LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1649, 17 November 1873, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[ANGLO-AUSTRAMAN" PBESS TELEGRAPH

AGENCY.]

Westpoet, Nov. 15,

Mr Curtis met the electors on Thursday night. The meeting was crowded and orderly. Mr Humphrey occupied the chair. Mr Curtis made a favorable impression. Mr Dunn proposed a vote of thanks to the candidate. Mr Shapter moved an amendment to the effect that the re-election of Mr Curtis would be considered by miners disastrous to the Province. The amendment was carried. At a meeting on the northern terraces on Thursday, the miners passed a vote of confidence in Mr Curtis, giving three cheer 3 for Curtis and groans for O'Conor. Dunedin, Nov. 15. Jane Dirke died in the Hospital while undergoing an operation for cancer in the breast under chloroform. A Union Steamship Company has been projected to meet the growing coastal trade, capital two hundred and fifty thousand pounds in ten pound shares. Wellington, Nov. 15. Communication with Auckland was interrupted, owing to the heavy lightning along the line. Invbrcakgill, Nov. 15. Building operations are at a standstill, owing to the scarcity of carpenters, whose wages are from twelve to fifteen shillings a day. Auckland, Nov. 15. The Tararua leaves Melbourne on the 12th for Hokitika. The Albion leaves for the Bluff immediately after the arrival of the Suez mail, which i 3 advertised for the 18th. The Phoebe brought twenty thousand sovereigns for the Bank of New Zealand.