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Southland Times, Issue 1731, 22 April 1873, Page 2

The Treieurer to the lnvercargill Hospital 1 requests us to acknowledge the receipt of £4 10s, being Capt. Stevens's subscription and contributions received from shearers; and £6 13s 6d from Mr Thomas Brown, donations of workmen at Kew sawmills, including Mr Brown's own subscription.

LATEST TELEGRAMS. Auckland, April 21. The total number of shares of the . new issue of the South British Insurance Company, 18,000, has been applied for. 1 This includes 9000 for Auckland. Moir and Green, charged with scuttling the ship Alsager, near Tongataboo, have been committed for trial Fifty Melbourne passengers for England via San Francisco left the Bero shortly before her departure for Auck- , land in consequence of the report that f the Nebraska was not going back. , Fiji advices state that the Government L have sent an expedition to quell the reL fractory settlers, who have assumed a ! defensive attitude. H.M.S. Dido has gone to interfere. Gkahamstown, April 21. Tyler, charged with arson, has been committed for trial. Wellington, April 21. Dr Pollen, of Auckland, has joined i the Ministry as leader of the Upper House. It is not yet decided what portfolio he will hold. JNelson, April 21. Great preparations are being made for turning the first sod of the railway to Foihill. Ltttelton, April 21. Sailed — Warwick, for London, with a cargo valued at £60,400, including 194 cases of preserved meats. Dunedin, April 21. At a Government land sale at Oamaru to-day, 13,629 acres were sold for £10,085, besides survey expenses, £690. The purchasers were Mr Teschemaker and Dr Webster. In the breach of promise case, Julius Wenkheim, of Queenstown, versus Mrs Arndt, the jury returned a verdict of a farthing damages for plaintiff, each party to pay their own costs. The rehearing of the case against. Kyan, for shooting Detective Farrell, is' being proceeded with.