TELEGRAPHIC

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 27, 30 January 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

[BY ELBOTJRIO" TELEGRAPH.]

[per j?bkb,3 AHsqouTfow.] "^VKLiiiNQTON, January 29. Tho Ifatayia Superintendent of Eastern Extension Telegraph Company 'telographed that Singapora-Batavia Cable worked badly for ?ome days prior to tbo Mai interruption, 'J he repairing ship Edinburgh was on her way from Rangoon to Singapore, but communication will probably bp rostorod in about n wenk, j Steamers will nrrivo at Pntnvia from Sin* gaporo 3rd, pth, 17th, and 20th February, j but ninny locol Btoomors »ro suro to arrive between thoso days. j In tho cricket match Australians v. | \yellingtou tho Australians required only ten tp win, and thpso wore obtained with tho loss of ono wiplcet. A siuglo innings match then began, Wellington being sent i to tho wickets, therp was remarknblo itn» provomentin their piny as compared with previous days. Wobb who scored 27 romninod in for about 60 overs. Kon« nodymado 30; I. J. Salmon 25. Tho Australians mado several ohangos in bowling, but Wellington wore not put out till 5.30, when tho scoro was 213. The stumps wore drawn half nn hour la er tho Australians having only mado 0 ; it is not; likely they will continuo tho match to-morrow. Auckland, January 29. Tho Regatta to«day wns a failure owing to drcnohing rain. Wo wind. ' A. deputation from tho Thames waitod on thal'rctqior, and urged tho importance of tho Thamos Valley Eailwsy. Grey repliod that the acquisition of land was being rapioMy pushed on, and all obstacles to the lino would soon bo removed. Tho Appclas hits arrirod fi om London with 250 immigrants all -'wMI. Grey goea to tho Waikato early on Wednesday. Tho Bay Coal Company has declared a dividohd of 10 yor cent. , Tbia ancness is mainly owing to tho Union Company's boats using that conl.