LAST NIGHT'S NEWS. THE AFFGHAN WAR. THE LATE FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. TURKEY. SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE. THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT. AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. ALEXANDRA. TIMARU.

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1173, 3 January 1880, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S NEWS.

THE AFFGHAN WAR.

THE LATE FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

TURKEY.

SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE.

THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT.

AUCKLAND.

WELLINGTON.

ALEXA NDRA.

TIMA RU.

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE KINO AND QUEEN OF SPAIN. London, January 1. The King and Queen ef Spain were fired at by a waiter while entering the Royal Palace at Madrid. Both escaped unharmed.

Cabul is quiet. Baker is pursuing the revolted tribes.

A diver has found part of the railway train in the Tay, and a number of bodies. Subscriptions are boing raised for the widows.

The British ambassador has suspended relations with Turkey pending orders from London.

_ Sir Stafford Norfchcpte's speech is considered bad for the publicans' vote.

It is reported that Mr Onslow informed the Claimant that he would be released.

The Episcopalian Sunday-school children, numbering a thousand, held a fete in the Domain to-day. A Bank clerk won £600 in Abbotts Champion sweep; J. S. Mills, second, £300; Williams, chemist, third, £150. Ihe criminal calendar of the Supreme Court includes 16 prisoners.

A hundred telegraph operators in various parts of the colony struck against stoppage of overtime. The following tenders were received for the Kaipara- Waikato railway : — JMaguire, Auckland, £6,870 (accepted) : Whitp, £8,297 ; Cameron, £8,459 ; Gray, £8,888 Sims, £8,917; Blemden, £9,135; Brown and Glendening, £9,550 ; Hart, Stephens and fforr, £11 „521. The contract for drainage, &c, of proposed workshops site at Newmarket has been let to Blemden, of Auckland, for £2000.

The sports here yesterday were a great success. A large number of settlers' families were present, the liauhaus, however, represented by Tawhiao's family with their friends, largely predominating. All passed off most agreeably, pakehas and Maoris fraternising most pleasantly and not a single fracas occurring. Drunkenness was conspicuous only by its absence. Two concerts took place in the evening. The nigger entertainment in aid of the Public Hal attracted the sympathies of the natives, resulting in a full house; the dance which took place afterwards concluding only at diylii^ht and was conducted throughout with the utmost decorum. The concert and soiree in aid of St. Saviour's Church, with the usual dance as a finale, was held in the schoolroom. There was a bumper house made up of settlers and their families. The performance was most excellent, several old friends making their re-appear-ance. Mr Aubin, as Chairman, ably assisted by the Revs. Mr Brady and Mr Phillips made the affair a great success.

Three thousand persons marched in procession on New Year's Day, cheering the Queen and Orangemen. There was no disturbance. The rioters have been brought up and remanded. The strpets on Wednesday night were crowded with people, but no disturbance is anticipated. Fifty \rmed Constabulary arrived from Wellington on Wednesday. At a meeting of the Roman Catholics, held on Tuesday evening, at which F ither ( hataignier presided, the following resolutions were unanimously passed: — Ist. That all Catholics deprecate and disavow any interference, direct or indirect, with any Orange demonstration that may take place on New Year's Day or any other time. 2nd, T.hat $j 8 weeing pledge

hemsolves to übg all their influence with their friends and acquaintances not to oppose in any way demonstrations of Orangemen that may take place on New Year's Day or any other time. 3rd. hat printed copies of the resolutions parsed at this meeting, with extracts from Bishop Redwood's uddro a of lasit Sunday, be scattered broadcast at once, and placed in the hands of all Catholics.