LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume 1, Issue 31, 28 July 1875, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

muss AGKXCV. _ _ pJjYjkjutH. July 24. The cutter Hero has been picked up off Waitara, abandoned by the crew. Her hull had sustained no damage, but her mast bud snapped off, and was in the walcr wiih the mainsail by her side. The sail had two reefs in it. Crew supposed ■to have been picked up by some passing vessel. July 26. The schooner Hero was abandoned three miles off Mokau. The* crew took to the boats, and as they entered the surf were upset, and all the crew drowned, except a boy, who was washed ashore. The name of the crew are—Doblc (master), Gordon, Terry, and Hunt. Hunt saved. Ju!y 27. The Herald'u special rcporler interviewed Hunt, of the culler Hero. Hunt states that ho is a nephew of Captain Fairchild’s, and was cabin boy in the Buna, but ran away. He is seven; can years old. Heavy rollers set in from the beach and frightened the master. During the night, owing to the starting of a plank on the port side, the vessel laboured and made water, and the pumps were kept at work. The captain resolved to go for Mokau, and shook out a reef from the mainsail, hut no sooner had he done it than the mast cracked. They took to the boat, and the first surf capsized iff Hunt swam ashore. He saw the captain on top or the boat, and was washed off, and also Saw tiro men struggling in the water. DUNEDIN. July 24. A smart shock of .■■■;; ;! quake was felt yesterday at T.ne d :hi) minutes pad; ■i a.m. At enquiry re Elaxmaa’s fire the jury returned a verdict to the effect that there was nothing to chow how the lire originated. NELSON. July 24. The s’earner Murray arrived this altc-r----nonn from Wanganui, towing the schooner Easter, produce laden, from Lyttelton to Groyrnouth, which drifted from her anchorage off Rangitoto on Tuesday night, and ran on to the rocks. The Murray discovered her in going to Wanganui on Wednesday, and rendered every assistance to tne crew in getting her off the rocks, and and picked her up on her return this morning and towed her to Nelson. The greater portion of tho cargo is damaged, but a good deal of bacon ami dour is uninjured. AUCKLAND. July 24. Intelligence has readied town that a native woman has been murdered by her husband at Rangitiri. Glover’s hotel and hall at Coromandel wero burnt to the ground. Very little saved. The insurances are as follows :—The hotel, in the South British, £IOO ; tho hall, in the same office, £500; in National, £IOO ; the stock. £l5O. The proprietor is loser of everyth’ug. Tho fire originated in tho bedrooms, the boarders narrowly escaping by getting down the stairs. ' The following particulars regarding the murder at Rangiriri werarecclved by telegram from Mercer: —“The Natives reported to the police here that a Native woman had been murdered by her husband (named Ropoutu) three miles from Rangiriri. Her body is said to be horribly mutilated, being nearly cut in two by a tomahawk. The body was buried by tho Maoris. The murderer escaped to the back country, pursued by the Natives and mounted police, who have started to investigate the matter.” Arrived—Lutterworth, from London, after a passage of 103 days. Has thirty passengers; all well. No Government immigrants. A passenger named Stevens died on the voyage. On Sunday, June 20th, a fire was discovered on board in the cabin, caused by a defective place in the stove. After a quarter of an hour's exertion the fire was extinguished. Over 40 tons of powder aboard.

OAMARU. July 26. Young Delaney started on Saturday to run ten miles in an hour on the cricket ground. He only just accomplished the distance, but immediately offered to back himself to do ten miles under the hour for £SO. Wilshiro finished his walk of 250 miles in 100 hours, at the rate of miles an hour, at eleven o’clock on Saturday. He was watched all the time by a respectable committee, who presented him with a complimentary address. Hundreds of persons present to see him complete the task. He did the last mils in nine minutes. CHRISTCHURCH. J nly 24. A petition is being numerously signed here, asking the Mayor to call a public meeting for the purpose of eliciting opinion as to policy of Government in proposing to abolish Provincial institutions, and especially with regard to forcing an abolition without affording the people of the colony an opportunity of exercising thenright to vote upon so important an organic change in the constitution of the colony. Seven fine short-horn bulls arrived from England on board the ship Oamarii, for T. Russell, of Auckland. They will be transhipped to Auckland in a few days. An old man named Frederick ; Wright died yesterday from a piece of meat sticking in his throat while at dinner with his family. The Supreme Court sitting in Banco, to-day, before Chief Justice Prendcrgasf, Justice Johnston, and Justice Williams, Henry Smythiee, of Dunedin, petition for re-admission as barrister and solicitor, the Court ruled that the petition must be discharged in accordance with, the prim decision of the Court, because no new material facts wove stated, which showed that if they had been addressed at the time of former petition, tiie decision of the Court would have been different to what it was.

