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(From our own Correspondent.) Dunedin, Thursday, The trial of Waldemann for arson at Queenstown has been fixed for next Wedlies ley. There is no furtbur intelligence of the missing ship Min-y-don. Very he ivy rain is reported to have fallen all over Victoria yesterday. At the inquest on the body of Henry Franklin, who was found hanging to a ttee at Wainui, near Napier, a verdict was returned of suicide whilst of unsound mind. There are 39 nominations for Wanganui Derby of ’SS. A man named Eichard Candy was run over by a truck at Petone Station, near Wellington and was so much injured that he died shortly afterwards.
Mr Higginson has been appointed engineer to the West Coast Railway, Wellington, at a salary of £125(1. Jacobs, charged with murdering his wife at Chatham Islands, has been brought to Lyttelton. The Tnterprovincial boat-race between Ota.o and Canterbury was rowed at Christchurch, and wis won by Canterbury by eight lengths. At the Land Board, yesterday, E. M'Caffreys application for license, instead of lease at Wakatipu was granted. Mrs Fuller has been [sentenced to five years for arson.
The murderers of the Russian general who were respited yesterday have since been hanged. Government has issued an injunction against the Channel Tunnel Co. to cease work until the project has been examined and reported on by military authorities.
Mdlle. Surah Bernhardt the actress, has been married to a Greek gentleman iu London.
A mass meeting was held at New York today, at which speeches wore made denouncing action of British Government in imprisoning American subjects in Ireland and resolutions to this effect were adopted. Ex-Constable Parnell at New Plymouth has been c mimitted for trial for rape on Mrs Dan ells.
Clancaity, Somnabula and Emulation have been scratched for Sydney St. Liger. London, April 4 The Chief Executive of Nihilist Oom mittee has been arrested at S: Peters burgh. Russian authorities suspect existence of mine under railway between St Petcrburgh and M oscow at a spot over which the Czar is likely to travel, and are endeavouring to discover same.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 1042, 7 April 1882, Page 3
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