LATEST TELEGRAMS

Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1827, 13 June 1874, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS

[ANGLO- AUSTRALIA'S!^/ gRESS TELEGRAPH AGENOJi] \ \ ■. Auckland.; June 12; The City of Adelaide is due at Auckland on the 20th, with the mails ex Mikado, which proceeds, to .Sydney to: dock, in consequence of grounding at Honolulu. The City goes south, and returns on the sth July, arid proceeds to Sydney on the ' Bth. ! ..The Macgregjor arrived from * Sydney on the • 4th, ,jand leaves on the 6th for Kandavau • with mails and passengers, ex City, and returns with mails, ex : Cyphrenes, about the 18th, goes south, and then goes through to San Francisco. ■ ' ' j . A diabolical attempt to burn* down j a fine block of brick. buildings, called Hobson's buildings, Shortlaho street, was discovered ; la8t ; night. A man was observed ] to strike a match and. light something under the doorway of brie of the houses, and , run .away immediately ; afterwards. On examination a quantity of paper and kerosene was found in a blaze, which was quickly extinguished. The culprit, whose < name is unknown, is supposed to have had some connection with the late fires. , Bucklarid reports fat cattle 2ts. 6d^to 32sper lOOib ; fat sheep, 33s 4d per 1001 b. Store sheep offered freely ; dairy cows, L 9 to Ll2 los. - ■ '•!> v'u ' ■■■■','- DoNEDlN,;Junel2. The origin of the fire is still undiscovered. The following isa'correcV list of insurance :—- Reid, LSOO in the Norwich Union ;LIOOO, r South British jEoOO, New Zealand; LSO, Standard. Brown's buildings, LSOO in the South British. W. H. Cutten and Oapt. Bjivd left yesterday for. the north as a deputation from 'he new Colonial Bank tocoroperate with the various local committees, formed over the Colony. Flour, Ll2 to Ll2 10a ; oatmeal, L 23 ; pearl barley, L 25 ; pollard, L 6 ; chatf, L 4 ]0s ; hay, L 5 ; potatoes, L 4; carrots, L 2 103 ; turnips, none ; wheat, 43 6d to 5s ; barley, 4s 6d>to 5s ; oats, 4s to 4s 2d; -butter, Is 2d to Is 3d ; cheese r 6d. ' Wellington, June 12. Extremely thick, rough weather has ire vailed for the last two days. , ...... She steamer Aiuicn left Lyttelton on Wednesday, and only arrived here- this morning. .; •;•■;• ' :.