SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 830, 11 October 1877, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, last night. , The ship City of Auckland arrived from London' after a voyage of 92 days. Roberts the billiard player went South in the Rotprua, also the Rev. Mr Clark.' \ r --. i .DuNEbiN, last night. •Earthquake shocks are reported in various parts of Ofcago accompanied with low rumblings. Wellington, last night. The Agent-General telegraphs the departure: of a ship load of immigrants for Lyttleton, .Napier and the Bluflf. Ohristchurch, last night. r The heavy showers of last night are very welcome io the agricultural districts where dry weather began to be seriously felt. Energetic steps are being taken to provide for, the great increase anticipated in the grain traffic next season. 1,110 waggons being built in the Government workshops. Tenders are called for the construct, tion of 390 more; As .showing the labour market, the '■' Lyttelton Times' says,. " Railway Contractors in the North Island recently tried ;to get forty | men here, at 8s per day, but failed I to obtain half the number. I A pigeon race came off: from Rakaia to ; - Christchurch, 35 miles. ' There were 13 entries. The • race was won by Parker's " Father Tom," time 55 minutes. 'Nelson, last night. The Queen Bee Wreck Recovery Company declared a second dividend of £SO, with a large reserve in hand. Wellington, Monday.

The last of the Roman Catholic mission services of the Rev. Father Henneberry was held last night at St. Mary's. About a thousand persons were present, the aisles, and even sanctuary being crowded. After the sermon every Gatholic iu church held aloft a lighted wax taper, and ; repeated after the priest the'baptismal promise made at the font. The rev. gentleman will hold mission services throughout Wellington districts, after which, it is understood, he will visit other principal towns in New Zealand. During his stay he has administered the temperence pledge to over 15 hundred people, and yesterday about

two thousand walked in procession from one Catholic church to the other, headed by Bishop' Redwood and the Hon. William Fox on one sidej and Catholic priests on the other. Such,a revival has not been seen in Wellington before. For she last fortnight St. l Mary's has been crowded three rimes daily from 5.30 a.m. till past ten at night. It is said that after the session of Parliament the Hon. Mr Fox will undertake a lecturing tour throughout the. colony to promote the cause of temperance/.- ;-.-. DuNEpiN, Monday. John (Gfateby, the lad convicted of rape on a youns* girl at Otakia, recoived twenty-five lashes with the cat>of-ninetails this morning. ; He howled terribly. His next flagelation will be four weeks hence. AMALGAMATION OF NEWS PAPERS. -■'.".>'; The " Guardian " on Saturday announced the publication of its last number as a seperate journal.' It says the proprietary, after spending £15,000, is convinced that two morning papers oannot pay. Oyer fifty hands are thrown out of employment by the change. Gisborne, Tuesday. Much dissatisfaction is felt=here at the removal of the Land Court from Gisborne. There is much land yet to be passed and subdivided, and continuous work for a court for five years to. come. There is much sympathy' felt for ! Mr Woon, the clerk of the court, who has been abruptly dismissed without apparent < cause,