LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1218, 9 October 1874, Page 4

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Anglo-Australian Press Telegraph Agoncy] IBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] LYELL. October 6. The Excelsior Company have struck the reef in low level tunnel. The stone contains very good gold. Thickness not yet ascertained. EEEFTON. October G. A large meeting was held yesterday evening to urge upon the Provincial Government the necessity for repairing and maintaining the Greyinouth road and purchase of Dalton's suspension bridge. Great indignation was expressed by the speakers at Government neglect of the district. Resolutions were carried unanimously in favor of the above. The following special resolution was enthusiastically and unanimously carried : —" That the Inangalma District [Revenues Board possessed the entire confidence of the electors, who completely approve of their management of affairs." Some of the waggons arriving yesterday were capsized in ruts on the roads, and the drivers are contemplating withdrawing from the road. Golden stone has been struck in the Argyle claim, Larry's Creek. The Herald publishes this morning a private letter from South Africa diamond fields, deprecating any rush to Transvaal goldhelds. WELLINGTON October 5. The criminal sessions to-day are very light. AUCKLAND. October 5. Judge Arnoy in delivering his charge at opening of criminal sessions this morning, and when asking a witness to speak up, said a juryman had asked to be excused on the ground of deafness, but he had not "ranted his request ncr had he himself thought it necessary to resign his position because he was somewhat hard of hearing. The remark is accepted by some as a contradiction of reports current about Arney's intended resignation. The Luna is detained to take the Mikado's mails south on arrival from San Erancisco. She is due about, Bth.

LATEST ENGLISH & AUSTRALIAN NEWS. [Bx Electuic Telegraph.] BLUFF. October G. The steamship Gothenburg has arrived here from Melbourne. She brings later cablegrams. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. MELBOURNE. Last Californian mail reached San ju rancisco Liiree cays aiioac* Oi time. SIDNEY. Postal and cable conference was to commence on October first. ADELAIDE. A funeral reform association has been started to abolish scarves, hearses, mourning coaches, and refreshments at funerals. EUROPEAN NEWS. (PER REUTER'S SPECIAL CABLE.) LONDON. September 25. Disraeli's contemplated visit to Ireland is indefinitely postponed. He is suffering from bronchial affection. September 26. The Prince of Wales has accepted the Grand Mastership of Freemasons. Money tightening. Rate 3 per cent. Wool and wheat market unchanged. PARIS, September 25. In speech recently made Thiers said that, with the help of Casitner Perier, he will found a republic. BERLIN. September 25. Dr Contrati Marten, Bishop of Paderborn, has been condemned to three months' imprisonment for a pastoral he issued last March. HONG KONG. September 29. Awful typhoon at Hong Kong. Eight ships foundered and wrecked. Many vessels missing. The damage to property immense. Loss of life estimated at a thousand souls.