LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 691, 12 February 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

|PROM OUK OWN CORRESPONDENT]

WELLINGTON. 11th.

The Frisco mail arrived last night. The preliminary prospectus for the West Coast railway Ims been published. Proposed capital of £500,000, It is proposed to raise £60,000 in Wellington. It is calculated that only £350,000 is required to connect Foxton. The Government intends appointing an Independent Court in the enquiry of charges of misconduct in tho Lunatic Asylum.

The Customs returns for the week ex' coed LGOOO,

The Hutt Industrial Company is likely to bo abandoned, owing to insufficiency Of investments,

At New Plymouth ono boy waa killed and others injured by the falling of a tree at the Sunday School picnic. At Grahamstoivn, Jolm Walker, civil engineer, died from blood poisoning, the result of a spider bito.

Tho Otago cricketers have disqualified Moore for twelve months for misconduct in the Australian match.

The Australians first innings closed for seventy-two, eleven behind the Kelson men. The match was drawn. The Australians left Nelson for Wanganui last evening.

News from the Cape tells of the success of tho British troops against tho Boors, A discovery has been made at Cabul of a secret treaty between Russia and the Ameer made in 1878, inciting a rebellion, against Britain while proclaiming pacific intentions Another firo scare occurred yesterday. Dr Lemon's house and the adjoining premises narrowly escaped through burning gorse. GRAHAMSTOWN, 11th. A Maori named Simon has been brutally murdered at To Arolia by a Russian named Boiogy, Tho Maori's throat was cut from ear to ear. SYDNEY, A destructive hurricane occurred at Fiji, sinking the steamers Go Ahead and Rewa, The discovery of gold in the Barrier district points to an impending extensivo rush. The war-ship Champion has been sent to the Gold Coast of Africa in. view of possible hostilities with Ashautee, and will organise a Naval Brigade crew on the station,