LATEST TELEGRAMS

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1511, 7 June 1873, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS

[NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, June 6. At a public meeting held here it was resolved to give Governor Fergusson a public reception aud ball. A large and influential committee was appointed. The Court of Appeal confirmed the conviction of Ah Youck for selling spurious gold. The Rangitoto, subsidised by the Government to take the Suez mail, leaves here on Sunday morning. Dunedin, June 6. Flour, firm at Ll2 to Ll2 10s per ton ; wheat, firm at 5s ; oats, scrace, 4s to 4s 3d ; oatmeal, 22s per cwt ; barley; 6s to 7s 6d ; pearl barley. 335. The Journeymen Bakers' Association have resolved that after the 16th of June the wages shall be — for foremost hands 655, for second hands 55s per week ; hours from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. ; one hour overtime. Auckland, June 6. The Star of the South, under contract with the New Zealand and Fiji Governments, left for Fiji to-day to open up the service. She is expected to return about the 22nd. ; Fresh butter, Is 3d, salt, lOd ; flour, Ll6 ; southern wheat, 5s 6d ; no Adelaide wheat ; maize, 6d. There is no Waikato news to-day. LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS. Six 12-ton guvs, for the defence of Sydney Heads, have been landed safely. A consignment of Palliser shot and shell has also arrived. The Australian Mutual Provident Association have purchased LIOO,OOO of the New Zealand Loan at L9O 10s. Ahalf-caste, named Peckham, attempted to murder a woman near Dubbo. The ball broke a rib and turned, off. The ruffian managed to escape. A miner named Rhodda was killed in a drunken quarrel at Cow Flat. A desperate character was apprehended near Franklyn River, five miles from Stockyard Creek. He had committed several robberies both at Turton's and Stockyard. A policeman in plain clothe 3 went in pursuit, and overtook him on the track to Port Albert about dusk. The fellow presented a double-barrelled gun, whereupon the policeman drew his revolver and fired twice, without wounding him. The man then surrendered, and it turned out that the gun was not loaded. When brought before the magistrate for a remand, he gave the name of John Wilson. He is a young man, about 22, and a stranger here. The challenge of L2OO for the best hippodrome performance between Burton's and the American circus was decided in favor of, Burton. Mr John Ho well, superintendent of tiie ' Adelaide stockade, who was tried for illtreating prisoners, has been appointed governor of the Adelaide Gaol. Bread at Port Darwin is sold at 9d the 21b loaf, and other, articles of food are proportionately high. . At Sandhurst a very melancholy mining accident occurred at the Golden Fleece Company's mine. :Mr Patrick Hugo M'Hugh, of the Admiralty Survey, was visiting some of the mines, and was down the Golden Fleece Company's workings. At the shaft at the 300 ft level he made an attempt to into the cage, which had not, however, reached the level, and he fell to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 160 ft. He was picked up terribly mangled, and quite dead. The accident has cast a gloom over the city. The Queensland Parliament was opened by commission on the 28th ; of May. The speech asks the Legislature to pass a measure for the removal of doubts respecting the Governor's power to appoint acting- judges, and also to confirm the Intercolonial Conference proceedings, and. the arrangement entered into with New Zealand for laying a submarine cable. The steamer jjgmont was being fitted up to take soundings between Sydney and New Zealand for the cable. The revenue of the Colony was stated to be increasing. A Sydney telegaam says that the Earl of Kimberley's decision oh the postal question will expedite the Californian mail arrangements, and a temporary service is likely to be entered upon • between/ the close of the Galle contract and the opening of the new Californian service, to be undertaken with first-class vessels. The Corporation of Sydney is considering an offer of a London company to lay down Btreet tramways. ; Krohman's crushing from, 63 tons stone yielded 64000z gold. •' ; "A curious fraud," the Ballarat Con- ' rier states, "has been played at the expense of Messrs Wooten arid Fraser; who "-.

