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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 96, 28 February 1879, Page 2

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(per rass'agency,) Wellington, Tha?sday. WELLINGTON WATER, City Council have decided to construct filter beds in connection with the city waterworks. * THE EASTERHILL CATASTROPHE. , The Government have placed the case of the boy drowned from tho barque Eaßterlull in the hands of the Crown Prosecutor, with instructions to institute prosecution against the master and mate if he considers there is a' " primil facie' case for such proceedings. THE UNLUOKIE APPOINTMENT The much vexed question of Lukies appoinment as commissioner of Government Insurance was settled in cabinetthis afternoon, and will gazetted to-morrow Salary £OOO SYDNEY EXHIBITION. The Colonial Secretary has been advised from Sydney that in addition to ordinary display, a wool exhibition will bo held in December or January, so that the new clip can come in, EARLY CLOSING. Tho grocers assistants are moving to have shops closed on Wednesday afternoons. Majority of employers are willing to accede. SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE ATHBNJIDM. Mr. S. Levy, a Jew, has consented to take charge, without remuneration, of tho Atheneeum on Sunday afternoons, thereby removing objection to giving extra Sunday work to librarian. THE GAZETTE. The Acting-Governor has appointed Henry Hall as Private Secretary. The Gazette to-day notifies that privilege railway tickets may be issued to railway employees on behalf of themselves and families, members of which are not more than eighteen years of ago, at one-fourth of the. ordinary rates. NOT FAIR BUT FRAIL. Auckland, Thursday. The youngest of the Maori King's three wives having had a tiff with her lord, over certain supposed delinquencies of hers with one of his majesty's subjects, eloped. She was accompanied by a sable maid of honor, reached Ohampo Station, came to Auckland by railway, where the guilty pair were ultimately discovered, Her ! frail majesty was quietly regaling herself [ with lollies, in Queen-street. ! ELECTION AND BRIBERY.

Both sides arc working hard for election in City West. It is said that the Inspectorship of police is promised in evojtt of the return of a certain candidate.*. ' THE CABINET RUMPU& Tlio Herald this morning deprecates tho break up of the Cabinet, en account of Luckie's appointment, and says the Premier ought tu yield. Dubedin, Thursday. DUNEDIN RACES. The races commenced to-day. About 4,000 were present. Maiden Plate—King Quail, Ist; 2nd; Dundee, 3rd. Slow race. Won easily. Time, 2min. 57|secs, Champagne Stakes.—Slander, colt, Ist; Fenello, 2nd; Maid Antoinette, 3rd. Time, lmin. 22isecs. Cup.—Sinking Fund and Mata ran a » dead heat. Templeton 3rd. Time;3min. OVSGCS Ladies' Purse.-Foul Play, Ist; Ratcatcher, 2nd. All others scratched. Time, 2min, 9sec3, Balcutha, Thursday. KAITANGATA RELIEF FUND. The Balclutha corporation workmen numbering about 30 and the railway surface men on torea section and those working here for Public Works depot have agreed to give one days pay to Katangata Relief Fund. Loniios, Feb. 20. EGYPT. An English and a French frigate have gone to Alexandra to watch events in Egypt, THE GLASGOW BANK. The first call on the City of Glasgow Bank yielded two millions. The estimated liabilities havo been reduced, and the assets increased, and a full payment of the Bank's liabilities are expected to be made. THE FRENCH PRINCE IMPERIAL. Tho French Prince Imperial is going to : Natal to witness the campaign against the Zulus, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Tho Times, in a leading article to-day, ■'. announces that it has reason to believothat the colonists in South Africa will • J adopt tho system of Federal Government, i THE BAR AND THE PRESS. W. H. Cooper, banister, has been committed for trial on a charge of assaulting '■ J, H. Heaton, one of tho proprietors of ' the Evening News. Bail has been allowed. ■■ ■