoon, if a sufficiently strong hawser can be found. No further communication than the above is stated as yet to have been held with the Star.

Tne Ada C. Owen ia still ashore, despite every effort to get her cff, a dead nesp tide being against the success o£ the work The vessel lies in staths between the main beach and the sea, and is not like'y to be floated before the spring tides. She is apparently uninjured. The men have been working ~t her fifty-six hours at a stretch, wi hout r.-st. She is insured in the North British, and owned in Auckland.