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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1425, 11 September 1872, Page 2

A correspondent w riting from. Christchurch, under date September 4, says: ; —Last Saturday a shipload of immi--grants arrived from Hamburg. They are all foreigners—some 290—cpmpris--ing Danes, Norwegians, and Germans,, not one of whom can speak English* which will tell greatly against them forsome time to come. Some of the patK sengers were engaged in the. late struggle between France and Prussia One of the passengers is reported: to havewalked from the Russian frontier lo» Hamburg, a distance of over 800: miles,, in order to join the ship to. come to. New Zealand. E[e had also, his wifeand five or six childien, with him on< the journey. They called at the different farm-rhouses on the road to, obtain food and shelter; and for many nights slept: in the open air, It will be a strange thing indeed if such indomitable-" courage as thai particular family P 0 ** ses*ed is not handsomely and deserved* ly rewarded in this part of the world. A Dlunedin telegram states that twa Chinese were Jost \a a snow-storm on Laniraerlaw, an,d u, m,ari named E,Qpl% at Ka^amu.

It is noticable (remarks the Evening Post) that one of the Ministry, Mr Gisborne, vacates his seat on the Treasury Benches and in Parliament together, finding shelter from the rude Imffettings of political gales, to which he has lately been subjected, in the calm haven of the Commissionership of Annuities, an office created by the Ministry of which he formed a member. The Canterbury Press reports that at a large native meeting held in the Kai apoi pa on Friday evening, Aug. 23, held in the Tutekawa or town hall, Poihipi te ao Rahui, brother of the deceased chief Pita te Hori, was nearly unanimously elected chief. He will very probably, be appointed a native assessor.

Two samples of New Zealand freestone, from Oamaru and Kakanui, have been sent to Yictoria, and, amongst others, are being subjected to analysis, as to their fitness for use in huilding the new vice-regal residence in Melbourne.

The following telegram, dated from Auckland, 7th Sept., appears in the Evening Post:—" Brogden's nav\ ies are nob yet employed. There is great dis content. Scenes of drunkenness and idleness are rife. The attention of the Government has been called to the demoralised condition of the men." The navvies referred to came oui. in the ship City of Auckland, which ariived at Auckland on the 3rd inst.