LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1896, 3 September 1874, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH / AGENCY.] Westport, Sept. 2. The schooner Dunedin, produce laden, from Dunedin, is ashore at the entrance of the river. The bar is good, but the wind shifting drove her on the sand-bank. Wellington, Sept. 2. It is understood that Mr J. Douglas, manager of the Australian and New Zealand Land Company, has arranged with the Government of this Province for the purchase of 20,000 acres in the Orona Block. The terms of purchase are that Douglas should pay 12a 6d an acre for the land, and undertakes within a given [ period tn expend at least Llo,ooo in imI proving the property, and settle 70 ! familes as a special settlement, each family to have an allotment of 100 acres. The transaction needs confirmation by an order in Council. The "Post," in a leader to-night, says they have reason to believe that Mr Yogel strongly urged Mr Stafford to join the Government, and that the latter flatly refused, notwithstanding that Mr j Vcgel offered to resign the Premiership and go horne — either temporarily to negotiate the loans and mail services, or permanently, as Agent General Mr Stafford not only refused, but strongly objected' to Mr Yogel leaving the Colony, and pointed out the financial dangers looming ahead ; that through Mr Vogel's policy the country would be placed in a position of a precarious character ; and most forcibly dwelt upon the duty of Mr Yogel awaiting in the Colony the result of his own action. For himself, he had refused absolutely to receive any act or part iv the matter ; if the policy succeeded he had no wish to claim any of the credit of it, and if it failed he wished the failure to rest upon the right shoulders. Christchurch, Sept. 2. At a recent meeting the Canterbury Jockey Club decided that produce foaled after January, 1875, should take their ages from the Ist August instead of the Ist July. Auckland, Sept. 2. An attempt was made yesterday to serve a writ for the detention of the ship Miltiades in Rangitoto Channel while going out. The detainer, issued from the Admiralty Court at the suit of the crew of the Lady Bowen for salvage, but the crew of the Miltiades threatened violence to the officer of the Court if he attempted to board the vessel. He therefore tied the writ to the cable and retired. The ship sailed during the night. The difference at issue was settled this morning by the owners of the Lady Bowen offering the crew LSOO out of the L 1625 award, which was accepted. The City of Auckland arrived from London after a passage of 107 days, with thirty passengers ;no immigrants. One child died. She experienced terrific weather on the latter part of the passage. For four days she had every sail that was set blown out of the ship.