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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 746, 19 April 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

rnoji our own correspondent] «■ WELLINGTON. This day. . The news from the Terawhiti reefs is good; the prospectors in the Albion have got gold on both sides on the surface, and traced theveef hundred yards. A discovery of manganese has been also made at Ohiariu. Mr Levin addresses the electors on Friday. The volunteer reviews in various parts of the colony passed off successfully, except that at the Oamaru sham fight, some slight casualties occurred.

valuable silver ornaments presented by Bishop Redwood have been destroyed. REEFTON. A fearful murder has occurred near Boatman's Greek, James Bell and David McGohey, two settlers, lived near each other; the wife of the latter was too familiar with Bell, and used to visit him in a cow shed at milking time.' On Saturday morning she was there, as also a casual passer named Oereseto. In the afternoon Cereseto went to the shed again, and found Bell lying dead, with his head battered in, and signs of a terrible struggle. In the grip of the dead man's hand was a portion of male clothing, and human hair. It is supposed that McGahey crept on him unawares, and has since taken flight. A strong police force ifl scouring the ranges in search of him.

LONDON, The people at Athens in mas 3 meetings denounce the action of the Government in accepting the proposals of the Porte. Agitation is spreading throughout the country. American journals approve of Gladstone's Irish Laud Bill. . The death is announced of Prince Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, aged sixtysix. Immense destruction has occurred in Spain through floods, Hundreds weie rendered homeless, Tichborne is again brought before the public. A solicitor is engaged in preparing a petition asking the intervention of Parliament on his behalf, The will of Carlylo has been sworn to under thirty-five thousand pounds. He bequeaths his books to the Harvard University.