LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 301, 28 October 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

(PEK PRESS AGENCY,) WELLINGTON. Monday. It is expected that the tender for the Foxton railway contract will be accepted to-morrow as soon as certain formalities are gone through. Before accepting the tender the Government will make distinct arrangements with the contractor with a view of providing work for the unemployed, It is reported that the Government intended to release the Maori prisoners without any trial, but there is no truth in the_statement. AUCKLAND. Saturday. A fire completely destroyed the blacksmith's shop formerly occupied by Mr Heighton, in Pitt-street. The building was of brick, but the whole contents were burnt out. The ketch Pea irl arrived from Earotonga to-day with a cargo of cassia, oranges, and coffee. On tho 14tli she encountered a heavy thunderstorm, which lasted three hours. The topmast was struck by the electric fluid, and a piece of the spar fell on the deck, smashing the rail. The man at the wheel was blind for more than half an hour. CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. ( Some consternation was caused this evening by the reflection on the sky of i

fire to the eastward of the town. At the polico station the telephone was called into play, and the look-out man signalled that the fire was in agorae hedge. The Anglers' Society are determined to make every effort to protect the fish in the river by preventing the use of objectionable bait. A robbery was committed at Messrs Tait and Moore's, pianoforte-makers, today, a number of tools and some money being stolen. The thief has not yet been arrested. TIMARU. Sunday, The privileges at the forthcoming athletic sports realised £63. The first of the new wool clip reached town yesterday.