The Globe. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1874. TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 176, 31 December 1874, Page 2

The Globe. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1874. TELEGRAMS.

(Ber Anglo-Australian Press Telegraph Agency.} Auckland, December 30. The whaler James Arnold has arrived at the Bay of Islands with 250 barrels of sperm, the produce of seven months' cruise. She reports boarding a water-logged ship on the 6th December last, in lat 25 N., long 30 W. The ship was 998 tons register, built of yellow pine timber. Owing to the fact that the stern was all smashed away, it was impossible to decipher her name. The crew had evidently abandoned the vessel some time before, as all the boats were missing. The vessel is apparently an English one. It is reported that the A.S.N. Company ■will carry on the San Francisco service six months longer. The Cyphrenes sailed at one o'clock, Mi Andrew goes as mail agent. Arabella Goddard was a passenger. Gbahamstown, December 30. Thirty diggers with their swags left for Ohinemuri with the intention of waiting on the spot until the opening is proclaimed. Samples of coal were shown in town today, said to be from out of a seam on land between Hikutaia and Ohinemuri. Napier, December 30. The affairs of Stuart and Co are being settled satisfactorily. A. P. Stuart and Co, of Wellington, have arranged with the ere ditors to take over the estate and pay 17s 6d in the pound by instalments, at three, six, nine, and fourteen months, with interest. The business will be carried on as usual. Wellington, December 30. There are only four cases for the criminal sitting on Monday. One of assault, two of obtaining money under false pretences, and one of petty larceny. Dcnedin, December 30. Thirteen cases, including eight charges of robbery from the person, are set down for hearing in the Supreme Court, on Monday.

This year 8920 souls were introduced to Otago under the immigration scheme, as against 2820 for 1873. Port Chalmers, December 30. Arrived, ship Florence, from Loudon, 115 days out, with 17 passengers. The Vire has arrived from Campbell Islands. There was no transit of Venus observation. Sailed—Rwatara, for the Chathams. Bluff. Dec 30. The Otago left Melbourne on the 23rd, and called at Milford Hound on the 28th, landed passengers until the 29th, and sailed for the Bluff. Had fine weather all the passage. She has forty-seven saloon, twenty-four steerage, and 250 tons cargo for all ports. She sails to-night. Passengers for Lyttelton —Messrs Holt, Fill, Mr and Mrs Corfe, four steerage, thirty-five tons cargo. She brings no later cable news. THIS BATS TELEGBAMS. Auckland, December 31. Several Auckland firms, encouraged by the annexation of Fiji, are establishing branch houses at Levuka. News from the east coast reports the prevalence of sheep stealing by hungry Maories. Major Ropata's flocks have especially suffered. The offenders have been captured, and will probably be convicted. Scab is very prevalent among the native flocks at the east coast. An advertisement for a hundred men for Kaipara Railway met with only a partial response. Wellington", December 31. The ball to be given to the Governor and Lady Normanby, is fixed for the 7th of January. Arrived—the barque Jungfrau, from London. She comes under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company, and left London on the 27th September. FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT. Auckland, December 30. The Rose M. left Melbourne on the 22nd for Lyttelton, with the following cargo:—■ 459 bags sugar, 160,000 feet timber, 139 cases of fruit, one case cigars, 17 packages. Sir Charles Wedderburn was a passenger for San Francisco per Cyphrenes. Captain Shepherd, who brought a cargo of barley in the barque Chocolo from San Francisco here, both for sale, failing to get market in Auckland, wenl on to Sydney and returned per Cyphrenes, having sold vessel and cargo at a good price. This is the second barque of his sold in the colonies during the last twelve months, at a price such as is likely to induce further ventures of a similai kind. The Harbor Board have received advice of £7OOO worth of debentures, the first proceeds of the £50,000 loan, for the construction of docks, having been sold in Sydney with prospects of further sales. The dock and water supply works will probably soon be commenced Passmore's railway arrangements continue to form the subject of public censure. During the holidays eighteen pence return fare to Elleslie race course was changed, while the return fare from a station a mile furtner along the line was only ninepence. The mysterious death of a child is occupying the attention of the police. Albert Graventy, a German, having absconded from Russel with another man's wife, came to Auckland, where a child to the woman's former husband was born. Graventy so brutally ill-used the infant that he was sent to gaol for two months. He has just been liberated and returned to his paramour, and to-day the child died in its mother's arms under peculiarly suspicious circumstances. An incpiest will be held. [from our dunedin correspondent.] Dunedin, December 30. The waterworks were handed over to the city, the purchase money being made at noon. The total amount is £94,247, of which £52,200 was paid in cash, and in debentures £42,435. This is exclusive of £9500 to Colonel Kitchener in cash. CROMWELL RACES. First Day. maiden plate. Jack the Flat 1 handicap, £6O; 1£ miles. Brunette ... ... 1 Cottar's Maid 2 Kathleen 3 FLYING- HANDICAP. Brunette ... ... ... ... 1 Kathleen 2 A splendid race, Brunette winning by a head. Second Day. trotting race. Stumpy 1 club handicap, £100; 2 miles. Brunette, 9st 1 Kathleen, 7st 101 b 2 Four others ran. A very good race, Brunette winning by two lengths. stewards' purse, 40 sovs. Mountain Hare 1 CONSOLATION STAKES. Kathleen 1