VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1241, 22 July 1872, Page 2

VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

[NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, July 20. The Nebraska arrived at one o'clock today, and anchored at the Heads. The health officer boarded her and reported no sickness. He again visited the ship by order of the Board of Health, and superintended the fumigation of the mails and luggage. The vessel was not released till 7.30 p.m. The captain reports there was no sickness on up or down passage. The Nebraska left Honolulu on the night of July 30. We have telegrams from San Francisco of dates June 20, and English and American telegrams to the 19th. Passengers— For Auckland, 7 ; Mcl- j bourne, 8 ; Lyttelton, M. Raphael, J. S. ) WhiteiuPprt Chalmers. S. K. Huff, O. K. Abraham, T. R. Chapman. GENERAL ENGLISH SUMMARY. In tho House of Commons on June 14th, Mr Gladstone stated that the United States had declined to join the British Government in an application for an adjournment of the Geneva Board, as it had received nothing officially relating to the San Juan boundary-line now before the Emperor of Germany for arbitration. The arbitrators met at Genevaall were present. It is thought in official circles that the Geneva Board may possibly render the decision in relation to the indirect claims substantially satisfactory to both parties, which may obviate the necessity of an adjournment. The summary of the British argument was filed underiprotest, reserving the right of England to withdraw from the arbitration about negotiating with the American Government relative to the indirect claims, owing to the delay by America. The arbitration is strongly inclined to grant England's request for adjournment.

A Bagdad despatch says the Royal Mail steamer Cashmere was attacked at Bassvoren by pirates, who killed and wounded several persons, and took 34,000 rupees. The Rev. Norman M'Leod died on the 16th June. Mr Stanley's report of Dr Livingstone is that he had traversed the north end of Lake Langamukaka on the way from Morlyama to Ujiji, where, obtaining stores, he returned to Uriyandemenae. He refuses to leave the country, as he intends to explore the underground path between Lakes Uriyandemenae and Nyassai. The famine in Persia is reported as worse than ever. Earl Dufferin, Governor-General of Canada, has sailed. A fire in Warrington, Lancashire, destroyed many cotton mills, and has thrown a large number of operatives out of employment. The American Atlanta crew was badly beaten in the international boat race on the Thames, the English crew winning with all ease by 20 lengths. The builders in London are locked out. Twenty thousand journeymen are out of employments