LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1016, 7 March 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.

[united prbss ASSOCIATION. J '< EASTER ENCAMPMENT. Weuinqton, this day, At a meeting of Volunteer officers held last night .it was determined to abandoH the idea of holding an Easier Encampment here, aa tho Defence Minister declined to allow the Hinemoa to be employed in bringing. Volunteers from other places to attend it.

, ~FIBE AT PUNBDIN. Donedih, this day. Four houses in Stuart-sr,, occupied for years past by women of the town were completely destroyed by fire this morning They were. leased by. one Kate Walker who -had" not" her furniture insured. The houses were owned by W. Watson who had tljern insured for 1150 in the Standard, ■ , . BROGD&N'S CLAIM. Auckland, this day, At the last chamber sitting of the Supreme Court, Andrew Hesketh made an application under the Supreme Court Arbitration. Act to fix the day for hearing Brogden's claim whjch had been referred by the Government to Justice Gillies. Although nominally the claim is for iSoO.OOO, interests involved reach the enorinniis suin 0f'1400,000, both sides to' litigation being represented by the longest bar ever engaged in an case formerly before the Supreme Court in New Zealand, as eminent members of; the southern bar are engaged in the case as well as the principal legal firms and 1 pleaders in Auckland, His Honor has fixed the 220 d inst, for the hearing, • . m.; ;- ; CATHOLIC WARNING, Bishop lledwood of Wellington in a sermon at St. Patrick's Church on Sunday warned the Catholio parents against sending their children to (secular sohools which contaminated and finally destroyed their faith, N.Z. EXHIBITS' TOR LONDON, John Waynio'uth,,has completed : a mo.del 100 ton cutter yacht whioh he intends sending to., the Shipwright Company's London, St, -Matthew's Chinch vestry having closed St, Mary's .Mission Church against the wishes of the congregation, The latter on Sunday held services conducted b y. one. of their members outside the building, Bnd intend doing so till stopped. . DROWNED, Fanny Haughton. aged 7 years, was drowned by falling off the windlass of an open well on which she was playing.

GOLD PROSPECTS. Invehoakoill, this day. : Professor Ulrich and party have returned from Port Pegasus, Stuart's Island. His report is said to be of a most favorable character as to' gold bearing prospects, and he declares he has seen nothing so promising as tho Pegasus country since he left Ballarat-. It is believed there are thousands of aores of auriferous country on the south west portion of the island.