LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 1773, 29 July 1873, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, July 25. The William Tapscott, an American ship of 1600 tons, has arrived here. She is bound from Enderby Island to Queenstown, Ireland, with 2000 tons of guano. The chief officer, Bernard King, is in charge, the captain being in irons. The captain was shot thrice by the mate. On the voyage the captain had cufc down one sailor with an axe, another with a cutlass, and committed further brutalities. The crew then mutinied, and demanded that the chief officer should take charge of the vessel. She has twelve feet of water in her hold, and is believed to be unseaworthy. The mate has given himself up. Commercial. — Dunedin flour, £14 to £11 10s ; Oainaru ditto, £15 ; Canterbury ditto, £12 10a to £13 ; wheat, 6s 3d to 6s 6d ; oats, 5s 6d to 6s. Cheistchubch, July 25. Commercial. — Messrs Koyse, Stead & Co. quote flour in steady demand at £12 to £12 10s. Wheat "is wauted at ss. Oats, 4s 9d to 4s lOd. Butter, Is. Cheese, B^d,— all f.o.b. Dunedin, July 25. Commercial. — Flour, £12 10s ; oatmeal, £24 ; pearl barley, £32 ; bran, £3 10s ; pollard, £5 ; wheat, 5s 3d to 5s 6d ; oats, 4s 3d to 4s 4d ; barley, 7s. G ketmouth, July 26. The steamer Titan has gone ashore on the bar. It is expected she will be got off next tide. A woman named Morgan, the wife of a butcher, haa been burnt to death by falling into the fire. Auckland, July 28. Fiji advices state that the chiefs Maafu and Tuicakau have seceded from the Government. The Fiji Bank is believed to be successful. Capt. Daggitt, of the schooner Quickstep, is reported to have been killed by Tauna natives Cakobau has obtained a success over the mountaineers, having captured over 1000 prisoners recently. New Plymouth, July 28. The first sod of the "Waitara railway will be turned next month, Dijnedin, July 28. The Council will be prorogued next Monday. In the race between Fox and Drake, the former won. Hokitika, July 28. The Eangitoto has arrived from Melbourne.