LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1557, 1 August 1873, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

TOTAL WRECK OF THE S.S. RANGITOTO. THE CREW AND ' PASSENGERS SAVED. LATER EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN NEWS. [ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH 1 AGENCY.]' 'Wellington, July 31. . The steamer Wellington has arrived; with the crew and passengers of the s.s. Rangitoto, which has been totally wrecked at Jackson's Head, north of Queen Charlotte's Sound. AH hands were saved. Nelson, J uly 31. The new. tariff is received here with great disfavor. It is regarded as indicating a protective policy and an increase of taxation. The shelving of the West Coast Railway has created a strong sensation. Dunedin, July 31. The Council resolved to allow Professor Sale to appear at the bar of the House to repudiate the charge of bad management, but he did not appear. The Council have agreed to establish Normal schools. The Council was prorogued to-day, when the usual fight about the honorarium occurred. 'After several divisions, 20s per diem was voted for all members of the Council. The Financial Statement is well received here. The Star and the Guardian think that it is the best statement delivered for some years. Very rich washdirt has been struck in the Shotover claim ; the lead is oft thick. Six ounces of gold were obtained from a dishful. The Council have voted LSOOO as a bonus for whaling, and LI6OO for wool-, pack manufacture. • Wanganui, July 31. The schooner Meteor's cargo has been sold at auction. An inquiry regarding the wreck has been held. The decision was that the vessel was driven ashore through standing in too close before getting well to the windward of the channel, thereby becoming unmanageable when the signal was made to stand to sea." •■■■■-■'■■ ..•'"■• :■■ Grahamstown, July 31. '■■ There is great excitement among Caledonian scrip-holders. Shares are rising rapidly. Auckland, July 31.

Eppright was hanged yesterday morning. He made a long speech, exculpating Fisher, and stating that he stabbed Garrity in the beat of a quarrel, without intent to kill. He denied that he was ever in gaol before. After the cap was fitted and the drop knocked off, it only moved six inches. Efforts to pull doWn the drop were ineffectual. The culprit was then taken off and the drop readjusted. The second; time it fell clear, when death was almost instantaneous. . Saunders quotes Thames shares Lls ; South British, L 2 10s ; Tokatea, LI 6s. Gold has been struck in the winze on the low level in the Caledonian. '■ A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce has been convened to consider the new tariff. • Arrived : Wonga Wonga from Sydney. She brings English news dated London, July 22. The Colonial Commissioners at the Vienna Exhibition gave a grand dinner to the juries on the food and wine departments. The trial of the Tichborne claimant is proceeding. , . ■ ■ : The Carlists are masters of Carthagena, and have seized four frigates in port. A new Ministry has been formed at Madrid. The French harvest is small. The amount paid up for the New Zealand Meat Preserving Co. is L 200,000. Sydney, July 24. : A deputation presented a petition, bearing a thousand signatures, in favor of a forty day's San Francisco mail service, costing L 68,000, instead of forty-five days at L 48,000. In answer to a deputation from the Chamber of Commerce, Mr Parkes stated that the Government were in favor of the best San Francisco service. He did not anticipate that the cost, after deducting postage, would be more than L 20,000. New Zealand had been offered the conveyance of a mail to Fiji, at a cost of sixpence per letter for : posting, the Colony providing a branch service thence. Melbourne, July 24. The child murderess at Hotham is believed to be insane. '..'.... Subscriptions in aid of the families of the men lost by the accident to the pilot schooner Rip are ex-pected to reach LSOOO. Mr Higginbotham notifies a motion to add to the Electoral Bill a clause giving the franchise to adult females. Wade and Burke, merchants, Geelong, are charged with fraudulent insolvency. Adelaide. July 24. The stone received from the Northern Territory yielded twenty to fifty ounces per ton. ,