LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 717, 23 August 1870, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[from our own correspondents.]

PROGRESS OF THE ANNEXATION MOVEMENT. „ • , .

. Wellington, Aug. 22, 2.55 p.m. Annexation ia as good as settled. The General Government Bill for thi3 purpose was brought' in to-day. :An interview of the West Coast members, with the -Government took place to.-day, when the Government agreed to take over the West Coast and Christchurch road as a colonial work. August 22, 4.25 p.m. The Wellington Club bar was entered during last night, and a cash -box containing between L6O and L7O stolen. There is no clue to the robbers. ■ , The Representation Committee has recommended that the Buller District, Grey Valley District, Hokitika District, and Totara District should have one member each. The Bill for Altering the Boundary of the County of Westland has been read a first time. Barff intimated his intention to oppose it at all its stagea, ' Dunedin, August 22. The unemployed presented themselves in a, body at the Government Buildings ! to-day. : A deputation , stated to the" Deputy-Superintendent that they had examined tho work offered by the Government, and ; found that as' it woiUd not give them "tucker," they refused to tak.e it. . . ..: • The . Government . replied that they would take no further action in the matter. The unemployed then gave three gro ins f 6r ! the Secretary of Land and Works. -;;:.: ' Wanganui, Aug. 20. " The Storm Bird arrived from Auckland with .twelve discharged soldiers of the 18th Royal Irfsh as passengers. Before leaving Onehuhga a fight took place on the • wharf. Morrissy, a discharged soldier, struck a comrade, whose wifo seized Morrissy and pushed him over the wharf. Morrpsy received internal injuries, which wpre accelerated by sickness during tho passage, so that he died on arrival here. ; o The police are making Investigation, and, an inquest will be held to-day. Eo Auckland news of imporjtcknee.; ; £