LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 49, 26 February 1877, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[I'jrhss. Agency-.] ■•■ I N T E RrP.Pi 0 V I ]S X C I A L . AERIVALrjOETHE ZEALANDIA AT ct--;: AUCKLAND. DEATHOF THE CAPTAIN on BOARD. ( * '.-'.*.. '. Aucklaito, Monday, .Arrived— Zealandia. She left San Francisco oo the 3rd instant, three days late. - Captain Eerries died of heart disease |five days •after leaving. 'He had been sick several \ days in San JFrancisco. Passengers for New | Zealand: General Bridge, Mr J. Hyde Harris, I Sir Matthew % \Yoods, and Mr Wainwrigbt. , From Honolulu: . Hon Mr Young, Canadian 1 Commissioner, who has come to report on New Zealand and Australian products. "' The Rptorua not having arrived from . Sydacy, the Tarmaki v/ili leave with the mail this afternoon. - ;;! Cheistchctrch, Sunday. ; The Canterbury Masonic Lodge have decided to build a new hall, to cost £1500. Thirty-seven thousand American salmon have been turned out; There is a strong feeling here that thefull quantity of salmon 'ova for Canterbury was not sent from Auckland. The American white fish have hatched out -successfully, and are growing fast. Daring a quarrel on a threshing-machine ' between James Johnston and John Gosling, the . latter : seized Johnston who slipped :jwith one leg into the drum, completely shattering the limb, necessitating amputation, ; which ■ was successfully performed at the hospital. >V i . ..• Monday. ■■_':' ■GLoriotfs weather for the cricket match. The All England team arrived this morning, the delay having been occasioned by the im- : passable nature of the rivers on the West Coast road. The Eleven were met by the Canterbury cricketers and driven in a four, horse drag to Warner's Hotel. ; -The following telegram has been received JbyiDcyHa^atftom Sir^George Airey:— " Parreq,aestea siin's disc be watched for Eamallolanet every two hours or offener oa |a^rcltc]2l3t, 22ad, and 23rd. Photogyapfa,

preferable to Astronomer Royal, Greenwich. —London 22nd." Dr. Haast says the planet, in question is without doubt the supposed small intra-Mercurial planet which of late has given rise to so much search and discussion at home. Greymouth, Monday. The Governor and party were conveyed across the bar this morniug by the steamer Despatch and transhipped to the Hinemoa which sailed at nine for Westport. The wealth of Nations yielded 5980zs of amalgam for the week, and 616ozsof retorted gold for the month. A dividend of 4s is declared. Wellington, Monday. A Ne;v Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency London cable message reports re wool sales that 12.0U0 bales have been sent to the manufacturing districts; that the sales opened afc an average decline of Id td I*d on the last sale prices; that greasy has declined Id, and scoured and superior combing washed IJd to 2d since the close of the last sales.