CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1592, 25 January 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

o— 'I • Heotbr's Telegrams. .". •■'•■•••■- ' ; t BY.ELECTRIO TELEGRAPH-COPYRIGHT, 1 _— ■ ' B ~ MELBOURNE, '.,".'..' January 23. J Enquiries which have been, made a into the circumstances under which the murders of Beach and his wife J were committed near Geelong yesterday, have led to tho belief that the 1 crime was committed from motives of fi

i rOTigej arid; noifor? plunder. Black trackers Lavb been employed to trace i thei criminals,' but no arrests havajet . been made, . 1 Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriters',. Association Jan- >' uary 22~Arriv'ed: Ship Warrior, from Oamaru, September 14. : ': "j ''london, ■ '''"■ :ft :;';January 23, ;' 'lri the; c'ouWOf a)v 'to his j constituents) at ..Chelsea last' night,, Sir ; Charles Dilko alluded-to the,state of affairs.injlia Sou(lan,..an(l announced that'Goriloh-.Baslia, had been comi missioned: -to> tiecute. the policy of evacuation (sic) as "regards the interior, : but that it lnis'been decided to retain : possession of tho country along.'the :coasfc of the JRed.Sea.". .""' It is believed: by the- authorities that the dynamite which was found in the tunnel, near Euston. station: was not placed therewith the intention ,of causing injury to the Prince of Wales, who was about to travel on, the line. MELBOURNE, ■ ' ,;; - January 23. , At their wool sales this week, Messrs Ccoldsborough and Co. (Limited), sold 1700 bales, Prices continuo firm. Inferior to good average greasy wool •broiighfc from ,6d tol If dj scoured, to 21d, ■ ■ ■ ' : " BRISBANE,:', ■;;• -■',';,; : r\ •'. January 24, Received—January 24,. 1.0 p.m.— The Colonial Treasurer made his. Financial Statement ■:■ in tho Legislative Council-last night. 'He estimates tho revenue this year at £2,500,000, an 1 increase of £121;,00p on last year, and calculates that tee will be a surplus \ at end of tho present year of £89,000, .MELBOURNE, January, 24. ' Some clue Is believed to have been obtained in connection with the murder ; recently .near Geelong. Tho police have found a revolver: in a pond near . the scene of outrage, and also a bullet which has been proved was purchased in Geelong a fortnight ago. Nearly four inches" of rain has fallen in Melbourno since Sunday last, the fall is quite unprecedented. Received January; 24, 1.0 p.m.— Mauritius advices; to-.tho 20th are to hand, Ireland Eraser & Co.'s circular reports as follows:—Dry weather prevails. Freights New Zealand, 40s. Clearances, sugar to New Zealand ports since last advices are, Dec. 3, San Francisco, Eeliz 250 top's to Lyttelton; Deo., to Rio, 238 tons to Dunedin, The following New Zealand charter I announced Dec, 37, Casfcleton 512 tons for Auckland; Dec/10, 237 tons for Nolson; Dec, 13, Alexa 400 tons for Wellington, The following vessels are loading, Onyx 100 'tons' for Lyttelton, 300 tons for other .ports. Shipments of sugar for season amount to 47,150 tons. : ' ■