LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 1619, 13 August 1872, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Dtjnedin, August 9. A public meeting at Port Chalmers has adopted resolutions in favor of the immediate extension of the trunk line of railway from Moeraki to Port Chalmers. Passengers by the Nebraska writing to the Times say that there was no cause for the vessel being put in quarantine at Wellington, but that the Board of Health wished to get credit for energy, at the expenseof Webb's line. Plnmmer.the Auckland house-breaker, formed one of a gang of prisoners at work at Hillside yesterday, and obtaining leave to go to a place of convenience, managed to jump over a fence unobserved, and, getting a good start, found his way into the dense bush between Morningfcon and Caversham. Up to the present time he has succeeded in eluding the vigilant search which has been instituted. August 12. Mr E. S. Cantrell, late M.H.E. and M.P.C., died yesterday. A rich lode of silver and lead is reported to have been discovered at the Carrick range, Cromwell. When the s.s. Maori was passing off Shag reef yesterday morning, she shipped a heavy sea, which washed the second mate, Alfred Jones, overboard. All efforts to recover him were unavailing. Napieb, August 12. In the Supreme Court, Mr Henry Russell's appeal against the decision of the Trust Commissioner in the Heretanga Block question was decided by Judge Johnston, who upheld the decision of the Commissioner. New Plymouth, August 12. A large Native meeting will be held at Pareaka in the middle of September. The Maori king will be present. Wellington, August 12. H.M.S. Dido has arrived from Sydney. _„._________