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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 13, 15 January 1874, Page 2

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5j r ! . « Wellington, January J 5 . An unpublished Australian telfgram says that the English eleven at Ballarat scored 4 70, W.G.Grace making 126, and his brother 112. Ttiti'Age calls W. Grace's innings a very splendid display of cricket, and such an exhib'.tion of batting power as waß never before seen in the colony. Auckland, January 14. The llero has arrived from Sydney. She bring* %6 later newd . ' ••' = The journeyman 9ailmakeß have resolved to demand 10s [query 12s? J a day. The master shipwrights a^ree that 12s a day would injure thfftirado of the port, and determined to give thehV-lts. ' Mr Sstinders reports buyers of South British, 45sT'15ational Bank, 645; National Insurance, 208^ Tckikeys, £8 10. Sellers: National Inourance, 2la; Tookey's, £9. .The prospects of the Took'eyVare 1 much improved. Alexandra, January 14. T^je/nafclVes are busy harvesting, and their crops 'are turning out well. They will hare large quantities of wheat for sale. ' ' ' /' ' ••. •'■ ■•■ January 15. Native meeting at Ruiti is concluded, A monster meeting of all the' tribes will be hold in March next The Europeans will be invited to attend. .Tapihana is here again to-day. Taurangn, January 14. Jfattve-ipatters are quiet. A Qooil Templar lodge has been opened. -: Dunedin, January 14., The enquiry into the wreck of the Suiat has be^n continued. Ii was proved that .White was the only, .officer that wa<* not intoxicated. The thijqA piate was described as incompetent. John Picton, an able teaman, said that the mate attempted tq shoot them, when they were about to cut the lashing of the boat John Booth, a pafß.eoger, and, the Bailmaker, worked the Bhip after, the vessel struck. ' All was confußion, one wunpss saying, " everyone for himself 1 , and God for us all." The mate was drunk, and gave orders which the captain countermanded. Tbe mateuthreatened.to ehoot the men as they were getting out the boat, aDd tried to stop the pumps being;) worked. The passengers threatened to cleive his skull with an axe if he interfered. He said-, '• Let them drown, they might go to the devil, he did nbt icaie a A m" The safety of the ship then depended pu the pumps being kept going. j.The captain ordered the anchor to be let go w : hen the sails were full, aEd the vessel could not be held. When the long boat was out of the ship, the captain ordered ie to come alongside, poiatifag a Revolver at its occupants. About SO were 'in the boat at the time, and the ship was dragging her anchor. William Hargreaves, a passeDger, entreated the captain for the. love of God, to fire a gun or hoißt a distress signal, which- the captain refused, threatening to shoot ai\y one, who did so. While a boat was being powered ' the passengers disarmed the mate, w jj v o was like a mailnnn. The eailmaker then took'tl aftr 8 e °f tbe ship, but he booi became intoxicatcJ' f^l ie enquiry will be resumed on Sftfc&rHay, when it will probably conclude. The sliver coffee service to be 'presented to Captain Jacques'" 6 * will be forwarded to the French; GovfcrnmeDK the rules ot tf*e service not allowing him to take A direct present. Port Cfealmefa, January 15. S^iledj-rrßarqueßMedoraasd fladda. for Hong Kong, with 141 Chinamen. Mikado sails for Sydney to-morrow morning. *-••'■• New Plymouth, January 14. Harvesting has commenced, i here is not so j much wheat in as on previous years.