Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3134, 20 February 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

■ Produce Export

GibBOBNE, Febiuaiy 19, - The leturna of produce fiom Gisborne, exported outside the Colony i for. twelve' months ; to-day, > sliow a i value 'of £109,824. ■ To this might Ibe • added: £IO,OOO- for sheep, and £2OOO for cattle, forwarded to the neighbouring districts, which would raiae. the amount to over £120,000. The value of the exports of stations along, the coast is not included in this return. v;• ■;;.:^

Keapers and Binders' ; lavEKCAKoiLii,-February 19. . ■ The reaper and binder'contest? fixed for yesterday 'at;: Gore, "and which was expected, to mako up'for the disappointments ; in •: connection with that under the auspices of the Agrioaltural and Pastoral.'Association last week, ended jin a : fiasoo, iTho Oommitteo 'in- oliarge;;liad I decided that the judgea sliould.oonfiue themßelvet.tol'-.voting;;'oii':;tlie general excellonce of nina machines' entered, eaoh . judge to have a cardarid give riiiie .points "to -the first machine donn to one" fortheworst'maohine; the aggregates of - these' oards be; the rota of awards. To this all,the agSnts • with the kceptioii 'of Peering. Ho" objected,- being ap-. patently, under, the;■ misapprehension that the judge or judges miglit plump for one machine. 'Tliis was a mis-: take,.as' it was- ; stipulated machine was to be left unplaced on the cards, and those "present, about 009, -became. demonstrated;, : and mostly sided with the experts, The Committee declined to give way, and finally the Deering machine started to cut its plot: for the owner of the paddock.. The- experts with the other machines did not-lika this, and gave the Deering an opportunity of showing its work,so one after another sent' iri the gear of the Deering and cut the paddock of 40 acres, no expert being able to point to any plot as the work of Hiis ■ machine.! All the machines did excellent work-in fact one of the Committee told the experts'that they were all so perfectly equipped for war that they were afraid of eaoh other.

The Te Kooti Scare, Wellington, Wednesday. The Government have received a number of telegrams from leading men in Poverty Bay pressing that arms and ammunition may be Bent up and ball cartridge issued to the volunteers, They have declined to take any such steps, and informed the senders that they look to them to aid in repressing the excitement and not to encourage it.

Auckland,. Wednesday,

Mr Mitchelson yesterday telegraphed to Mr" Bush K.M., of Tauranga, instructing him to follow Te Kooti -and deliver a message strongly 'urging him to return and hot to proceed to Poverty Bay, Te Kooti told Mr' Bnsli that lie was getting old, and strongly wished to see his frionde before lie died, and added he-was like the master of a vessel who looked out for breakers before crossing a bar, and if there was too heavy a sea ho would put back. This was'interpreted to mean if he was strongly opposed he will turn baok rather than risk any breaoh of the peace. Mr Bush adds - that Te Kooti intends to do his utmost' to reach Poverty Bay. He proposed to leave Maramuhi for the Bay on Friday. His party is largely increased by local Natives. There is no signs of arms of any. description, Mr Mitchelson says if Te Kooti adheres to the hue of route chosen it will not take him near Gisborne. The Natives have evidently been arranging for this visit as a-large quantity of potatoes have been planted along the route.

Mr Maxwell at Work.

Auckland, February 19,

By the new arrangements of Mr Maxwelli.tho Railway Commissioner, the Waikato passenger train service will accomplish the run from Auckland to Hamilton in four and a half hours instead of six. hours. Cattle trains are to be doubled and run specially.

Seized with Cramp.

Chrisichubcu, Feb. 19.

A young man named Wni. Legender Milburn, who acted as secretary to the grocers'- picnic, held at Sumnor to-day, met with his death by drowning in the baths this evening, just bpforo the party left for home. He and about twenty others were engaged in swimming races, one of which Milburn'won. When returning to the lower end of the baths to start in another race lie was seized witli crainpl aiip he flank before his comrades could recover him, and died. The body, some time after was brought to Christchurch. Milburn was making arrangements to return to England in a month to see his parents.

The Uocllin loth.

CnßisicmiEon, February 10. I The Fruitgrowers! Association reI solved to interview all the member! of Parliament. Jiere .to obtain ai: amendment in the Codlin Moth Acl to prohibit the : importation of fruil from' the other provinces. in the colony .which are infested, .