LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 938, 30 November 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(united press association.) MAYOEAL ELECTION. HOLIDAY MAKING. Wellington. Most places of business will be closed o-day. lhe weather 1b delightful. Conliderable excitement is manifested over ;ho Mayoral election, large numbers being inxinuß to rote early before leaving town lor holiday-making. TERAWHITI GOLD MINING. News from the Terawhiti quartz claims is very good. Recent disooveries in the Albion ground have been followed by the reef being cut in the Gulden Crown claim, lhe stone shewins; gold, Shares are now it a premium. ELECTORAL. Nelson, Nov, 30. Mr Levostam, the only Candidate, was declared duly elected yoaterday. COAL. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Ouristcwjrcii, Nov. 30. A small Company is being formed to work a coal seam at White Cliffs. The first wool sales of the season were held yesterday. The bidding was spirited, and nearly all the lots were cleared at satisfactory prices. Merino reached Is, and crossbred lOjd. George Watson, a grocer, out his throat yesterday, aud was taken to the hospital. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Wanoanui, Nov 30. A young man named Oswald Brodie attempted to shoot himself with a revolver yesterday. He is badly injured, but hopes are entertained that tho wound will not prove fatal. The cause was involved private affairs. DUNEDIN RACES. Dbnedin, Not, 30.

Maiden Plate. . Kawilon 1 Etigeno 2 Mameluke 8 Hurdles. Agent (12stl81bs) 1 Isaac (lOst) 2 Katerfelto (lOst) 8 Trovatore and Putative also started. St. Andrew's Handicap. Chancellor (Bst 91b) ... ... 1 ' Adamant (7st 51b) 2 Volunteer (B*t 61b) 3 Handicap Time Trotting Race. Peggy, 32 sot. 1 Bolla, 22 boo. 2 Billiard Ball, 40 Bee 3 Soven _ others alarted. Peggy, who broke once, wou all the way. Spring Handicap. Nautilus (7st 41b) 1 Talent (Bat 21b) ... 2 Auckland, Nov. 29. "William Patterton has been committed for trial for perjury in the ohargo of embezzlement preferred by him against J. J; Donovan. At a meeting of the Harbor Board, a letter waa read from E. P. Menzies, of Napier, as agent for an English financial firm, offering to lend any sum from 1(10,000 for harbor works. .At the Wealeyan diatriot meeting, a resolution was passed recommending the Conference to'send to England for a supply of efficient young men to meet the present demand for Ministers. Thomas Peity of the Thames contingent, was arrested on a charge of robbing John Power, of the Hauraki Engineers, of £4los, part of his military c pay, on the passage up* m the Rotomahana, Previouß to a searoh. the prisoner denied having the money on him, but the above amount was found in the heel of his boot.

GREAT FIRE. £15,000 DAMAGES. PROBABLE LOSS OF LIFE. ■ A great conflagration' cipmmeneed after two o'olock this morning at Finlay'i the \ baker. The properties destroyed are Michael Dunn's furniture warehouse, and work- '2j shop, Frank Hampßon's shop and corn store, Finlay'i shop and oakery, George Shepherd's old hnH']i»r shop (unoccupied), owned by Dawson, Dawson's 'Hall, Dawson's large two-storey hotel, Corbett's bakery and shop, Dank's hotel, Colbtig'i bootmaker's shop and workrooms. The damages are estimated at about £15,000, of which very littlfe is insured. Fears are entertained of a lodger at Dawson's, named Peter Ahtad, having been burned. A search is', now being made for his remains, i PROCEEDINGS AGAINST \ VOLUNTEERS FROM FRONT ' „ New Plymouth, Nov. 80. Informations have been laid and summonses taken out against, men who were dismissed from the Taranaki mounted • rifle corps for appropriating articles when searching the wh'a'res north ofWaitara for arms. i, ; / HIROKI AGAIN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. ' j

Hiroki was brought up thij morning charged with stealing a double barrelled gun and other articles,"the property of W, Taylor, of Waitotara. After Rearing the evidence of Mrs Taylor add a Native witness, the prisoner was loiqrailted for trial, \ WELLINGTON RACES. —-—« (From Om- Specia.l There is splendid weather andpiomise of good sport It is reported that several influential members of the Racing Ctib intend having a big sweep to tesHhi legality of tho Gaming Aot.