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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 662, 8 January 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

. [from our own correspondent] • WELLINGTON, This Day. The body of a man named Wicketts was found floating in the harbor yosterday afternoon. • At tho inquest on a child, the jury found a verdict of accidental suffocation. The Governor left for Manukau in the ***** Hinemoa, last uight. The Hon Mr Dick, Colonial Secretary, has been chosen to represent the colony in tho intercolonial conferences. He left in tho Hinemoa and proceeds to Sydney from Auckland in the Rotorua. The released natives remain at Okau, near Opunake, and will not go toParihaka till all are released, Tho seamen's strike continues, the places of the strikers being immediately filled, » —, AUCKLAND, 7th Nicholson, a gumdigger, committed suicide because his ■ whare containing monoy he had saved was burnt down.' The settling for the races was satisfactory. A number of racehorses were offered for auction sale, but were mostly withdrawn. , a . LONDON, 6th. Sir Evelyn Wood proceeds to the Cape to command tile.forces, Six more Land Leaguers have been arrested. , The Queen's speech at tho opening o Parliament expiessesa hope that peace ii Europe will be maintained. Strong measures are to be taken ir South Africa, England will not keep Candaharv ■ Measures are to be introduced to coerce Ireland, ' . oSYDNEY. •;■ ■•-;_':...- 7thi Itevenuo for tho' past quartor shows s large increase on all the Colonies,