NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH -PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1947, 30 December 1884, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH -PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON, Saturday. SIX Jdlht.s Vookl will not leave tomorrow for Waiwera Hot Springs, but will probably do so on Tuesday evening or Wednesday. The circular cablegram received from Mr Service, Premier of Victoria, asking the Colonial Government to join the other colonies in protesting against the action of the German Goverement ia annexing territory in New Guinea is still under consideration by this Government. Correspondence is also posting between the Government and Mr Service. Immediately on the return of absent Ministers, the Hon. Mr Richardson will, it is expected, leave for Auckland on matters connected with railway extension. Monday. The Wellington crew which won the senior outrigger race at Nelson regatta last week, have gone to Lyttelton to take in the there.

part regatta TAUPO, Monday. The working party of Armed Constabulary who are to construct the TaupoWanganui Road are delayed here owing to the contractor having no rations on hand. It is thought it will be another month before the road party will be able to transport themselves and camp equipments to the working ground. The weather lias been bad, accompanied by thunder and lightning. Several slight tremors of the earth from the direction of Tongariro have been lately felt, and several geysers are unusually active, especially the Ciow's Nest, which is now throwing a large column of water fully sixty feet high.

KAIKOURA, Monday. A shock of earthquake was felt here at twenty-seven minutes past nine last night. The upheaval was followed by a wave-like motion from east to west.

DUNEDIN, Monday. There is little doubt that Ivera hna been drowned in the Lee stream. He was a deferred payment settler, 26 years of age, bingle, and had no relatives in the colony. Messrs Miller and Smith's tender for the Deep Stream Contract, of the Ofcago Central Railway, £32,871 ; and Sparrow's for the ironwork of the Mangatua Viaduct, £13922, have been accepted. Both contracts aie to be completed in August.

CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. Otago, w hich promised to play a strong eleven against the Auckland cricketers, will now only be able to get a scratch team, Collinson, Cook, Dixon, Austen and Drabble, who are the best of the Southern representatives, having been called home. Canterbury will be deprived of the services of Dnnlop, her crack bowler, he having been ordered by his medical* attendant to discontinue playing. Under these circumstances Auckland should win both matches. The Otago-Canterbury match was resumed at 2.20 p.m. to-day in pouring rain. The second innings of Otago closed for a total of 62 runs. Canterbury required 24 runs to win, which was made for the loss of one wicket The match, Otago v. Auckland, commences to-day.

Tub London Times begins a six-column review of two recent works on Lord Bolingbroke with a statement that he was " the best writer* of his time." And yet Bolingbroke was the contemporary of Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope.