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(Dy Toloitraph—Proas AEEociaitlom)' '.' v —-."• ■" I . THE "OLD HAND" & HIS GROQ. Ashburton, January 10. : At the Police Court, to-day Gideon. Scott, an old offender, was convicted and sentenced to three months' imprisonment on a ckargo of keeping liquor for sale. FIRST DEAL UNDER OLD ACT. Oamaru, January W.. Tho Government has sanctioned' tli« purchase of Mr. George llruco's 20G-acro tarm at Kakanui, under the Land Settlement Finanoo Abt,1909. The transaction is tho first under the Act to'take-plac* in tho North Otago district. 'Tho purchase money averaged i3l per acre.' FACTORY-MANAGERS'DISPUTE. . Invercarqill, January 10. Eeprosentatives of the South Island Dairy Association, and tho Factory: Manager?' Association met in conference hero to-day. No' soltlement was arrived at. The committee 1 of the former-body mot subsequently, and 1 adopted the following resolution:—"That tho matter of fixinff an agreement with the Southland ana Otago Factory Managers' Industrial Union of,' Workers. bo left to tho Arbitration • Court for final settlement." SLEEP-WALKER HURT. \\. Glsborn", January 10. Fredorick Bonson, a storekeeper at Pakarao, whilst walking in his, sleep, fell over the edge of a verandah and dropped 15ft., sustaining severe injuries,: including a broken arm, dislocation of tho el< bow, and a broken thigh. HOUSE &ItORE BURNT. Chrlstchurch, January 10. ' •A liouse of mine rooms'and a store at Eiccarton, owned by J. Colvillo and occupied partly by the,owner and partly by Mrs. Blackburn, were burnt early thu morning. .'! •■ ' ' " ' ' ■'.
THE HON* R.' H.' RHODES, ;. i !l Rotorua, January 10. ; The Hon. R. H. Rhodes arrived thil evaniftg, and was waited.upon by tha Chamber of Commerce and a deputation in reference to local' affairs. To-morrow the Minister will open tho cottage hospital and isolation hospital. Ho will.leave fol Auckland on Monday. '"..-. •' . ' ;.!
BRIEF MENTION. ..;' . Onmaru, January 10. li Mrs. Rnwcliffo, a pensioner, residing at Alma, died suddenly last night. . •
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1645, 11 January 1913, Page 6
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302NEW ZEAL AND NEWS. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1645, 11 January 1913, Page 6
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