LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION] Wellington, Monday.
Inioioiation has been ioc. i\ud tli.it the H.M.S. Espiegle aimed «>!F Waka.pu.ika vesteulay, and will protect tli.it pa it of the coast. Captains New all. Got don, and Gudgeon, of tho AC F>)ct>, <ne to icc^'ivo piomotion and rank as majois M >joi Xewall is to b^ stationed m C,mt>'ibin y, Mtifoi Gordon in Otago, and M ijoi Gudgeon will remain in charge of the permanent aitilleiy at Wellington. The Government have no further ad- \ ices from the Agent-Generai re An<;lii lluisun .iff an-. The Ministeis ate all in Cabinet tininnininj!'. It is undci-tond tlie hu-»nie>ii i~> of a i online chaiacter, th mgli the defence question will come m foi diicuasum. : The rolls of militia for Wellington was made up thi-> morning. Tlu* total is 1101. : It is thought many have craped at> it was expected to leacli about 1700. Mc s »ii Lipvin and Co. lia\e recoived instruction- fiom tin* Adninalty to load the Coptic with 2000 tons of coal, and to retain , the officers and crew anil sufficient stewards i to attend on about 20 sailors and passengers. An extraordinary Ga/ettc was published this afternoon fuither proroguing Parliament to Friday, the Bth May. The Premier returned to Wellington tins evening, having come ovoi land from Auck- ■ land. Tho volunteers were marched to Island ! 13ay tln.s afternoon ti> lppel >\ supposed landing of a hostile force. There was a. capital muster, each corps being well represented. i The artillery divided itself into two b.attevies, and took up a, stiong position on the hk;h hill surrounding Island Bay, from ! u'Jiieh they covered the advance of the : Hm>t.wn«A Light Ki»\ so and v\lbi> the In- , fantvy. The landing party consihted of the AntK'd Ootiitabulariy under Capfcs. fxiidgeon 1 and Oolonian, and they were eventually b<*atcn off. Major Rntts and Colonel I'eaice complimented the volunteeis and constabulary on their successful lnanujuvrenizi.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1998, 28 April 1885, Page 2
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317LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION] Wellington, Monday. Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1998, 28 April 1885, Page 2
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