are about to commence business in the premises lately occupied by Mr Shannon. Two or three men have been round the farms immediately adjacent to Ballarat selling shoddy cloth, and representing themselves as the new firm. One of the inducements held out to buy was that if the purchasers brought the cloth to Messrs Wooten and Fraser's shop in Ballarat, it would be made up into clothing without charge. The swindle seems to have been successful, mas much as on Saturbay about a doxen country people brought their cloth to Mr Shannon to be converted into jackets, waistcoats, and trousers. Two of the victims were very wroth, and it would not have been good for the physical health of the perpetrators of the swindle had they been on the Sturt street flags on Saturday." The BroolijkM Gazette says : — " In the neighborhood north of Brookfield, Mr J. F. Kelly and his wife, Margaret J. Kelly, are respectable, and well-to-do people, living on a farm near Bear Branch. About seven years ago Mrs Kelly presented her husband a pair of twins, one of whom is still living, the other having died when about a year old. Four years ago the family were astonished by the arrival of triplets, all of whom are living and are fine healthy children. On Tuesday last Mrs Kelly again gave birth to twins, one of whom was, however, born dead. Thus have this prolific pair been blessed (?) with seven children at three births." New South Wales sent 10,000 handbooks by the last two mails for distribution throughout Great Britain and lireland, entitled "New! South Wales ; the Oldest and Richest of the Australian Colonies ;" with the view of obtaining emigrants ; and South Australia, is about to follow her example. ■"■■•• ' In a leading article on the Waikato difficulty, the Age says that "Mr M'Lean's vacillating policy has exploded." ; ■ A few days since a Duck Ponds farmer bought amongst some other stores, from a Geelong merchant, a quaniity of Mauritius sugar. On opening the first bag he found a massive gold ring, in which was set a rare gem. The jewel is stated to be of considerable value. . The Victorian Municipalities now insist upon cesspits being abolished and earthclosets, substituted. * The number of passengers who travelled on the Melbourne and flobson's Bay Dnited Railway Company on Easter Mon- , day was 54,971. Mr A. A. Adams, of Gineriai, showed at the Sydney Exhibition a cow remarkable for its size and fatness. It weighed when alive nearly a ton, its exact weight being 19J cwt., and it took first prize for best fat cow. When killed and ; dressed it weighed .13cwfc 191 b.. Mr Andreas bought the carcase for L2B, paying 4|d per lb for the meat, and L 3 for the offal. The cow was calved at Barraba. At the criminal sittings just concluded at Launceston, ''■ Tasmania, a brother and sister named Leatherland were . each convicted of .burglary. The girl was only fourteen years, of age, and both had been previously convicted. •; The boy was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, and the girl to two years'. . MARSDEN. ;..".' . (from our. own corrkspondent.) ''...'■ Jane 4. r It is very singular that tenders have not yet been called for widening the present horse track from Marsden to Maori Creek. This was one of the principal works that the County Council authorised to be done .at their last sitting, and as tenders have been called for other Works, yet this, so urgently required, seems to be intirely overlooked. Months since it was pointed out that the road required; repairing, "or converting into a dray, road. That private parties had been compelled to repair it at their own expenre, and at the 3am e time were being mulcted in toll fees. Common sense would point out thenecessity of keeping the main artery of so large and, important a district in a passable condition, particularly so when tolls are on it. Since the passing of the vote by the County Council it was natu-. rally expected that "the work would be" immediately undertaken, but from some unexplained cause it has' not yet been done, and from the fact of other tenders having been called and this one omitted, makes it appear suspicious that;it r may be one of : those measures that !m#y/ be allowed to lapse. If this should prove tp; be ;the'case, the County ; authorities will be .very much blamed, as they are fully aware from the petition..that.was,,presented to the Council fully setting forth the necessity of this horse track being turned into a dray road that it has long required ,tp.be done, and unless petitions and the passing of rates are to become: a; farce, this wdrk must be 'undertaken at at once. Last week it was mentioned that the Greymouth and Marsden mails could not be conveyed to Greenstone, and Hokitika, because ; the Greenstone, and Blackwater Creeks could not' be" crossed.' This happened twice last week, and the same has been repeated again this. week. Pleasant as it is to have a beautifl road ■that cannot be usad if the.re happens to be any rain ! Why these two creeks were not bridged, when the road was at first made is beyond the comprehension of most people. Thejr do hot ' appear ever ' to have changed their position, and as to the urgency of bridging them, people who cannot use a theodolite can see that they pannot be crossed, by. man or beast wheni there is s heavy rain. . How long, the', merchants of Greymouth and Hokitika i are going to be satisfied with the uncertainty of their, mailsbeing conveyed with: any regularity is a question that must be of some importance ; to them, but it is also, one that affects the general public in town arid district. The termination' of this state of affairs depends altogether on the time when these two creeks referred to are bridged, for it is absolutely absurd' to suppose for one moment that mails can be regularly' conveyed before that •is ' done,. „ ... •: . ; : •'•" There was a heavy flood in the New Ri^erduring the early part .of this week, it even submerged the . low. ground, jand did some little damage to the fencing be-' tweeeti here and the r .bridge. ; It is very satisfactory to see thatthis bridge haaresiste'd'the'force of the current so far,: but it should be borne in mind that unless it is kept clear of logs and. bush it cannot always be .expected to do the same. The Rev M'lntosh held the regular monthly service here last Sunday, being the first of *the month. There was a good, congregation present. . i

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