SPECIAL TSLEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 1001, 21 November 1878, Page 2

SPECIAL TSLEGRAMS.

[press agency.]

AUCKLAND, last night.

Hunter <fc Nolan's wool sale was moderately attended, Longwool, greasy, 7{d to 8f d ; washed, 9|d to 1 2 * d

A boy named James MoCormish, ten years old, was arrested on a chargo of setting fire fco a house occupied by Daniels, night watchman, iv Newton.

5y the mail steamer the City Council received 500 feet of Eureka hose, capable of bearing heavy pressure.

Sir George Grey is expected to visit Whangarei at an early date He left Wellington m the ' Hiuemoa' to-day.

Mr Xinsella, of the 'Herald reporting stall was locked np m the Harbor Board offices last night, and' injured his hand m trying to get out. An action for damages is spoken of. WELLINGTON, last night. Air Sheehau received an invi-tati-jii from Rewi to proceed with him th rough the King couutfy. They will be accom pauied by Dr, Hector.

Proceedings are being taken against George Wood, for keeping his sister, a ]un-\fcic, under restraint for 20 year..

NEW PLYMOUTH, Tuesday. Sub-Inspector Kenny has received v timation to hold himself m readiness to relieve Sub-Inspector Bnllen of the Thames, who is to come here. WELLINGTON, Tuesday.

The Agent-General telegraphs that he has despatched the ship Western Monarch with 369 emigrants, for Bluff, and the Northern Monarch, wifch 146 for Timaru, and 200 for Lyttleton.

It is expected fche Premier will leave Wellington for Kawau on Wednesday. DUNEDIN, Tuesday.

Afc a meeting of the Synod yesterday afternoon, the Rev. Mr Ronaldson, m speaking to a motion, complained that the Presbyterian clergymen would not baptize children whose parents were outside theirown convection unless those parents became Presbyterians. Mr Ronaldson also stated that the Presbyterian Church did recognise the Anglican Church as a portion of the Church of Christ;. , LYTTELTON, Tuesday. The Portuguese sailors state that fchey belonged to fche Portuguese ship Amerique. One of the two survivors had fallen overboard from the ship, and a boat, contaaing tive men, was sent from the vessel to his rescii9. They succeeded m picking liitn up, but on their return towards the ship the boat capsized, and filled with water, afterwards righting. Two of fche unfortunate men were immediately swallowed by sharks, but fche remaining four got into fche boat, when fche sharks still attacked them. Two others were washed away iuto the sea by the waves, and shared the same fate as their, unforfcunato companions, being instantl*-/ torn to pieces and devoured. The other two succeeded m keeping the sharks off by tearing oil the bottom boards of the boat, aud fighting fche sharks with them. Tbey were perfectly nude when rescued, after CO hours immersion. The boat m which they were picked up was hoisted aboard, and is still to be seen. So perseveriug were the sharks that even after the castaways were aboard, the sharks followed the ship m great numbers for a long disfcauce. On November Btb, during a hard westerly gale, the ship taking much water aboard, the fore-and-aft main deck were flooded. A heavy sea came aboard, washing Richard Samuel Cornish overboard. Ifc was impossible to attempt his rescue, owing to fe e fearful weather.