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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 166, 8 April 1874, Page 3

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TEB ANO LO-AUSTRAI.I AN PRESS TELEGRAPH AQENCr. Last Night’s News. „ _ Auckland, Tuesdav Night, Maby Cotter, daughter of a cabinetmaker in LJueen street, was found dead in her bed. A T6 rpfrom natural causes was returned. The Vinoent has cleared for Tauranga to day vmh a gon/ral cargo. J While three cadets were shooting at the Titirangi ranges, the rifle of one »( them, named Henry Arthur Collins, w.uit off unexpectedly, killing his companion, Joseph Oarty, aged thirteen. ”

Fenton Campion, a gum digger at Uiverhead, while intoxicated accidentally fired his whare and was severely burned. He'was brought to the Hospital and died.

Kitty, a Maori protege of Lady Martin's, was married in great style by the Bishop of Auckland to Nieodemns Pololora, a chief of the Ngatiwurus, Hauraki.

Alexandra, Tuesday Night. At the Kuiti meeting Rewi has determined to carry bis point to see the Governor. He would wait, no longer on the Waikatos.

oft^ Wl ' aOUOj) ' l4ll ' <s< * Ngatimaniapotos and 30 Ngatiraukawas, has arrived at. Kopua. Tawhiao is reported to bo at Waitona, on the road to Kaipiha, near here. He wished Rewi to return to Kuiti, but Rewi would not.

Major Mair interviewed Rewi last night. Floods in Canterbury. Christchurch, Tuesday Night, ihe Waimakiriri was higher yesterday than ever known. Iho railway was washed away for a mile and a half. All the stores at Kaiapoi along the river side were flooded. The people were taken out of the houses in boats last night with great difficulty, owing to the current being so strong. The water was eighteen inches higher than during the great flood of 1867. Mqch grass land flooded. Many cattle, sheep, and pigs were drowned.

Canterbury Races. Champagne Stakes : Watt’s Wairnio, 1; Barclay’s Rom an f, 2; Bmbason's bg. by Caledonia out of Emmeline, 3. This race was won hands uowd all the way,. Easter Handicap; Calumny, 1 • Revoke colt, 2. Won easily.

(from ottb own correspondent ) Qbahamstown, Tuesday Night. Good Friday and Easter Monday were observed as close holidays. There were very good sports at the Parawai Gardens yesterday. The share market is more active. The Old Whau is expected to pay a dividend of £3 on the 14’.h instant.

Ine Borough Council bold their first meeting to-morrow morning for the purpose of electing a Mayor and other business.

The Good Templars held their anniversary soiree last night. Over 500 persons were present. H. H. Lusk presided, arid 'made an excellent speech. He said that Good Templars would have to spend money in carrying out (he crusade against the liquor traffic, as vested interests had to be considered. This sentiment was received with dissent. One feature in the programme wag the impersonation of a drunken man by a youthful Templar. The Sfar this evening condemns this exhibition as insulting to the intelligence of persona present.