LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1680, 22 December 1873, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[ANGLO-AT7STRAIIAN PRESS , TELEGRAPH AGENCY.]

•^sj^ibtoton, Dec. 20.

The barque Hope, the first of thg New Zealand Shipping Company's v§ss t eZs ; loaded ab this port, is ready for sea, with a cargo of Colonial produce, valued at L 39.564. .. . The Jockey Club have resolved to raise c thousand pounds on 10 per cent, debentures £or the purpose of erecting a grandstand. Plans are in preparation. A private letter from an officer of Pearly now at Levuka, gives as an on dit

that New Zealand will be the future head quarters, instead of Sydney, of the South Pacific station. He expects that if Fiji be not annexed, there will be a revolntion, as the people are all in favor of scheme.

H.M. ships Blanche and Rosario are at the New Hebrides and Solomon Islands. H.M. ships Basilisk- and, -Southern Cross with Mr Layard are/ expected at the end of the month. Dunedin, Dec. 20. The following vessels have sailed from London for New Zealand ; — October 31 ; Crusader, for Canterbury ; Unazi, for ] Auckland ; Wave Queen, Oct. 14, for Auckland. December 21. 1 The Union Steam Company's shares are going off well, owing to the favorable advices received by the mails ; a considerable number cf shares will, be reserved for home capitalists. Auckland, Dec. 20. The report that Perkins has purchased Redwood's horses is correct. Hokitika, Dec. 20. . The Lioness and the Aborigine are both on the bar. The Dispatch tried to tow off the Lioness, but it was too late on the tide. Heavy rain falling ... Hokitika, Dec! 21, 4 p.m. The Lioness floated off the Spit last night, but could not come ia, and had to run to sea, as it was too heavy to ride at anchor. She slipped her cable losing an anchor in the roadstead, ani came in by a perfect miracle at.i a.m. The Aborigine broke her line, floated off the South Spit and came ashore in a worse position on the North Spit. She is much damaged, and is expected to become a total wreck. The Dispatch sails on Monday morniDg if possible.