LATE TELEGRAMS.

Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1140, 9 January 1874, Page 4

LATE TELEGRAMS.

DUNEDIN. January 5. Tlio Surat, immigrant ship, is ashore at Tallin's River. The captain of the French war ship Vire kindly offered 1> is services to the Government to help her passenger* off, and brought lliem up to Port Chalmers. The Surat was bound to Otago with 200 Government immigrants. The passengers are all safe. AH were sent to barracks by train. The Governor has visited them. The Surat struck on a 'submerged rock ten miles north of the Dog Light. Tier speed carried her over, and the captain put to sea. The crew and* passengers, iucltiding women, pumped all night." Distress signals were tried to a passing steamer, but were hauled down by the captain, who threatened to shoot any one. who signalled, (and stopped women from waving shawls. The mate was disarmed by the seamen as ho waa about to scuttle the boat. Ultimately the captain Beached the ship and landed sixty passengers, when the vessel drifted again, and she was beached at the mouth of Catlin's River. The passengers have lost all their luggage, &c. It was found in the morning that the vessel was sinking in the sand. She is likely to break up. The chief cargo is railway iron, and plant for the Kaikoura Woollen Factory. The Southern Mercury, a new weekly paper, edited by Vincent Pyke, -made its first appearance on Monday The wreck and cargo of the Surat 'lias been sold for £7050 to Larnach. •If the weather keeps fine he will probably save most of the cargo. The Governor is expected to attend -Mr Vogcl's banquet to-night. CHRISTCHURCH. January 6. Nearly all the immigrants per Star ■of India were engaged on the first day •of arrival at good wages. The Star of the South is due at Ljttelton the end of this month with - : 317 more immigrants. WANGANUI. January 6. The revenue for the month of December has been £2616. In December, 1872, it was only--£1619. It is rumored that Mr Hutchison, the Mayor, has gone to start .a new ■ paper at Wellington. AUCKLAND. January 6. Dr Smith, of Kawau, was picked up after clinging to the bottom of a boat in the open sea for five hours. The boat was capsized in a squall, as the •doctor was returning from visiting a patient. The Wentworth sails in a day or two with 57SG ounces of gold, as part ■cargo. The Governor Blackall has arrived rat Kandavau. The Chief Justice gave an important decision in the case of M'Arthur Shera v. M'Kellar, Collector of Customs, in which Prendergast appeared as counsel for the defendant. The action was brought to recover money exacted after passing of the new tariff on goods for which eight entries were previously passed. Judge Arney decided that the importation of dutiable goods is completed by passing all the appointed entries, rather than by the time the ship arrived. Entry for home consumption was not passed until the entry was perfected and .signed by the Collector. Judgment for defendant with costs. WELLINGTON. The s.s. Wellington sailed for the Manukau on Saturday, but was detained by the men refusing at the last moment to sign articles without a clause being inserted, enabling them to leave at any time with fourteen hours' notice ; wages of firemen were raised to £l2. The terms were acceded. e LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. MELBOURNE. December 30. A shocking boat accident occurred at Gcelong on Boxing Day. Twenty persons, principally women and children, were capsized during a squall, and ten drowned. The boat was overcrowded and unseaworthy. Alexander Todd, teller at the Union Bank, absconded with £I2OO, but was arrested at the Heads aboard the Claud Hamilton, in company with a young woman named Armstrong, who had in her possession £SOO, and a draft for £SOO payable at Auckland. SPECIAL TELEGRAM. The Victorian Eighteen won match against the English Eleven iu one innings with 24 runs to spare. Commenced on Boxing Day; lasted greater part of three days. Average attendance 15.000 each day. W. Grace took ten wickets, and his brother four. The eleven went in on Saturday forenoon. All disposed of for 110 before stumps were drawn. W. Grace scored 33, and was then clean bowled out. Second innings for 51. The professionals did little or nothing. The English bowling was very indifferent and easily played. Fielding good. The Victorian bowling was excellent, Allan and Costtck playing much better than either Mintyre, Southcrton, or Lillywhito. The result has caused a little surprise.