LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 375, 29 January 1880, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

[from OUR OWN correspondent! WELLINGTON. Wednesday. The operations at the Waimate Plains meeting receive no opposition from the natives. Presents of potatoes have been promised the Constabulary from more than one hapu on the Plains. Te Whiti's instructions are that the natives are not to interfere, but trust to him. The Nativo Minister will return to Wei" lington overland to-morrow from the Waimate Plains.

0. Redwood's horses, Magnolia and Talent arrived to-day from Blenheim. H. Redwood's Norseman, and the Hon. Robinson's Foul Play will arrive on Saturday, T. Bourke Armitage has filed a declaration of insolvency. The horses engaged in the ensuing race meeting are uearl y all here and are being rapidly prepared for coming events, Lara from her training performances, is falling off in the betting, and Templeton coming very much into favor. The opinion of the knowing ones is that a light weight will win the Cup. The funeral of the late Mr Lipman Levy took place to-day, and was largely attended. 38 carriages followed the hearso.

The Irish Distress Fund, started by the Evening Post, now amounts to nearly £2OO.

LONDON, 26th January.

Ayoub Khan is advancing on Ghuziiee. The Bengalee regiments at Candahar are to be replaced by troops from Bombay. The Bengalees return to India via Ghuznee and Oabul,

The Bill introduced by the German Government for the purpose of increasing the army by 60,000 men has oreated a profound sensation in Russia. Bismarck and the National Liberal Party of Germany have become reconciled.

England, Austria, and France have complained to the Porte of the latter's continued neglect to carry out the provisions of the Berlin Treaty regarding Montenegro.

The Greek and Turkish papers are violently attacking England on account of the recent intervention of the latter in regard to the arrest of a Turkish mollah or priest, who was translating the Bible into Turkish.