LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 88, 20 February 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

Wellington, Wednesday. THE TAUPO. It is understood here that the Union Company havo abandoned the Taupo to the underwriters. THE ZAMBONANZA. The Zambonanai left Sydney to-day for Wellington. A.EOW AMONG PRINTERS. At a meeting of master printers and newspapers proprietors, Mr Didsbury, representing the Government Printing Office, being also present, it was resolved not to accedo to tho demands of compositors for increased wages, such demands being considered quite unreasonable. Mr Didsbury informed tho meeting he had been instructed to close tho Government Printing Office if the men persisted in their demands. The newspaper proprietors have arranged, if tho men go on ..strike, to assist each other in bringing out their respective papers. Their publication as usual will therefore not be stopped, though possibly issued at a reduced size. Taueasoa, Wednesday. THE TAUPO. It is fearad the Taupo will become a total wreck, Only one compartment now dry. All her cargo is discharged, and the cutter Sovereign is now taking out her coal. The tidejs flowing in and out of her launch, Thq Boanabentina has been

J- :.,;' ... . . ■;,-, ■ ■ 'chartered by"the agent to 'run ■fioni" the .'wreck to the town* : It is; suggested -thatthe Rowena should take on 'fife;. Hawca Auckland passengers,.and tliatthat vessel retur,n South'.with mails and Taupo passengers, Thore is plenty of tho Taupo coal hero forthoHawea. . '.. ' Auckland, Wednesday, REDUCTION INSURANCE RATES;" Tho keen competition between the Insurance Companies during the last few months has resulted in a wholesale reduction. Tho New Zealand Company now announces a low scale from Is Gd pov thousand on brick buildings. A MAORI BUST. Tho Native Minister has commissioned a local sculptor to execute a bust of tho chief Hipuku in carrara marble. A MISSING MANAGER, It is said that Roberts, of the Bank of New Zealand, Gore, formerly of Tauranga, who has been missing some weeks, went away in tho mail steamer. ■ . ■ AN INTERESTING SPOT. The Waitangi estate, where the famous treaty was signed, is offered for sale. WONDERFUL. Joseph May, sheep breeder, has shipped six pure-bred rams for Barber, at Gisborne. VALUABLE GEMS. Two seamen of H.M.S, Sapphire violently assaulted'the Rev. Mr Dutton, and also two other seamen who interfered to provent them from roughly using the boy, Alexandiu, Wednesday. A NATIVE MAT. The native mat Mahuhiri ordered for Major Mair was brought down to-day and presented to him. It is remarkably handsome. This kind of work is now almost unknown amongst the Kingites. The present is very significant as to the estimation Major Mair is held by tho natives. They could not haye paid him a higher compliment. Blenheim, Wednesday. MARBOROUGH RACES. Thero was lino weather aud a good attendance, but not so large a3 on somo previous occasions, The number of visitors from Wellington, as also the talent, was well represented. For tho Hack Hurdlo Raco four started—Mclvor's Loch Lomond (owner), 1; Cockrane's Bluebill (owner), 2; Deferre'a Kikiki, 3. Dillon's Kiwi and Grey-Momus wero scratched, Bluebill led at tho start, closely followed by Kikiki, who took second place, Bluebill kept ahead until the eighth fence, when Loch-Lomond drew up and passed, and kept the lead all tho way. Kiwi stumbled at tho first fence, refused at the second, and was afterwards out of tho race. It was a capital race between the rest, They all took the fences in good style. , Time, 4mins 17secs. There was but little on in betting. Auckland, Tuesday. _ SINGULAR ACCIDENT. A singular accident occurred at Freeman's Bay. An-excavation For a culveit had undermindeda lamp post. When tho lamplighter -ran up tho ladder the post gavo way, precipitating the man and ladder, and a large quantity of earth, into a cutting of the depth of Oft. The man was partly buried in the earth, and severely injured in the back and legs.Several parcels of Government land north of Auckland were offered. Land was let for depasturing purposes at very low prices.

Alexanihu, Tuesday. NATIVE MEETING. Tho Native meeting has been fixed by Tawhiao for about the 24th March, and will be heldatHawai, Kopua,atMauliiri's place, where a large house is being erected. Chihbtchurch, Tuesday. THE GOVERNOR. His Excellency the Governor and the Marchioness of Normality passed through Lyttloton to-day in the Ringarooma, en route for Melbourne. Donedin, Tuesday. The Governor is to bo received to-morrow afternoon at the main railway station, and conducted by way of Rattray, Prince, and Dowling streets to the new drill-shed, where tho addresses arc to be presented. OIL SPRINGS. Gisboenk, Wednesday, A movement is on foot to revive the oil springs, by a gentleman hero from the South, Mr Rees has completed the title to several large blocks of land here. THE KELLY GANG. Sydney, Wednesday. In the Assembly last night, Sir Henry Parkes, Premier, confirmed the statement that increased rewards are being offered for the arrest of the Kelly gang. He intimated that Government would probably ask the Assembly and Council to suspend the standing orders, in order to pass Outlawry Bill in one sitting. SHIPPING. Arrived—Wakatipu, and Australia, from Now Zealand.