Midnight. The Railway in Danger.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2038, 30 July 1885, Page 2

Midnight. The Railway in Danger.

I am informed on good uulhuiity that the proposal for tlm appointment of a comnmteo on th» E.isi .uid \\u>t (Joa.stß.iil\v.»y will be nut by amendment to tho effect that tho i.ulw.iv quotums should be decided by thu liuuse without lefeiencu to a committee. Nothing ii ■vot decided upon as to who will move the amendment, but Mr Ormond is mentioned as being the most acceptable to'both Opposition and tho Middle P.uty. It i« behe\ed that the pioposal for tho committee can bo negatived but it will be a close .ilTau*. The constiuction of the committee is considered absmcl. There aro sis. Mippoiteis of the railway on it, including Sir .f. Vogcl, and for against it, only two of those being strong opponents. 1 hoar from another houico that theie is gn?at risk that the (rovernment will c.itiy the committee in which there aro only two opponents of the, scheme.

Wah Prkvabvtioxs in India. — The Calcutta correspondent of the Standard states that the general opinion there ia that, despite the concessions made by Eupland, it is very doubtful whether peace will, after all, he preserved. That tho nuthoiitiua consider the dulay in the negotiations to be serious is evidenced by the act that the furlough of officers has again been stopped. It is not true that the Indian authorities have at any time stopped their preparations for war owing to the more paacetul aspect which lately prevailed. In all important matters their efforts still continue, although with less haste and mgoncy than was the case at tho height of the ciisis. Ninety tl.iys. 1 provisions and states, including clothing, tents, and animation, for an ai my corps of 30,000 men, are being stoicd Phisheen The uontiact? made by the commissariat are still in force, and all the transport animals purchased are still retained. As there is no prospect ot this army being required to take the field immediately, tho work proceeds more leisurely and at less cost, the railway plant for tho liolanHurnai route having the preference. The Uolan lailway is progressing satisfactorily, and engines alieady run some of the distance. Captain Jennings has returned from executing a very successful Burvey of South-Eastern Persia, including tho hitherto unknown Sarhad country,