TELEGRAMS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 323, 21 January 1874, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

(From tlie Dunedin Dailies. )

Wellington, January 19th. The ship Salisbury was signalled outside the Heads last evening. She has been unable to get inside since, owing to the strong N.W. wind blowing. She will be towe.l in 10-nighl by the Paterßon. The Salisbury comes from London, and has 200 immigrants on board, who are chiefly the Hon. Colonel Feilding's colonists. Kavrana Hunia, -who created, a disturbance at Horo.whenua, will appear before the Police Magistrate to:morrow. Locomotives commence running on the Hutt line to-morrow, ballasting and conveying material.. The tender for the summit contract of the Wellington and Masterton Railway from Messrs. Collie and Scott, of Wellington, amounting to £18,700, will be accepted. The highest tender was £30,000. Auckland, January 19th. Mr. William Blythe, the master of the cutter Leader, has been drowned through falling off the breakwater. At theinquest the Coroner said he should endeavor to secure a medal from the Royal Humane Society for Charles Hopkins, who had four times brought up drowning persons by diving. The Hero, for Sydney, took 10,7880z5. of gold, valued at £42,477. Mr. Alexander Saunders reports : — Buyers : National Bank of New Zealand, £3 55.; Caledonians, £10 155. ; Thames G.M. Co., £3; Tookey's. £8 55.; Crown Prince, 17s. Sellers: National Insurance Companj', £1 os. 6d.; Caledonians, £11 ; Tookey's, £8 10s. Napier, January 19th. A large meeting of carpenters was held on Saturday evening, and it was resolved to demand 12s per day, to take effect one month jrom the date of the meeting. The proceedings were quiet and orderly throughout. The great South Road is nearly finished. It is expected within two months that conveyances will be 'able to run through from Hawke's Bay to meet the Wellington and Wanganui coaches at Foxton. Geetmouth, January 19th. 132 Chinese landed from the Alhambra last night, and were met on the wharf by a large crowd. They were much hustled and knocked about, though the police protected them as much as they could. Great indignation is felt by respectable people at the treatment they received. Cheistchtjbch January 19th. Mr. Do Bourbel reports : — Buyers : National Bank of New Zealand, £3 3s" 6d ; Bank of New Zealand, £I<s 15s ; National Insurance Co., £1 Is; South British Insurance Co., £245; Shipping Co., 12s, Sellers : National Bank of New Zealand, £3 5s 6d ; National Insurance Co,, £1 28 ; South British Ineuaance Co., £2 5s ; Shipping Co., 13b 6d ; Bank of New Zealand, £16 17s 6d. Inveecaeoill, January 19th. His Excellency the Governor arrived on Saturday evening from Queenstown, and was received most- enthusiastically by a large concourse of people, who assembled at the Railway Station. The Mayor and. Town Councillors presented an address of welcome, to which the Governor made a suitable reply. There will be a public luncheon torday and* a ball 10-morrow.

The Fingkr Billiard Playek. — " Bell's Life" thus refers to the doings of Isar, the celebrated finger player at billiards : — Up to the present time Izar has played sevei'al exhibition matches in the town, the most noteworthy of all being the game played last Wednesday, upon the table in St. Andrewstreet ; for there, contending with Mr. William 'Edwards, the Frenchman accomplished the rave break of 427. Place the ball wherever you may upon any part of the floor, he will obtain a cannon from the table. A pool basket ia inverted and set upon the table, upon thfe basket two hats ara placed, and into the topmost hat is put a ball. Izar then plays a ball which hugs the cushion, -and immediately his own ball wakes a cannon with the ball in the hat. He then places fifteen balla close together, and parallel with the cushion, and marvellous to relate, by means of his finger and -thumb, he effects fifteen cannons in succession. Now, as many are aware of _ the difficulty in accomplishing a cannon with two balls, they will have some idea of the unaccountable 'knack' of Izar. Sixteen glasses and two hats are then placed on the table, and, wonderful to say, the ball is made to traverse round the glasses, and a cannon is accomplished."