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Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1788, 29 April 1874, Page 2

The Dispatch left yesterday morning to do some towing atHkitika The channel here, although deep,, is still very narrow, and it was considered inadvisable to *vorkit with tows, until it widens, which it is gradually doing. The Zephyr and Cleopatra are still in the roadstead. . The following is the manifest of the Zephyr .ns published by the Argus of the 15th mat. : 301 packages sugar, 7 qr-casks lum, 6 cases ale, 50 ca>ks stout, 32 cases porter, 150 do jams, 1420 bars and bundles iron, 132 cases geneva; 570 : bags rice, 300 case 3 kerosene. 19 packages tea, 8 qr-casks wine, 2 packages tobacco, 1 bhd brandy, 24 qr-casks do, 102 cases do, 303 packages oilman's stores and provisions, 102. gases fruit, 30 packages sundries,,^ packages drapery and soft goods, 83 packages hardware and ironmongery. . A correspondent furnishes us with the following incident, which occurred during the last passage of the Otago to Dunedin:— "We had just left Sandridge, and had hardly got under full steam, when I heard a cry- a shout There just before us, . was a little yacht in distress of some sort— some spar gone ; and there, floating or swimming .past, were two boys in the water, battling bravely. But there, is a third in the water; .it is one of pur stewards, who has jumped into save, if he can, precious life. Fortunately a boat was at the ' steamer's side, her owner saw the danger, in a moment let go .the rope, shipped his oars and picked up the .three safe and well."— Otago Times. , Files of : London newspapers received by the last mail notice of the launch at New-castle-on-Tyne, of the Faraday, s.s, 5000 tons, London built, to the order of Messrs Siemens, London, for the purpose of laying their deep sea cables. In her there are two .distinct sets of engines, each working a separate screw, the vessel being thus provided with two propellers, usually called ,twin ; screws. The machinery required for paying out and picking up cables was manufactured by the Vulcan Foundry Company which has had great experience at this work. Accommodation is provided on board for a staff of officers, electricians, and crew, amounting to about 150 persons. Messrs Siemens were tenderers to construct the telegraph line connecting New Zealand with Great Britain; and very probably their new ship will be charged with th 6 risk of laying the cable between India and Queensland.