LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1717, 4 February 1874, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

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Wellington, Feb. 3. Mr Dv Cane, Governor of Tasmania, leaves Launceston at the end of next week on a visit to Victoria and NewZealand. Arrangements have been . concluded between the General and Provincial Governmerits, whereby the latter hereafter, assume the charge of all immigrants upon arrival in the Province. , ; , ; f

The Hon. Mr Bathgate and family were passengers for Dunedin, to-day by the Claud Hamilton.' . " " ' Auckland, Feb. 3. A cutter, supposed ;to be the Flora Macdonald, was lost'" yesterday -on the, Manukau bar. The signalman saw a cutter laboring heavily in the stiff soutih. westerly' gale: signalled ; the^bar» asdangerous and for her to stand off. The "cutter stood ~ in, taking the western channel, and just when it was hoped all. danger was passed she' broached to and capsized, sinking almost immediately. A\ the cutter be the Flora Macdonald, she had three passengers, besides; .the; crew and Captain J. Kenny. i A piece of mast has since been identified as.; 'belonging.. to, the. Flora Macdonaldj cutter. Bags of flour have been seen float* ing 'about,' but there is no sign of; bodies; There were six passengers. Several leave families. ' ''' " ■'■ : ' ■' ■ : " / ■'•' j ' Dcjnbdin, Feb. 3. j A meeting of the members of the. Athenaeum is called ' to re-consider the question of opening on Sundays. Tr " Westportj Feb. 3. I ■ The ßuUer News Company .havemade arrangements for starting a daily paper at Charleston. - - ,"..,-; Lytielton, Feb. 3. Arrived— Ship/ Isles of the South, with, 220 immigrants, .seven cabin passengers ; 88 days from Plymouth- Deaths j two infants, and one adul of the age of .79. Arrived — Crusader, 88 days out from Deal. • '■■' ■"- ■ '■':■■;:.: ■■■■. ■ . i-'-.-.-.vi •