LATEST TELEGRAMS. (By Electric Telegraph.) From Our Own Correspondent. Thames. Friday.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 97, 11 April 1885, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS. (By Electric Telegraph.) From Our Own Correspondent. Thames. Friday.

Mr Gordon, Inspector- general of Mines Department, has returned from Australia, and proceeded to Wellington without fulfilling his promised visit to Thames and Aroha. it is, however, probable he will accompany the Hon. Mr Larnach, who will arrive about a fortnight hence. Bull's Battery at Karaka has been illuminated with the electric light, on the brash system. The residence of A. F. Puckey, interpreter, was damaged by lire to the extent of £Q 0 this morning. Auckland, Friday. Few alterations in markets. Butler, reduced ' to 8d per 1b wholesale, lOd retail ; eggs, remain at last week's quotations. The Premier left Wangarei yesterday for Dargaville, and Hales (District Engineer), hastened to meet him there. Both are expected back to night. Mercek, Friday. 1 This morning Fallon twok severa gangs of m<m in barges and eano.s from Mercer to the Miranda Coal mines to commence constructing a canal, which will connect the Company's new shaft with the main creek. The Star Wellington correspondent telegraphs to day : — I am informed that the Agent-general advises Government in the first place that the position of the Anglo Russian question remains unaltered. Almost immediately following this message Government received information from tlie A ;ent-Gcneral of an engagement a) the iliver Ku.sk between the Russian troops and Afghans, on the 2<Sth of March last, in which the Afghans were defeated, with a lo.sa of 500. The Agent L»eneral looks 'upon this advance of Russian troops, after the ultimatum of England, 3 as tantarncunt to a declaration of war. Colonel Hewett, it is understood, has accepted the appointment of commander of r volunteer forces Jof the colony, and will leave immediately for his new sphere of action.'