The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12

by the steamer MiOWeTa.
The bark Carlisle Castle, 1874
tons. bound from Liverpool to Free
mantle. was totally wrecked off Rock
ingham. The vessel went ashore during
2 heavy gale on Safety Bay. All on
board were drowned, including Captain
Lindsay. Chief officer Houston, Sail
maker A. Guzen. Apprentice John Tobb'
A. B. Jexley Robert Wilson, Oscar
Anderson. Thomas Mclean, Thomas
Mcmahon, c. F. Stocks and Robert
Jenkins. Her cargo was valued at
G25 SOC.
The ship City Of York, in command OF
Captain P. II. Jones, 1857 tons register
laden with a general cargo, including
744.0OO feet Of redwood lumber from San
Francisco, consigned to the West Aus
tralian Shipping Association at Free
mantle. went ashore at ROttnest Island
July y. Eleven were drowned. Fol
lowing is a list of the saved and lost
members of the crew:
Saved-WiIiam Pope, first mate;
Alexander Anderson, carpenter; Alex
ander Burke. cook. F. Burke, y. Tam
user, 7. Kane 5. r. Parry, c. Weiss, M
Murphy. able seamen; {. Lee, r. Nc
Le3d, J. NJ. Krant, ordinary seamen;
owen Hughes. boatsWain; J. Scott, sail
maker: Y. Tree. apprentice.
Lost-Walter Jones, master; D. 7.
Bender. second mate; T. Pennington,
steward; J. Conway, J. Wallis, W. P.
Lanten. H Bosner, J. Blackman, able
scamen: W. Stockwell, ordinary sea-
man: a. Purdy and c. Hancock, ap-
prentices
The city Of York was the first sailing
ship Of the new system it was proposed
TO adept between Amenu and Australia.
The steamers Excelsior and Edna
collided on Hobsons Bay, Melbourne.
The Excelsior was sunk in fifteen min
utes None of her eighty passengers
were drowned, but seven We're injured
The Excelsior was a steel screw
steamer Of $40 tons. She was owned
by Huddart, Parker & Co.
H. NJ. S Goldfnch was nearly
wrecked on the run between Auckland
and Sydney. The Goldfnch encoun-
tered hurricane and had an extremely
narrow escape.
At the opening of the New Zealand
Parliament the Governors speech re-
ferred to the continued prosperity Of
the colony An Improvement of the col
vision of the tariff was hinted at. and
several labor measures were announced.
The Government has decided to restrict
immigration. 4 meeting of the New
Zealand unemployed has called upon
the Government to pass number of
measures of relief An increase of the
land tax and reduction of customs du-
ties on the necessaries of life are
IT
South Wales for the year just closed
shows an increase of G272O92 compared
with last year. A surplus for the year
Of 958, Ar is shown. The railway rev
enue for the year exceeded that of last
year by G199,736.
KaIgoorlie has been excited over a
big robbery. The copper plates of the
ten-head battery at Kalgoorlie Mint
mine were stolen. They contained
$500. The immense quantities of gold
being turned out have attracted innu-
merable thieves while police protection
is slight In one night twelve miners
camps were completely cleaned out
General Dodds inaugurated at the
Military Club at Noumea, the Goth of
June, the first experiment made in wire
less telegraphy in New Caledonia The
result was considered so satisfactory
that arrangements are being made for
connecting by means Of wireless teIe-
graphy the lighthouse with the town
Of Noumea and with various parts of
the island. J. Endicott of Auckland, N
H., claims to have invented an electric
cannon which is noiseless and smoke
less. The weapon is five feet in circum-
ference and Will carry five miles. The
cost will be SO per shot
The Australasian colonies are follow
ing Transvaal matters with interest.
New South Wales and ether colonies
will offer England troops.