TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4823, 6 September 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(per press agency.) Blenheim, Tuesday. Furby and his wife and Mrs. Bassett were drowned yesternight whilst crossing in a trap at Vickerman’s Ford, Wairau River. Two of the bodies have been found. Auckland, Tuesday. The Auckland Steam Backet Company has placed the Llewellyn on the lino as a regular trader between Sydney and Auckland. - Mr. Watt’s Ngaro, Ariel, and Ladybird colt left in the Hawea for the Canterbury races. A man named Davies, an ordinary seaman on the ship England’s Glory, fell down the hold. He fractured his skull and was killed. Alexandra, Tuesday. A good number of natives, with produce, have come down from the up-councry settlements during these last few days. A flourmill has been erected at Kopua by Brissenden, but vetoed by Tawhiao, who objected to giving him any lease of the land. Repairs to the bridge are completed, and it is now open for traffic. New Plymouth, Tuesday. The schooner Fiery Cross has been got off, and is now in the river safe. Fifteen persons have been nominated for Councillors.

E. M. Smith has reported that last night one solid piece of metal and slag, about 30cwt., which was found in the furnace, was hauled to the top, and this morning taken out and safely landed on the ground below. The furnace is now clear, and is found tot be not much damaged, and masons are engaged in chipping off the glaze, preparatory to refining the crucible with fireclay and pulverised firebrick, so as to leave the inside crucible even and without joints. Napier, Tuesday. At the Harbor Board meeting to-day a letter from the engineer was read, calling attention to the delay of contractors in proceeding with the work. The board considered that as long as the works were finished within contract time it had no business to interfere. The question of the appointment of an assistant pilot was postponed until next meeting. At the quarterly licensing meeting to-day a license was granted for a new house, on the ground that the Scandinavian population require additional accommodation. A bush license was granted for £lO a year to Joseph King. The Pohiri corporation water works are progressing. 210 pipes have already been laid, and the remainder will be laid by the end of the month. Connection will then be made with the artesian wells.

A memorial has been signed by forty-five parishioners of St. John’s, asking the Primate to appoint another commissary, or at all events to cause an enquiry before a person not locally interested in the recent dispute. The church was re-opened yesterday, service being conducted by the Rev. Samuel Robinson. The Native Land Court, before Judge Rogan, recommenced to-day, and will probably last two or three days. The ease of Thomson, charged with stealing two cheques, value £3O, the property of Dransfield and Co., was further remanded till this day week. Hokitika, Tuesday. Mr. John White, late M.H. It. and member of the Provincial Council, Hokitika, died last night from asthma, after six weeks’ illness;