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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1190, 22 May 1872, Page 2

Last night we received additional Australian n6ws, bringing the dates to the 15th instant. The message was dated from Wellington, but came to Auckland by the s.s. Hero from Sydney. I It is announced by the Masonic Ball Committee that no applications for tickets will be received later than 4 p.m. to-day. The punt at Langdon'a Ferry was suagged during the flood last week. The traffic is stopped in that direction, and travellers down country have to cross at the Arnold Ferry and again at the Coal Mine. A quarter-cask of colonial wine, in a brandy cask, branded 86 in diamond, J. H., ha? been washed ashore on the SeventeenMile Beach. A rumor having been spread that it formed portion of the cargo of the missing brig Magnet, enquiiies were instituted by the Collector of Customs, who has come to the conclusion that it must have been part of the goods washed away from Greymouth and the Giey Valley during the great flood. As a small acknowledgement of the great assistance rendered them during the last fortnight by the Greymouth amateurs, the Stephenson-Burford troupe intend giving a complimentary benefit to-night to the Garrick Club. The pieces selected for the occasion are "The Ticket of Leave Man" and "The Loan of a Lover," in both of which the .members of the Club appear to much advantage. The funeral of the late wife of Mr J. W. Ross, foot of Nelson Creek, took place on Sunday, the 19th instant. The remains, owing to the impassable condition of the track, bad to be conveyed to the cemetery at the Twelve-Mile Landing by water, and they were buried there at twelve o'clock. The funeral was attended by a large gathering of the friends and acquaintances of Mr Ross and his wife from Nelson Creek, Red j Jack's, No Town, and the surrounding districts. The encroachment? of the sea at Westport have gone on steadily for the past few months, and on Monday night it was found that the whole of the ground remaining at ] rear of the Empire Hotel, owned by Messrs Tonka and Hughes, had gone, and that the building was in imminent danger. It was at once resolved to move, and the whole of the furniture was saved, but in order to prevent the buiHing from being carried to sea, a gang of men were yesterday employed in pulling it down. Meantime, Messrs Tonks and Hughes have opened business temporarily in the Prince of Wales Hotel, opposite the Court House. The Masonic Hall is undermiued, and corner house adjoining the Empire ifotel has been washed away.

Suisted Brothers, butchers; J. Williams, chemist ; John Corr, merchant ; Union Bank; Fernandez, cordial manufacturer, and others, were clearing. -yesterdb-y. The Union Bank has opened temporarily at the Clarendon Hotel. Part of the machinery of the Wealth of Nations claim, which was overturned in the river from the wharf, has been recovered. Two stamper boxes belongingto the Band of Hope Company, and two qentr'e wheels belonging to the Wealth of Nations Company, | are under water, yet. , ... .-,,.. — The following are the particulars of the boat accident at the Twelve-Mile on Saturday, the ISth instant. The towing horses were crossing a ford just opposite Pothan's farm, when one of them becoming restive, reared on its hind legs and fell over, dragging the other horse and driver down with it. 1 The river bed in the locality in which hhe J accident occurred is very loose, almost of the nature of quicksand. The horses in struggling soon worked themselves into deep water, and were drowned. The rider had a narrow escape ; he was washed away, but he managed to secure a hold of the steering-, oar, and stuck to it until he was saved. The boat and horses, a pair of fine animals, were the property of Mr Thomas Olsen. In the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day there were no police cases. There were several civil suits, but none of public interest with one exception. This was a summons by a baker in the town for bread supplied. The bill of particulars showed that the loaves were sold as loaves, without refer-, ence to weight, as insisted on in the Bakers' and Millers' Act. The defendant did not appear, and the Magistrate said that it was fortunate for the plaintiff that he did not do so, otherwise he (the plaintiff) might have been informed against. The baker in question, though one of those recently summoned, protested ignorance of the Acb, to \vhich the Magistrate lent a very deaf ear, but eventually a verdict was given for the amount, i claimed. The other cases were in the highest degree unimportant. Mr C, S. Mackie, ; theof Lavington station,, Rakaia, says on the I3tli May, as he was mustering sheep on the back part of the run, he came across the skeleton of a man. The skeleton was lying on its back, and there were Wellington boots on the feet, but be- ;, ond that there was not a vestige of clothing to be seen. The place where it was found is distant about seven or eight miles from the Eakaia. I The. Timar 1 '- Herald gives the following as the approximate loss of property and actual liabilities of the various insurance companies by the late fire : — Wallis, furniture warehouse, damaged by fire and water; no loss of property ; insured in the New Zealand Company for LSO. Square and Compass, Robert Taylor proprietor — total loss ; insured in the New Zealand Company for L2OO on. building; in the London and Lancashire, L2OO ou stock-in-trade; proprietor also loses small amount in addition. Old butchers' shop, used as store-room by Messrs Owens and Morrison — total loss ; insured ia New Zealand Company for LSO. Ship Hotel — total loss ; insured in New Zealand Company for L 45 0; other losses to building over insurance, L2OO. Gazette office (T. \Y. Fyfe, landlord)— building, total loss ; building insured in London and Lancashire for L 25 0; printing plant, &c, in London, Liverpool and Globe for Ll5O, but little actual loss; loss on building over insurance, LIOO. Price and Hartmann, photographers, occupying premises over Gazette office— uninsured ; great part of property saved ; loss to proprietors between L4O and LSO. Hutton's grocery store (T. W, Fyfe, landlord) —total loss ; building insured in Victoria Company for L 10 0; stock-in-trrde uninsured, but the greatest portion saved*; loss uu building over insurance, LI OO. Sheen sail maker— total loss bf-building ; property, stock-in-trade, &c, saved ; building uninsured ; loss, L 14 0; landlord, Mr George Healey. Cockroft, watchmaker (George Healey, landlord)— total loss of building ; both it and property uninsured ; everything saved ; loss of building, LIGO. We have of late had occasion more than once (says a late Otagd Daily Times) to mention the exportation of sheep from th's Province to the United States of America. This week, twenty Leicester rams have arrived in town, en route per mail steamer to San Francisco, thence to Oregon — and perhaps a better or purer lot have never left the Colony. They were selected from the New Zealand Land Company's stock on the Clydevale Station, by Mr Cameron, who has fcbeen manager on that station for the past four years, but who has now left and goes to America, where he intends to commencs sheep-breeding. Mr Cameron carried off a silver cup aud three medals at the last show of the Tokoraairiro Agricultural and Pastoral Societies; aud the whole of the prizes for Leicester sheep ab the previous Clutha Show. While all will wish, him success in his new home,! it is to be regretted that men of his experience could not be retained amongst us.