INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS
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Auckland, Febraay 10, The Auckland Li* B>oiety inteoi to t«ke steps aj,a f n«t three d^f^u'tinu so'ioitors. A muion is shortly to btxhlf>d rtqnesting that their n«m«s be •t.uok off the roll. The proceedings will be of a privrt'© oharioer.
VVkllingt.iit, February 10. A youDg man who has been m the colony for two years, and wl^o was returning home by the T n/ariro, wns eased of £50 hero by mom of the coufiienoe trick, but suhsiqu ntly reoovered it with the exoo lion or £5 by threatening tbe "spieler" with tie police.
Arrived, 5 pm,, steamrrfl, felembria and Tekapo from Sjdney Sir W. Fi.cherbert returned by th« latter.
Fhathirstow, February 10. An extensive bUiO lira is burni-ijr on the side cf the ranges, between htra and the Tauherenikto river. M«fsra i^uoas and Kelly's homeßtead and stack* are m great danger, as tbe fie is completely «nrrouudh)g them. Mr LpvJ; n'a homesttad is «lso m a certain m nnt of daug^r •»nd nhonld the wind oo^ kna«), wi?l he s r«oruiy thretttun^d tie «orn feuc* . n ibe opposite vide of the r ( ad bavin* bvtm i>ii fi « «cv* at ttcne«. M«a »<r« rrnw emp;wy d m ouiur.g ho fn: o<m lowa tv keop ihe file (r<n» ifir.'d'llri!)
Chri-tohukoh F •'•-miry 10 J raes Qitiiba ,>,(! (untr-. w» o > <>m i ted (<>r trisl 'o dty on * c iaign of roig n^ ihe n*-m» cf WMu*m Huiheifird. to»ch^qaon tne JNatiora B» k ft £15, and ut>tr Ing the same to W. Mo William, tobacco ulst.
The total Innurnnoe on the Ma) Queen's cargo was £22,0l0; >n*ur»noeon thugood-* •nved by ihe a^tnt*, X nsey and 00, £10,000 The auction sale vt goods got oat by ihe purchasers of abandourd catgo toi.k pUce to-day and good prices were realised, A shilling entrance f»-B was charged, the proceeds to be divided between t he Orphanage and Sailors' Home 1 here was £ 1 taken at the doer*. Bus! ness wai greatly facilitated through tbe absence of loung»r« »nd louoheon fea 'en.
Dunkdin, Ki-brasry 10 Mr Vincent P>k«, M H.R , left for Melbourne yeste- day with a view of floatIng the Roxburgh minas Into a Company. He will ba away six weeke, and has been informed by the Governin«ut that on his reioin the O'ago Oeniral railway contract will bo ready for «l«n4ure.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1764, 11 February 1888, Page 2
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391INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1764, 11 February 1888, Page 2
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