TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 13, 22 April 1871, Page 13

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

AUCKLAND, April 13. The Easter sports were a great success, over 7,000 persons being on the ground. Hewitt, Harris, and Bird won all the prizes ; but there was good competition. The Saucy Lass, supposed to have been lost during the lecent gales, has arrived at Wangarei. There is no appearance of the missing schooner Twilight. The St. Kilda arrived from Wanganui to-day, and sails on Saturday. The James Paterson left for the Fijis to-day ; no passengers but a full cargo. During the last 24 hours the Caledonian mine has brought up 30 cwt of rich specimens. Another dividend of £l2 is payable on Monday. Shares have advanced to £lO7 10s. Thames shares are selling at £%O ; Tookey's, £8 : Belfasts, 375; Junction, 40s ; Cures, 9s : Kuranui, GOs. ALEXANDRA, April 16. It is currently reported that Eewi and seventy men will shortly visit Mr M'Lean in Auckland. If they return safe Tawhaio will visit him afterwards. TAURANGA, April 14. No information of the meeting at Ohinemuri. Government has contracted with M'Kenzie for the extension of the telegraph line to Katikati, twenty-five miles. NAPIER, April 14. A large building on Goldsmith Road, the property of Major Green, adjoining his dwelling-house was burnt this morning. Loss partially covered by insurance. The building originally was Stewart's canteen. NELSON, April 17. The third contract made by Vogfd on the 7th March with "Webb at Wasfe« ington is reported as differing from Stewart's chiefly for shorter period, and not to go to Sydney if they run down the New Zealand coast. The subsidy is the same. The Nevada leaves on the Bth of April, and is going to coast to Dunedin. Other vessels will go by the same route, if practicable. • Congress has refused to grant the subsidy. The Caledonian Company have lodged for the fortnight 13,665 ozs, independent of specimens now in the Banks containing 500 ozs. A dividend of £l2 was declared to-day. Messrs Harris and Bird, champion pedestrians, are passengers by the Phoebe for Canterbury, where they will perform. Hewitt will follow by the Taranaki. The trio will perform in Dunedin on the Queen's Birthday, They met with great success in Auckland. April 18. The daily '' Nelson Examiner" published its last number to-day. It will henceforth be a weekly. HOKITIKA, April 14. The Governor has visited the Kanieri district and also the Hotitiki Hospital to-day. A ball and supper will come off in the Town Hall to-night. Adelaide flour is £lB per ton. Markets are otherwise unaltered. April 18. The Governor has just left for Greymouth. Seven hundred children from the Hokitika schools assembled in front of Government House, accompanied by the band, and sang the National Anthem ; their teaohers presented addresses. All denominations were reprepresented, and a large concourse of adults were present. The reception at Ross yesterday was excellent; Odd Fellows, Foresters, Hibernian Society, and citizens turned out to a man. His Excellency leaves a very favorable impression upon all classes of the citizens here. The Governor visited Stafford and Waimea on Saturday, meeting with an enthusiastic reception. He is now at Ross Town, and leaves for Greymouth to-morrow per coach. The Luna arrived off Hokitika yesterday, and proceeded to Greymouth, where his Excellency takes his departure from Westland on Thursday. In the roadstead, the Northern Light, from Melbourne.. We are indebted to the courtesy of the Under-Secretary for the following telegram from Captain Fairchild : Greymouth, Monday.—We got inhere this morning, but the Governor will not

be ready to leave this until Thursday morning. We have had a very stormy time of it since leaving the Bluff. "We were off Martin's Bay for three days and could not land, and at last I had to run for it on account of the S.W. gales. GKEYMOUTH, April 18. The Governor was enthusiastically, received here to-day by a procession, consisting of volunteers, fire brigades, the friendly societies, mounted citizens, and school children. An address was presented by the Borough Council, and also one by the friendly societies. A royal salute was fired. The Governor made a humorous speech from the balcony of the hotel. A levee was held. There is to be a concert to-night, and a ball to-morrow. April 20. The Governor visited the Brunner Coal Mine yesterday. He attended the citizens' ball and supper in the evening, which was a great success, and left by the p.s. Luna this morning for Wellington. He had magnificent weather and a grand welcome. TIMARU, April 15. Last night the mate and a sailor from the schooner Ottawa went to the Beautiful Star to pick up their captain, who was supposed to be on Inurd. The captain, however, was not there, and the men got into their boat to return to the Ottawa. Captain Hart, of the Beautiful Star, watched the boat till about a steamer's length'off the Ottawa. This morning the boat was found three miles down the coast, empty, and with blood spots over it. It is supposed that the men had quarrelled, and both had been drowned. They had been drinking on board the steamer. DUNEDIN,'ApriI 17. . . Arrived.—The s.s. Pretty Jane, 145 days from Glasgow, under canvas. Wheat is easier, although no alteration in price; the upward tendency is checked, and the supply poor. Farmers disinclined to sell; millers disinclined to purchase beyond actual requirements. Good enquiry for oats at 2s 3d ; millers, quoted at 2s 5d to 2s 6d. Prime samples of flour in good demand at £l2 10s. April 20. There was a smart shock of earthquake at 3.56 p.m., yesterday, which lasted two seconds. It was very severe at Queenstown. Featherston missed the Gothenburg on Saturday. He sailed in the Lord Ashley yesterday, and goes home in the Nevada. ' The Proviucia*l Government nave received intimation that an act to amend the Consolidated Gold Fields laws will be introduced during the ensuing session. The Mining Conference meets m & ayProfessor Hearn, of Melbourne, expresses an opinion that the Governor has the power of pardoning after conviction ; nothing more. The land owners at Clutha offer lo miles of land free of charge, provided the Government go on with the line at both ends. No offer for .he Harbor Company steamers. BLUFF, April 19. A smart shock of earthquake was felt here at 4 p.m.