LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 729, 30 March 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

WELLINGTON. This day,

Mr Hutchison addressed the electors last evening, He chiefly abused the Government, and aspersed the Hon John Bryce, late Native Minister,

Mr J, Duthie took up the cudgels on behalf of tho latter, and proved that Mr Hutchison talked a great deal of nonsense, and twisted facts into unwarranted meanr

lags. A vote of thanks and confidence was carried good naturedly. Mr J.N, Owen, late landlord of the Melbourne hotel, and latterly of the Tinui hotel, died suddenly yesterday, the cause being apoplexy, Yesterday a Chinaman, riding on the platform of a carriago of the midday train to the flutt, overbalanced himself and fell off, pitching on to his head. He was picked up insensible, but no bones were brokon. AUCKLAND. Cook, agent for Cole's Circus, returns to the States by the Zealandia, and will bring another big thing in shows to the colony next sonnon. CHMSTCHURCH. 0. Y, O'Connor and Brown have started out to inspect the proposed railway route across the South Island. Hon. John Hall left by the steamer Norfolk this evening for Wellington. LONDON. ' Beaconsfield is seriously ill. The exact nature of tha disorder has not trdnspired. Previous to the signature of the treaty of peace, the Boers besieged the British at Potcheftroom, inflicting serious loss, and the British yielded. The Basutos are actively raiding upon settlers live stock,