Railway Scandal.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4917, 4 January 1895, Page 3

Railway Scandal.

Paris, January 3, Many arrests liavo been made in connection with the South of France Railway Company scandal. A Rich Find. (Received January 4, 12,45) Hobakt, January 3. An importantdiscovery is reported from Mount Jukes on the West Coast, where a reef oight feet thick, and carrying gold throughout, has been unearthed. Another discovery of great value has been made at Mount Roid, in the shape of a rich body of oro similar in all respects to the Mount Lyell discovery, When assayed it gave 9oz 9dwts of gold, 240z of silver, as well as a fair percentage of copper, to tho ton

Interesting Banquet, London, January 3. The produce importors entertained Mr Pateson, of the Fresh Food Company, at a banquet, In replying to the toast of his health, Mr Pateson urged that the bulk of tho best produce should be shipped to London, and not to tho provinces. The days of big profits, he said, had gone by.

General Intelligence. (Received January 3,7,30 p.m.) London, January 2. The Earl of Buckinghamshire has joined the Liberal Party, ' Ottawa, January 3. ■ The body of the J. S. D. Thompson lay in state at Halifax, and was viewed by thirty thousand people, London, Jahuary 2. The Aberdeen Town Council proposes to place the liquor traffic under municipal control. Constantinople, January 3. It Is reported that an Armenian murdered the Governor of Bitlis in revenge for tho recent outrages by TuMsh soldiers, and that he after* I wards committed suicide, 1