TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1074, 16 May 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT!). Napieb, May 15. The s.s. Rotomahana experienced a very rough passage from Gisborne to Napier, she was four hours under canvass, having had te repair her engines. The Comedy and Burlesque Company are doing a good business here. The raising of the Criterion Hotel commenced to-day. Sergeant Mahon of the police force has been dismissed from the service. Auckland, May 15. It has been resolved to form Graham’s VZaiwsra Hot Springs institution into a company. 3,500 shares have already been taken up. Mr Graham had an offer from a Dunedin Capitalist, but preferred to have the Springs owned by Auckland people. Timabu, May 15. A terrible calamity happened in the harbor yesterday. On Saturday night a very heavy sea was running, ami the ship Beuvenue broke adrift. The crew left in their own boats for tho City of Perth. The latter rode to a single hawser till 3.45 p.m., when it parted. Both wrecks were within a short distance of each other. Before the City of Perth parted her hawser, the crew left iu boats. The mate had both legs broken. Captain Mills, the harbormaster, with a boat’s crew and two other boats, went to the City of Perth, but soon after the hawser parted, and the boats left. When nearing the breakwater, a terrific sea swamped one boat, and the other two turned back to rescue the men. The excitement was intense ;as another boat turned back to rescue one swamped, a terrible sea, white with foam, caught her and swamped her. the lifeboat was then sent to the rescue ; after getting some men on board, the same fate overtook her, she was seen to right full of men apparently helpless. The surf boat which went to help the drowning men, was in imminent danger without being able do any good. The shore was lined with agonised spectators. The Benvenue was high and dry at low tide, nothing in her but ballast. The City of Perth had 6000 sacks of wheat on board shipped by the N. Z. Grain Agency Coy. ; both vessels lie in Caroline Bay. Further particulars show that after the arrival of the lifeboat at the wharf, seven or eight men were picked up. Captain Mills, Harbor Master, died a few minutes after ho came ashore. Altogether seven men, including Capt. Mills accounted for, are missing. It is almost certain more men are drowned. The names of the men missing are Robert Gardner, mate of the City of Perth ; 1). McLean, carpenter ; William McLaren, waterman, Timaru ; Samuel AVilson, boatman, Timaru ; Martin Beach, boatman, Timaru ; Harry McDonald, boatman, Timaru; and Alexander Mills, Harbor Master. Wellington, May 15. Mr Oliver has rejoined the Government, and was sworn in at Christchurch on Friday. A slight ahock of earthquake was felt this morning. New Plymouth, May 15. The Taraiwki Jockey Club have authorised the Autumn Handicap money at last races to be paid to second gnd third horses, instead of Bandwick. An additional race meeting is to be held in December. A deputation of the Club was appointed to wait on the M.H.R.’a with reference to amending the provisions of the Gaining and Lotteries Act.