SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1868, 3 October 1874, Page 2

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS

(Per Anglo-AustralianTelographPress Agency.) ; Weuingion, Friday, 5.1 p.m. There are 14 entries for the Wellington Cup, as follows-.-iN'osworthy's Traitor, Kedwood'a Waiuui, Eoro, Kangi, Batter, and Toi. O'Brian's Tambourini, Day's Lochinvar, Brown's Voltaire, Tancred's .Premier, Emmison's Guy Faux, Delamain's Templeton and Hercules, and Palmer's rHatcatchor. — There are so ; many sailors running away 'of late that ship|. ; are experiencing great difficulty in getting' : "out of port. There are a large number of sailors in gaol.—A new morning paper is about to be started by a joint'-., stock company, in one pound shares. The prospectus will be issued shortly. Its name will probably be the Independent. .-; New Plymouth, Friday, 7 p.m. Arrived at 11.30 to-day the 'Luna' with the English mail; she sailed immediately fortheManukau.. CHBisTCHUBOH,,Friday, 5.1 p.m. A letter was published in the Press this morning from a man named B. K. M. Smyth, stating, that he captured two. live moasin Browning's Pass on September 26. Smyth says when near the top of the saddle his dogs suddenly set off at a great pace and commenced barking furiouslyi • He followed. After going a short distance to his inexpressible astonishment he saw two large birds—one of gigautio height, the other smaller. Seeing his dogs getting the worst of the. fight he ran back and coded to his mate, after.which he got a tether rope, and under shelter of a small patch of bush he "got behind the larger bird arid roped it at tho first "cast; when'• he took a turn round a birch tree with theropW Contrary, to his expectations, the large bird did not show fight to any great extent* -Tbe smaller one remained quietly by.. After. this he. had a little trouble to secure the legs' of the large bird, and he left it fastened to the tree for two days, the young one making no effort to leave its mother. .On the follovr- . ing Thursday,.with the assistance of Mr Framptou's shepherds, he took the old bird to the camp, the young one following. The old bird is eight feet high, and,/ the young one five feet. The former. appears to be reconciled to its captivity. Mr Smyth intended starting for Christchurch on Thursday last.— At yesterday's session of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars it wa3 resolved-;;: to establish. district lodges in Southland, Marlborough, Nelson,;, and'? Westland. Also, that a prize of offered for.the best essay.on the origin, .' progress, and objects of the order. : | r

Dunedin, Friday, 7.20 p.m.' .; The stock assessment for 18745, er« elusive of Southlaad,- is £54,018 Us Bd. The stock assessed.' number 7,000 great and 1,810,000 .small: cattle..; There; was also payable at layercargiU day £6,000 to the province, . ■: il^