TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Inangahua Times, Volume III, Issue 75, 9 February 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

♦ — [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Nelson, February 8. Sad accounts continue to come from I the country districts of damages by recent flood. Housess and orchards were com- | pletely destroyed, and cattle, sheep, and { horses swept away. One small farmer j lost the whole of his little flock of 300 sheep. Motneka district wbs the greatest sufferer, but a great quantity of land was swept away at Waimea by the Waiete river, which has never been known so high before. The weather is still gloomy and threatening, but very little rain. Westfort, February 8. From Fotith Ward this morning the > river flooded, but no damage was done to the town. The now stone protective works are standing well so far as com. ploto. j Auckland, February 8. , During the passage of the Durham

C.-istle, on December 12, on watch turning ! out two men were Mi^m-, and r.u5;,.;,!.- 1 \ of broaching cargo. \ !, O y W as ' cut down the hold on! found a nwn's lint. I lie forehoM was then el.^ed. and gnard placed over if. Kap- 5 ? were heard lvlow, n, signal hatch was raised, and two men discovered with two bottles *f grog in each hand, five more at their feet, and n night light. One of the men actually handed two bottles to the mate, supposing it was his shipmate. The. men were placed in irons until arrival. Largo quantities of hay and straw (for the 2S fallow deer which hare been safely landed out of 32 hbipped) was within two yards of the broached brandy cases. There was enough gunpowder on board to blow the ship to pieces, and traces of melted grease close to it.