INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS
Auckland, November 29, The Inquest on the body of Dawson terminated to-day, when the Ooroner'a Jury returned a verdict of manslaughter, there not being sufficient evidence to Bhow by whom committed, Tho jury exonerated the police from blame m the matter. Captain Davis master of the barque Kirkdale, was charged at tho Police Court to-day with assaulting David Butcher, steward of the vetnol, on the high soaa on October Ist. The Bonch directed that the complainant receive his discharge and half of the wages doe to him. Wakqanu*, November 2#, Mr Balianoe has given instructions to his solicitor to take action against Mr Gilbert Carson, proprietor of the " Wanganui Chronicle," for certain statements made regarding Mrs Ballanoo. Wellington, November 29. It is understood that Msrjor-Generai Sir George Whitmore has determined upon taking up his permanent residence In England, and that he will leave theoolony tome time next year. Sir GBorge has jast completed the manuscript of a work which It la said he intends publishing, and which will be of great Interest to this colony ; It is a complete history of the Native disturbances on the East and West Qo&atfr, which be> ■■■*$ domjnanddp of the QojQnial Foroes Bnoceedeii m suppressing. Hokitika, November 29. A woman named Mrs Russell, walking from Okarita to Rose, a distance of about sixty miles, has been lost on the road. A 'mailman who left since has arrived, and aayo he saw no t^aco of her. \l is feared Bbe"haß loßt her way In the bush, or else was carried down one of the rivers and drowned. Very little hope of finding her alive Is entertained. Bjearch payciea are now out. Invercarqili,, November 29. The first lengths of the pipe of the ' Inveroargill waterworks were laid this afternoon by Or Lumsden, Chairman of the Committee, and the oldest living Mayor of the town. The water will be pumped from n deep well on ♦»»- — ' ' * ' _«. >uu t,uWD. » The Bluff Harbor Board have praotl- ) oally adopted the reooujmondatioa of the . Chamber of Commerce ''that they should i increase the port charges on goods m and i dit Id preference to tilting the stepping i due*, •?
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1723, 30 November 1887, Page 3
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358INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1723, 30 November 1887, Page 3
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