ANOTHER GOLDFIELD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2798, 14 January 1888, Page 2

ANOTHER GOLDFIELD.

Wellington, January 14. The Minister of Mines has received a telegram from Mr J, J. Clendon, E.M. at Whangarei, to the effect that a payable goldfield has been discovered at Upper Waihou, and that assays made resulted in Bozs to fee ton. AUSTRALASIAN PRESS 'BANQUET. A SPEEAD FOR JOURNALISTS. Auckland, January 14. The proprietors of the Auckland Star, have received the ..following cablegram from the proprietisfe«f the Evening News and Town andlfmntry Journals. " We invite all Australasian journalist to Centennial Press Banquet on 25th January, at Sydney Town Hall." Please expend the invitation, to all New' Zealand journalists, The Mayor of Sydney presides."

A MAD FREAK BY "THE • WHIFFLER." ' (Wellington Press). That eccentric individual J. 8. Harris otherwise " The' Wlnffler"-made himself very' conspicuous yesterday afternoon, and finally acted in such a manner as to occasion his arrest.' He promenaded the principal streets of ■the' oity. in a most ludicrous get-up. His trouserswere roll4|)ip to his knees* a sheep's liver anOghts orna-' mented his shoulders, whilst over a qoft hat he wore, a la, Robinson Crusoe, a second ohapeau made of the skin of a fox. When just opposite the Evening Press. Office, ajjufcter . snipe kuooked off the eocentrufcne's headgear. Harris threw his sleep's pluok on. the pavement, and:placing his fowling piece in position proceeded leisurely to load it the powder, cannister hanging at his'side. Mean* while there had arrived on the soeno v by way of Panama-street, two who found themselves suddenly' oon r fronted by Harris, oarrying the gun at the" Ready." They did not, however,' appear to be rmich alarmed, though right in the line of fire, The Whiffler raised' his gun, and to the astonishment of those around discharged the. weapon. The ladies took tljeir baptism of fire right ohangingc.olov.' ConstapuVO'Rourke, (who had opportunely arrived on, atram as The Whiffler fired) hero' placed hishandon Harris'shoulder* relieved him of the'' weapon andj marched hiw off to % cells,