LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 735, 4 October 1870, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[from our own correspondents.] Chrisxchurch, Oct. 1. The Provincial Council was opened yesterday afternoon. The Superintendent, in his speech, alluded to the influence the legislation of the past session of the Assembly had on the Provinces. The Northern Railway is to be pressed on, and should the General Government repay the Province for this work this year, the money is to be devoted to harbor works. It was proposed to carry on immigration as heretofore, as the General Government scheme was not likely to be carried out this year. The revenue of the Province was satisfactory, being over the estimate by LIO,OUO. The Provincial Museum was opened yesterday, at which all the leading men of the Province were present. The war news has created great excitement here. October 3. The Press this morning comments in strong terms aud abuses the Government telegraphic system. It quotes several instances in which telegrams were delayed

to suit political purposes, especially in the case of the Wellington Independent and Evening Post, which is characterised as a gross instance of the employment of public money to further the political ends of the Government. DrjNEDitf, October 1. The Council of the University of Otago has refused to amalgamate with the New Zealand University, the General Government's nominees to the Council being objected to. G. S. Sale, M.A., of Rngby, formerly Fellow and Classical Lecturer of Trinity College, Cambridge, has been appointed Professor of Classics ; and John Shand, M.A., of Aberdeen, Head Mathematical Master of the Edinburgh Academy, Professor of Mathematics. The delay in the publication of the English telegrams by the Daily limes yesterday caused great indignation. Crowds waited at the Daily Times office from 10 a.m. till half-past two. The Daily Times this morning asserts that the Telegraph Office, acting under instructions from the General Government, delayed the telegrams to serve a political purpose. The telegrams were received at the Bluff office on Thursday night. October 3. Under the heading "The Telegraph and the Government," the Daily Times this morning states the facts relating to the suppression of the English mail telegrams. After explaining the nature of the Press Association, and disclaiming any political motives, it states that the Telegraph Office kept back the mail telegrams last month, addressed to the Wellington Evening Post for eight hours, in order to suit the convenience of the Welfaiyton Independent ; also, that the last mail telegrams were kept back from the Evening Post the whole morning, while the Government telegrams were obtaiued from those sent to the Press Association, which were the only full telegrams brought by the Gothenburg to New Zealand, having been sent specially from Quecnscliffe, at half-past nine o'clock at night ; that unless the Government furnish a satisfactory explanation, the Times intends bringing the case before the Supreme Court. The Argus extra brought by the Gothenburg was a first edition, containing only a small portion of the news telegraphed to the Press Association. Nelson, Oct. 3. Rather a sharp shock of earthquake was experienced here at 2.20 p.m. this afternoon. A Gas Cenipany for Nelson is about to be formed. The ship Challenger arrived from London yesterday. Wellington, Oct. 3. Three distinct shocks of earthquake, in rapid succession, not very severe, were felt here to-day at 2.15 p.m. The direction was north to south. Buckeridge's butcher-shop and premises at Taitai were burned down last night. They are believed to be insured. Auckland via Wangancxi, Sept. 28. The Camilla and Saucy Las* have arrived from Lyttelton, and the Auckland steamer from Fiji. She reports the loss of the Coquette on a reef near Suva. Bripenden's flax mill at Puriri has been destroyed by fire with a large amount of X-roperty.