LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1156, 6 March 1874, Page 4

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

[Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency.] DUNEDIN. March 3. A verdict of wilful murder has been returned against Patrick Long, laudlord of the hotel at Green Ireland for having Bhot a man through the head. CHRISTCHURCIT. March 3. The governors of Canterbury College have resolved to apply for affiliation to the University of New Zealand. LTTTELTON. March 2. The Phoebe, with a portion of the Mongol's immigrants, has been quarantined, as contagion is supposed to be on board. March 3. 'lhe Phoebe's steerage passengers and immigrants are quarantined, the saloon passengers were allowed to land, but the vessel was not to come to tho wharf. The lumpers hero struck for 14s per day, and Is Cd per hour overtime. It has caused almost a cessation of business in consequence. WELLINGTON. March 2. The journeyman bakers are about forming a co-operative bakery, in consequence of master bakers refusing to agree as to raising their wages. The Customs revenue for the past month has been £2050.

The public have not been allowed to visit the Mongol. The followiug is the plan of the Governor's trip north so far as known at present: —His Excellency goes to Napier in his yacht on the 12th or 13th of March, and will spend about ten days between Napier aud Tauranga, visiting Taupo and other places of interest. lie will then go from Tauranga to Auckland. Instead of being invited to a banquet, Governor Weld will be entertained at a dejeuner at the Provincial Chambers on Wednesday afternoon; and at a dinner at the Club the saine evening. The Superintendent will occupy the chair at the dejeuner. March 3. The Wellington dispute between the General and Proviucial Governments regarding the £50,000 deficiency, for which the late Auditor was dismissed, is to be decided iu the Supreme Court. AUCKLAND. March 2. The barque Anazi is expected to be got nff" The passengers say the captain was drunk for three days before stranding the vessel. March 3. Arrived from London, ship Queen of the Age with 220 immigrants. No sickness. March 4, 11.5 a.m. The R.M. steamer Tartar has just arrived from Kandavu with the San Francisco mails. The B.M. steamer Macgregor is ashore at Kandavu. The passengers and cargo were transhipped from the Tartar into the Star of the South. The Tartar has the Australian mails, and proceeds to Sydney this even. The barque Anazi arrived in harbor last evening in tow of the steamer Golden Crown. The enquiry into the cause of her stranding will be held to-day or to-morrow. 2 45 p.m. The Mikado, with outward mails left Kandavu on the 23rd for San Francisco.

Tho Macgregor arrived on the 25th from San Francisco. The pilot said he could take both steamers to sea by the Star of the South leading the way. The Macgregor struck on a shoal inside the reef. The Tartar tried to tow her off, and parted with all her best hawsers. Ninety tons of cargo was then taken out to lighten her for the night's tide. The Tartar then again made fast and for three hours tried to tow off the Macgregor, but without avail. It was thought advisable to remove more cargo and make another trial in the daylight, but that was agaiu unsuccessful. It was then considered inexpedient to make any further trial until the steamer was thoroughly lightened forward. The mails and passengers were transhipped to the Tartar. Captain Graiuger is confident that upon removing the coals aud cargo the ship will float off. The sole blame of the mishap is attributable to the pilot, as the entrance is perfectly safe. ALEXANDRA. March 3. Tremendous fires occurred last week among the crops at Kuiti, and it wos impossible to extinguish them. GRAHAMSTOWN. March 3. The Orangemen and Good Templars aro endeavouring to secure the return of their own candidates.