LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1341, 15 November 1872, Page 2

LATEST TELEGR AMS.

THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT., [NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Nov. 14. ' Mr Reynolds left by the Nebraska, which sailed at two o'clock. The Governor did not go as it was reported he would. The Horticultural Show was poorly attended in consequence of bad. weather. : .-'..:■ 8 p.m. The Governor and Lady Bbwen leave for Christchurch about 16th December to open the Exhibition. They afterwards proceed to Dunedin, thence to Lake Wakatip and other lakes, the gold fields, and Mount Qpok, returning in the end of February. Next week the Governor will visit the Mauawatu European and Native settlements, and the Scandinavians at the Seventy-mile Bush. '-: . . , . Nelson, Nov. 14. I Mr Shephard met constituents at Wakefield last night, when' he gave an explanation of his conduct during the session, and received a vote of approval. Auckland, Nov. 14.

Beveridge, Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge, writes to the Southern Gross contradicting. Father N orris. He says . Freer iold him twelve months ago that, in consequence of refusing to re-, nounce Freemasonry, the priests told him he would die the death of a. dog. -Freer, asked Beveridge, if the latter survived, to see that' he had a Masonic funeral. Freer complained before his death that the priests were continually annoying him, urging him to renounce Masonry. On the, day of .his death Freer asked Beveridge to remain during tho time the priest was administering extreme unction, so sa to prevent the priest from renewing his request to abjure Masonry. He asked how the priest administered the Sacra-: ment to Masons. Freer said they stretched a point of form, but "mind that the Masons .bury me." .-,-... ; ... .'..;■..<

Mr Charles O'Neill is a candidate for election to the Provincial Council fop the Penßioner. Settlementfli; ; „ ; . \

Vice and Freer, two of B^ogden's nay-. vie 9, Bhipped as seamen on; -board the Countess Kintore. Brogden "caused a summons to be served for-the amount advanced in London. Judgment was obtained. Anothar man stuck in the rigging, -and it was impossible f or. the x;on r stable to serve the summons. :,r JDuifEDiN, Nov. 14. The political, interregnu ra . continues.. The Superintendent--pub]ishes the correspondence with. Mr Beid. Mr Reid is willing to place his services at the disposal of the Council, but declines to retake^ office, because he was subjected to un-. called-for, unmerited indignity. ........-; The General Government is negotiating'ifor the purchase of the Port rail--way. . „ . ■ ;