LATER AUSTRALIAN AND FIJI NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1882, 18 August 1874, Page 2

LATER AUSTRALIAN AND FIJI NEWS.

«a»_ — _ [ ANGLO- AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH _ ;.,,..- AGENCY.] tr' Wellington, Aug. 17. The following are special Sydney telegrams sent to Wellington only :— Sydney, Aug 11. Serious complications have arisen respecting the Californian mail service, Mr Hall having left for America per Mikado The Tartar is ordered hence to China on arrival. The Cyphrenes's owners have sent instructions here for her commander. The A. S. N. Company, will not charter a steamer for a single trip unless they have the balance of the temporary contract. Under these circumstances Government will be compelled to take matter into their own hands, and intend to carry on the line despite of present prospects. Madame Goddard is playing at Bathurst, and proceeds thence to Dunedin, via Melbourne. The ship Rooparelle, from Auckland for Newcastle, was seeu eff the coast dismasted. A steamer has been sent from Newcastle in search. . _ Auckland, Aug. 6. The following is Fiji news brought by the Cyphrenes : — ; ■■■■■'■ '■ - The Dido returned tc Fiji from Wallas Island, and reports the vessel ashore there, ia the French war ship L. P. Hermit, 1200 tons, with a compliment of 150. She went ashore on the reef while under steam. The crew, except two, who were drowned, landed safely. A German barque from San Francisco was secured to take the .crew -to New Caledonia. The captain demanded 200,000 f, but ultimately, agreed to leave the price to the owner of the vessel. H.M.S. Challenger proceeds to Kandavau with Consul Layard to- survey the harbor; She then goes to other parts of the Fiji Group. Mr Rees has been employed as counsel on b,ehalf of the captain and crew of the; 3teamer Lady Bo won, to, sue for the apportionment of L 1650, being the Miitiades's salvage award, which Mr Casey, the owner of die steamer, determined to appropriate wholly to himself. \