LAST NIGHT'S NEWS. Bombay, January 16. AUCKLAND. OF UNAKE. WELLINGTON. UNKNOWN CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1180, 20 January 1880, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S NEWS. Bombay, January 16.

AUCKLAND.

OF UNAKE.

WELLINGTON.

UNKNOWN

CAMBRIDGE.

England doeiroe a peftoe*bfe eetttanootof Afghan affairs. AH Mohamad Is ftppointed administrator of the OHy of Oabol.

Loitdov, July 16. Reports haro roaohed hero of reaowed fighting between Turkomans and Russians. The latter had been defeated and oompelled to abandon Tehikuian (Terekendi)l the plaoe from whenoe the Bus* sian expedition to theTorooman ooontry originally started.

St. PbtbbBbu*gh, January 16. The Roseau Government, replying to representation of Germany .officially denied reported afray between Kussian and | German officers at Kilisch, and also denied statements made regarding the massing of Russian troops on the German frontier.

Mr Firth telegraphed to-day that h» had succewrfully placed 200,000 whitefisb ova ia Lake Taupo. At the Government land tale lot 267, Pukete, was bought at the upset price (24-i) by Salmon ; parish 1* Kapu, lots 44 and 78 bold at £33 10a and £12 10s respectively to Martin and Steele ; pariah Tnhikaramea, lots 53 79, and Iftl, «old at £1 per acre to Jack and Hans D ck ; parith lot 339 was bought by .Me lune. There was spirited competition for most of the Puniu xots. iot 28, £3 per acre, was bought by Ramsay ; lot 41, oran ; lots, 47, 48, and 49, Martin ; lofc 74, Corboy; lot 2 1 4, Johns ; lot i 55 sold it £265 ; lots 262 and 263 were spiritedly competed for, running up from the upset price (£75), and were finally lknocked down at £136 to F. J. Bennett. '

The Parihaka meeting parsed off without anything* of note. There was but a nraall attendant. Some European* were present.

Some dissatisfaction is felt her© at the weights declared for Wanganui Cup. Mr Oliver left to-d iy for South. Ho visits Dunediu and luve cargill, and r eet oast. Colonel Sorathley and ' 'aptain Jnhnsoa lino lef D for outh to report on defence of jyttelton, Port < hvlmprs, aad Blufif. The Wellington Jookey Club havt lecided to allow only two totalisatora oa the oourao at forthcoming 1 meeting.

300 bags oooksfot were shipped to apier to-day. Owing to the uncertainty >f tha Waimate PUma, it i-» anticipated f-he Mioris w'll have very little Peed this •eaaon. Some ha< already sold at 5d per b., at which price it i-» li ely to continue.

The natives at the Te V\ aotu meeting i*veHenc urgent representatives to overnaent, a-» iag its intentions concerning tod to be passed through the ' ourt and 'ie settlement ot claims. 'I hey com■lain that vlaj>r Mair ha« received no uthority to dial with matters, having >ower merely to represent them to Government, and dwoues them with the latires.

It is officially announced from Cabul that the appointment of General Sir Frederick Roberts, as Military Governor of the city, has been abolished in order to grreooaftdqweto ttooAf§tai>aw3L tint