WELLINGTON. July 24. In formal ion was given to the police yesterday that a man was lying near the Roman Catholic Cemetery shot through the head. On proceeding lo the spot they found the person in question was a young man named Edward Walter Church, in the employ of Wilson and Richardson, drapers, Lamb ton Quay. Ho was not dead, but evidently severely wounded, tho pistol lying by Isis side. Dr Harding was in attendance, and had the sufferer removed to the Hospital, where all was done that was possible. No hopes were entertained of his recovery, and at 2 p.m. be died. Tho ball had entered, near the jaw, and had glanced upwards, dividing one of the arteries in tho head, but not grazing the skull. It appears that Church, who was a very steady young man, not being - at his usual post this morning, one of his employers sent up to his lodgings and learned that he had left for his,’business as usual. The next thing heard of Idm was bis discovery aa above stated. lie is about twenty years of age, and a comparatively recant arrival, having conic out in the Hindustan. No reason for the act has been assigned.' The Gazelle of yesterday notifies the Governor’s disallowance of the Wanganui Reserves Management Act 1874 Amendment Act 1875. The football match camo off this afternoon. The weather was magnificent, and there was a large attendance, including tli,* Governor and Marchioness of Normandy. The match resulted in a tic. Pollen, for Wellington, kicked first, goal, and Montgomery, for Wanganui, second. Time was colled at 4.45. It- was a very close and evenly contested game. Great enthusiasm was exhibited by the spectators' July 2G. A dinner was given on Saturday night to the Wanganui foot bailorn. About 50 wore present. Worry, chairman, proposed usual toasts, then that of the ’Wanganui team coupled, with the name of Steadman, who in return proposed Wellington. The chairman then proposed tho health of the umpires. McLean and laherwood. The Latter said ho had never seen a more friendly or woll contested game. Some slight misapprehension existed whether drawn game or not, but reference Rugby seventh rule .shows that “ match shall bo decided by u majority of goals only.” Steadman expressed satisfaction with Islmrwood’s explanation. The healths of Mr Montgomery and .Mr Pollen, who kicked die goals for their respective sides, were rank. Songs and recitations tided up a dleaaant evening. BLENHEIM. .Indy 2fi, In the Resident Magisirate’s Court today, Sir D. Monro was iinod £3O, with £8 costs, for non-compliance with the provisions Scab Act, in respect to dipping certain infected sheep twice, within a mentioned terra. The sheep in question had boon dipped in January, but not in May as they should have been.

latest English SS’sws. HOKITIKA. •Inly 27. Tho Albion lias arrived from Melbourne LONDON. July. 16 Owing' to incessant rains disastrous tloocls have occnrecl in South Wales and West of England. The Lord Mayor of London is receiving subscriptions in aid of the suf -• ferers. July 17. At a public mooting, Disraeli presiding, it was resolved to erect a statue to the memory of Lord Byron, in London, by national subscriptions. LIVERPOOL. The Cnp was won by Tam O’Sbanter. Owing to incessant rains {bo value of all kinds of cereals is enhanced. Great excitement in corn market, ami prices have advanced 3s and upwards. Arrived—Glenlora , from Auckland. PARIS. July 16. Daring the debate in the Assembly on Bonapartist intrigues, Gambetta attacked Buffet, the Minister of Interior. The motion by Left was rejected, and motion of confidence in Government submitted by flic Right was approved of. The union of Government with the Left has been destroyed, and tho Bonapartists are triumphant.