VERY LATEST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3482, 11 April 1890, Page 2

VERY LATEST.

[by eleotbio teleoeapb] La Grippe at Woodville. Woodville, Friday. La Ch'ippe is prevalent here, and in several cases has assumed a severe form. The Miujßtenai Trip. Otaupo, Friday, The Ministerial party divided on April sth, Messrs Russell, Fergus, Murray, and Bell, going to Moawhanga, whilst Messrs Bruce and Newman rode to Studholinos' station, The remainder, with pack horses, kept along the railway lino. On Sunday nil the parties united, preparing for a inarch to Turangiriri, 65 miles from Marton, to seo forty miles of the most luxuriant sward of grass, The party express Burpriseat the richness of the soil and splendid forests of white pine and matai, with occasional totara, The country is very great, stretching 25 miles across east to the Eualiine.At Turaugarivi the main road'from Napier strikes the North Island railway lino, and many other roads converge there, and it will thus bean important township. The land east and west is clear 'of bush and is all first-class; Inland of Patea there is very extensive dear country, Ninety miles inland botween the confluence of tho Hautapu and Eangitikei rivers, there 1 is particularly fine grass, Belt Bown, running wild.

A Missing Boat'

InYEROARaiMi, Friday, Tlireo men left hero in a lialfdecked boat for Dunedin on Sunday, 23rd March, and have not since been heard of. A gale catno on after thoy sailed, and it is feared they have been drowned. The Ginger-Ale Case. Dunedin, Friday, Tlio Magistrate has granted a rehearing of the ginger ale oase, stating thai he had misapprehended Professor Black's evidence regarding sulphuric acid and carbonate. Insurance Fraud. Invercargill, Friday. A man named Charles Calderwood has beeu arrested in Australia on a charge of attempting' to defraud a Life Insurance Company of LIOOO by getting a friend to.report .his death by drowning, the wife claiming the money. The man is believed to be identical with a man of the same name who got twelve years herein 1876 for the attempted murder of a cabman named Hugh Duddy, at Duck Creek, with a view to robbery, the victim having a large, sum of money in his possession. Five years ago Duddy was drowned mysteriously in the estuary, Address oi Captain Russell.

OmiFO, Friday, Captain Russell addressed his constituents at Moawhanjja last night, Questioned about tlio North Island Main Trunk Bailway, he said he was in favor of buying Maori lands, Tno road and settling line of polioy was' to open ns speedily as possible some splendid country. The Ministerial party had been much struck witli the strong resemblance of the vegetation of Mnrimotu Plains with, that of the Otago Central. TheMurimotu Plain fs the only poor country on the railway route, The watersheds of the Turakina, Warigaehu, and Wangonui rivers was mostly capital forest land, with rich spil, useful timber being very abundant. There was here the largest primeval forest in the colony, and work for mills for years to come, all this traffic drawing into the central railway at Kariori. On Monday the party started for Waimarino, and passed through splendid country, On Tuesday they rode to Tauraarinui, through dense biish and soaking rain.