TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4561, 2 November 1875, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER PRESS AGENCY.) Patea, Monday. **be psrospectus of a local steam company (now'in course of formation) is before the public, for the purpose of securing a steamer to trade between here and Wellington, Nelson, West Coast, and Wanganui. There is no doubt of the promoters being able to float the company. Government gives £3OO a year subsidy. ~ , Grahamstowu, Monday. Mr. William Berry was entertained at dinner on Saturday night by the proprietors of the Thames Advertiser and a number ot friends, on the occasion of his leaving tne Thames to assume the editorship of the Acw Zealand Herald. ~ r„ m The following are the gold returns from October 1 to 31% published by the hventny Star :—69660z5. 16dwts. 6grs. _ Frederick Whitaker, who was invited to stand for the Thames, has declared his having accepted a requisition from the Waikato. Heavy floods from Saturday s rain. Considerable damage done. Gisborne, Monday. Three aristocratic Maoris, including the Hon. Mokena, member of the Legislative Council, were locked up on Saturday for drunkenness, and severally fined before the Resident Magistrate this morning. Mokena was very indignant, and commenced to tangi over his humiliation 4t one time during his incarceration he set fire to his shirt, with a determination to destroy himself. A. -well-known native, Hore Takomara, hanged himself at Tolago Bay on Wednesday last. A woman is said to be at the bottom ol ihe affair. _, , DuSEDTS, Monday. The boating season opened on Saturday with a procession of eighteen boats. J. wo scratch matches also came off. The weather -was very unfavorable. The following are the nominations for the Dunedin Cup :—Corsan's Merriman and Seabird ; E. H. Campbell's Castaway and Castfflian; Hill's Richmond ; Seymour s Seankeans; Dennis's Young Captain beott; Swanson's Sir William ; Keenan's Gamecock, Freestone, Shands, The Chief, Cloth of Gold, Blair Athol ; Knox's Empress, The Cloud, Medicus, Malvina; Pattersons Pertobe ; Coombe's Eight Bower; Walters »amty Ariel ; Stephenson's Kathleen ; White s Atlas and Kanolph ; Delemaine's Templeton, Pun<*awerewere, FaJfarine, Merry Monarch, Guv Fawkes, Cocksure, Hercules, Korora, 4mohia, Tambourini, Fishhook, Boomerang, SToaro, Daniel O'Eorke, Tadmor, Sonnambula. Fifty-four entries, against thirty-one last year. Gretmouth, Monday. The Wealth of Nations Quartz Mining Company at Inangahua, Eeefton, has cleared up for the month of October 526 ounces of retorted gold, of the value of £2023, leaving a dividend of £I3OO, equal to four fallings per share, after paying expenses. This is tne fifteenth dividend paid by the company, which amount to £13,323, and, with £6SOO paid for machinery, gives a total profit to the shareholders of £°o 125 for eighteen months'crushing witn a fifteen-head battery. The directors are now erecting berdans, and purpose adding ten additional head of stampers immediately,.which will increase the profits of the shareholders considerably. , Westpokt, Monday. The steamer Kennedy went ashore at Kimmea, about 200 yards to the south of channel. The position is not considered dangerous She has the coastal portion of the Suez mail aboard.