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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 563, 26 March 1868, Page 3

Circulars have been issued inviting the formation of a joint-stock company in Christchurch, in order to transfer a printing establishment (from; that city to Wellington, and there to carry on operations. The Eunvip. —This mysterious monster —the hete noir of Australian children has been seen in a largo, [and deep water hole in the vicinity of the Yass river, where he made himself known by devouring sheep dogs coming to the brink of the hole to quench their thirst. Insurance on the Wanganui Chronicle PevoTsr.s. —ln consequence* of two attempts having been made to bum down the Wanganui Chronicle ctSee, the agents of the company in which the building is insured have given notice to the owners, Messrs. Taylor and Watt, that the policy will not be renewed whilst the present tenants occupy the building. Gold in the Waibabapa.—A young man (says the Wellington Independent) who came down from the Wairarapa on Saturday in Cobb’s coach, states that he was one of a prospecting party which had recently visited the source of the Tauherenikau stream in the Rimutaka ranges. The color of gold was found both in the river bed and the terraces, and our informant considered tile indications to be of the most satisfactory kind. The late floods, however, prevented the prospecting being so thoroughly accomplished as could hare been desired.

TlliS OVtIILANIJ I\IAILS VIA SUEZ. Tee Melbourne public complain of the serious inconvenience which the z*6csg£ arrangements betv/een tbe Fugiish Government and the P. & 0. Company are likely to entail upon her Majesty’s lieges in these colonies. xm- viuu/j vi tiiuuk til3 uiiu uspsr viirss of the mails are naturally very satisfactory to India and China,, but have evidently been made without reference to the convenience of Australian and New Zealand colonists.