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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 878, 28 November 1870, Page 3

November 21. The Governor accompanied by Captain Pitt, A.D.G., and Lieutenant Wood, left for the Kawau and Whangarei in H.M.S. Blanche to-day. The ship Excelsior left to-day for London, with a cargo of wool, flax, gum, and gold, valued at £47,000. The gold shipped by the Bank of New Zealand is valued at £26,350. The Native Lands Court has reserved judgment in the beach claim, Grahamstown. Advice from the East Coast reports Te Kooti at Waikaremoana, and that typhus lias carried off thirty young natives and is spreading rapidly. Several narrow escapes have occured at the Thames, from carbonic acid gas in the shafts.. Some men in the Imperial Crown narrowly escaped with their lives. . Mr Martin Sholi's report -. —The market shows a slight improvement. There are buyers at quotations for the following :—Shotovers, 10s to 10s 6d ; Young Americans, 8s ; Long Drives, £ll—last sale £ll 10s. Dauntless and Sink to Rise are inquired for at 3s 6d; All Nations offered at £3 ; Shotovers at lis; Caledonians, £l4 Is ; Bank of New Zealand shares are offered at £l4; New Zealand Insurance, £2O; Gas, £8 5. November 23, 12.30 p.m. The Blanche has just returned from Whangarei, having on board His Excellency the Governor. The Blanche also visited Kawau.

FIJI.

Advices from Fiji report the wreck of the Auckland schooner Albatross on her way from Samo to Levuka. The vessel struck on a reef surrounding Nukua Am banga Island—latitude, 16.20 S., long., 179.30 W. —approximate on the night of the 21st October. The Earl of Pembroke and the crew escaped in the boats, .and were picked up by the barque Duke of Edinburgh on the ninth day near Goat Island. The Albatross now lies with her port siile smashed, but otherwise she is uninjured. The mate and crew came up to Auckland iu the schooner Kauri, but the Earl, Capt. Braund, aud the doctor and steward will wait for the steamer Auckland. There is to be a constitution for Bau, with Thakambau as King. The constitution, which provides for a peaceful succession, protection, and security for titles will be brought before a public meeting in December. Maafu, in company with Tui Cakau, is endeavoring to coerce Katova, of Vamia Levu. Capt. Courthoys, of the Midnight, has been drowned.

In the list of officers who went down in the unfortunate ironclad Captain, appears the name of midshipman Lord Arthur Herbert. The deceased officer was a brother of the Earl of Pembroke.

• O 0 L.—The Undersigned are / Cask Purchasers of Wool and other Produce,, or will advance on consignments to their London agents. WATT BROTHERS. FOR SALE, SADDLE, PACK, and HARNESS I HORSES.—AppIy to A PETERS. November 26, 1870. 480 NOTICE. H II A II L E S DAYS, J SHIPWRIGHT, BOAT BUILDER, &c, &c., Port Ahuriei, • Is now prepared to BUILD BOATS #s follows :- -Under 20 feet, at £1 per foot; from 20 to 25 feet, 225. Gd, per foot; and from 25 to 30 feet, 255. per foot. August 25, 1870, 35 r . T. S.KEMP ARTIST AND DECORATOR, (Opposite the Chief Post Office,) SII4KESPEAM.RO4D.