LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1804, 18 May 1874, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[anolo-austkaiian press tbiegraph AGENCY. J Dunedin, Mar 16. The statement that the motion for attachment against the Guardian Company and others had fallen through, is not quite correct. Judge Chapman stated that he did not think theruleshouldbegrantedagainst Bell, proprietor of the Evenhuj Star, or against his solicitor, but that he would grant a ruje i\is\. against the proprietors of the Guardian, calling upon them to show cause why they should not be attached for contempt, in consequence of a leading article commenting on the Judge's order for inspection of telegrams in the case of Macassey v. Bell. A public dinner was given last ni(?ht to Mr A J. Burns, projector of the Mosgiel Woollen Factor}', who is going home, owing to ill health. The Superintendent was in the chair, and a large number of leading citizens were present.

A late telegram from Sydney states ; — <f The heayiest sea known for years is rumiing along the coast, and breaking over the Wollongong harbor works. — A flood last evening swept away all the dams of the city waterworks, and the entire water reserves escape, tore up the main road, washed away a cottage, and des-tcoyt-.d several gardens. The luss is said to amount to L 50,000, but upon further investigation the damage to the waterworks isfound to be not so bad as first reported. — The vessel wrecked at Bronghton Island is believed to be the ketch Traveller. The prew are safe on the island, but the steamer Ajax was unable to rescue: them, having to run iuto Fort Stephens for shelter, but she will make another attempt this afternoon.— The cutter Mary Lloyd was blown out of Newcastle Horror, and wrecked on the Nobbies."