LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 386, 11 February 1880, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

[fkoji our own correspondent! WELLINGTON. •Tuesday, The City of New York, with the 'Frisco mails, arrived at Auckland early this morning, a day before due, The Southern portion of the mails were'at once shipped into the Taiaroa, Should be at Wellington on Thursday morning. . A detachment of the Native Contingent A.C. (32) leave by the Wangonui this afternoon for New Plymouth, as a further reinforcement of the Constabulary on the Waimate Plains.

The Kangaroo left hero forWakapuaka yesterday.- The following telegram was receivod to-day from Dr Lemon, who is superintending operations " Landed the cable at Wakapuaka this morning; weather fine; will leave for Wanganui about mid-day, At the inquest, held at the Morgue today on the body of Cochrane, who was drowned through the capsizing of a boat, the jury returned a verdict of accidentally drowned,

George Thomas reports having sold 300 sacks of prime feed oats at Is 9d per bushel.

Yesterday's elsction for the Wellington Harbor Board may be regarded as very satisfactory. In Mr W. Y. Jackson and Mr Paul Coffey, City ratepayers have returned two thoroughly capable and practical representatives. The shipping interest and Chamber of Commerce could not have well chosen more eligible representatives than Captain Rose and J. E,' Nathan, while the Hutt and Wairarapa County Councils also made very judicious selection in Messrs Krull and Lancaster, aud the Government equally so in Levin and Pearce, Altogether, the new Harbor Board is most satisfactorily constituted, and should prove a most useful institution. ' LONDON. Feb. 9th.

News from Afghanistan reports that divisions have occurred among the rebels, and it is unlikely that the British troops will have to encounter a combined attack, as was first feared.

Mouslca Khan, an influential Afghan chief, openly announced that he has no sympathy with Mohammed Jan, chief of the Kohiatania, and repudiates having any share in the hostilities ■ directed against the British by the latter. The civil 'war still rages at Herat, Severe 'fighting is reported to have occurred between the leaders of the rival parties, Ayoub Khan and Ibrahim Khan.