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[from our own .correspondent] : WELLINGTON. Monday. A public meeting is !:;by his Worship the. May or - for r this.. evening: ta Irish Relief Funds. , v% ; ; represent that, Matty. Betrayer, Templeton, Hippo, Libeller, and' Rrfnga.tira are doing good work. Vallance and Mason's team are taking things easily. York and Chancellor seem very fit, Longlandß is reported' to have been bought by Prince, bookmaker.
Nearly three hundred applications have been received by the Corporation engineer from persons desirous of being employed on the Corporation werks. About 60 of them have been engaged, and will commence; to-morrow.
TheD Battery of New Zealand Artillery fired for the-District prizes. The shooting wrs excellent. No. 3 won the prize with a score of 33.
A deputation, consisting of the Mayor, and Messrs Johnston, Levin, Brandon, and Bunny, waited on the Premier and the Colonial Secretary this morning, urging upon him the necessity, of at once proceeding - with the. Wellington-Foxton line of Railway. The Government stated that there was only a small amount available for that;.-service,- but if any more could be procured the wort would be proceeded with immediately. Major Atkinson said it was- owing "to bad management of their predecessors, and through this they were unable to proceed with the work.
LONDON. February 21, A great dobate took ..place in the House of Lords last evening upon the policy of the Government in regard to the war in Afghanistan, The Duke of Argyle, in a vigorous speech, denounced that policy as being deceitful, weak, and doubtful, and casting a stain oil the honor of the British Nation. He contended that British influence had weakened instead of : streiig--thened, and no practical advantage had been gained. Beaconsfleld defended the Government in a magnificent; speech, in which he urged the war had been forced upon them by the necessity ofcounteracting Russian intrigues, ,and that in spite of some unfortunate disasters which'could not be prevented or foreseen the conduct daring the war had been such as was a credit to the British arms, and expressed a belief that peace would be established ere long on a basis which
would secure lasting advantages to the
British nation,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 397, 24 February 1880, Page 2
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