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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 100, 5 March 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

(per press agency.) Donedin, Monday, GUTHRIE AND LARNAOH. The annual meeting of shareholders in Guthrie and Larnach's Timber and Woodware Factory was held to-day. There were about a dozen shareholders present.The report was adopted, and Messrs Brodrick and Grey were elected directors. Messrs Brown and Moodie were re-elected auditors. KAITANGATA INQUEST. Tho Kaitangata inquest was continued to-day at Kaitangata. 'Bios Knowles, Ohas Sampson (directors of the Green Island Coal Company) Herbert Cox (Government Inspector of Mines), Jas Dayidson (general manager of mine), and Mr Harkins (secretary), were examined. Tho chief fact elicited was that with proper precaution the accident might have been averted. The enquiry was further adjourned till Monday next. Port Chalmers, Monday. . (SMUGGLING.

At the Police Court this morning, J. Lamb, second enginneer of tho steamer Zamboanga, and his Chinese servant, were fined £25 each for smuggling cigars, Auckland, Monday. GRAPES. A northern settler has sent to Auckland seven loads of grapes, grown on one rood of ground! He thinks 2|d per pound will pay- ' V Nelson, Monday. . COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING. Notwithstanding the heavy rain and wind of last, night, the weather this morn-

one expresses satisfaction at tlio situation and conveniences. .The arrangements are ?ery superior to previous year. Discipline .willi be maintained at the camp, Major iiaving been appointed camp adjutant. There are 124 entries for the first' mitcli. Chiustchurch, Monday. ONE THOUSAND SUMMONSES.. Exaetly-%-thousand'Jsummonsesrhiive. issued up t9-.day fromrt.ho Resident Magis; trate's Coui'ti.. l .: tWV"', 1! ,tjO t' AUCKLAND CITY BLijOTIOK. '• . City West- Election.—Result: Golder, secularism candidate, W6; Dignan, denominationalist, 261.' Majority, pdtefc . • ■■ ; ; Gjsbornb, Tuesaif^ FIRE AT GISBORNE. , A fire broke out this morning about 1 4 p.m. The fjre destroyed the following 1 buildingsinglandsi" ba'k6ry' : ; ' Smith, ehoemakdr'; - Schultzs, miller Stevenson, storekeeper. The,; five, • stopped at the Bpace by the Standard Office, InsurancesNorwich Union,' £4oo;' Hawke's Bay, £100;. New Zealand, £100; Standard, £4oo;' Union' 'arid' Mional,: £SOO 'each. Stevenson's insurance subject'to reduction of some hundred of pounds, in consequence of stock having been reduced. ROLLESTON : ! ADDRESSES THE .. ELECTORS. : ; . .. Mr Rolleston, M.H.R.,;for Avon, :ad-: di'essed his constituents last night in a speech of duration. ,He condemned ' Grey' and policy it ; measured ; terms, asserting that Premier had failed j to fulfil any of the promises made while stumping country but merely made the people a stalking horse f asspjng a patronisingl air alike offensive arid l'contemptible, while his policy waß dangerous and mischievous andisimply..meant more climbing on the shoulders of those simple vil- ; lagers, an Sir George Grey called them; but he (Rolleston) did not believe that peoplpwere impossed oil by'such rubbiphi : A vote of confidence was unanimously, ac- , corded to Rolleston at the conclusion of ; his address. SITE FOR TOWN HALL. . ..

At City'" Council' meeting last night Mayor announced that the Government had given the site of the old Post Office as a site for a Town Hall. KAITANGATA. , About £2OO has teen, collected in aid of Kaitangata relief fund. ; : ■■ Wellington, Tuesday. PKESS AGENCY BUSINESS. Mi' Holt retires at the, end of, the quarter from the Press Agency business which will in future be carried on by McCarthy. STARTING OF WEST' COAST RAILWAY. '. ;; The Chronicle says Government having found a suitable line for tho West Coast Railway between Ipiiwarra; and Porirua, they will commence.the.construction of the line..from[Kaiwarra within a week from this date. '■. W. 15 RHODES' WILL. The Will of the late W. B. Rhodes has been discovered to 1 be very defective in many particulars.and,is likely to. give'rise to very peculiar legal.complications.> • [REUTERS.] / ...Bombay, March 3. COOLIES FOR FIJI. The Indian Government, have decided to ehcoMjje' tlie immigration of Coolies to Fiji for plantation laboij.... Melbourne, Tuesday. ~, lIUNTLN'G THE KELLYS. The "Victorian Governlneiit, following the exampleof;New South. Wales, is .en: gaging Queensland black trackers to hunt the Kellys. . , ,i ■ 'AUSTRALIAN CUP. ' Bosworth is first' favorite for the Australian Cup,-to be run to-iiiorrow. 'Brisbane, 1 Tuesday. BLACKS''MURDERING WHITES. The Queensland blacks tite again proving troublesome., : ;v They murdered four whites at Well's Greek;' where they had been betrayed by. black gins.- ; > .... London, March 2. EGYPT. ' The British and French Governments have resolved to declare to the Khedive of Egypt that Nuba Pasha's retention of the Presidency of the Council of Egypt, which office he recently resigned, i 3 indispensable, ! V THE CAPE. The last reinforcements started for the Cape to-day.