TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1313, 27 February 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

THE DIAMOND SPECIMENS/ HEAVY EARTHQUAKES. Christchoroh, Tuesday. 7acobsen submitted some of his supposed New Zealand diamonds to 0. E. .Bullon, who tested them,,and found only one genuine, Jacobsen applies ' fora prospectors license for 500 acres. Tauranga, Tuesday. A succession of earthquakes ocourred at Taqpo on and on Sunday njoming.'. Sqrqe qf tljeiq were very violent a.n4 accqm.panie4 by >-.. rumbling noises. •■ T^ar-e; was a <M" calm at the toe,; and it was raining heavily all the time, The Qsoillatjon of earthquake wave was from its' old quarter—Tongariro. t ''■ OPUNAKB,;Tuesday. Kumour is current amongst Maoris that Te Wliiti is coming back on the 3rd March. Many of those formerly deposed are said to have returned to receive him, and that a lot from other places had to be dispersed by Captain Messenger yesterday. The ConstaWry tents at Parihaka are all blown dowtf, Colonelßoberts ordered the building,: of a large sleeping whare. ' ' ■'■■ ! '^ Weilington, Tuesday, Arrived—Barque Bichßoberlson, from New York (Ootober 25), Part of cargo for - Lyttelton. . v, Barque Kentish Lass, from Newoaatle." Left on 10th, and arrived off (Jape Farewell on Thursday. Since then met with very severe weather, and] du«fta'tfrj*ijf',.'i gale the bulwarks frq'm main {a ** ' ging on starboard, side were parriedllamrjr ' ' The main rajl wabnjashed j the port pft" "' ■ and casing of whepl ajso btqljen up. 4q oil bag was hung fronqj the bbwa while it lasted, which prevented the seas (ton) breaking.