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Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 20, 19 February 1884, Page 3

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Special to "Star." KEUTEH's TELEGBAMB. Received February 19, 2.3) p.m. Sydney, This Day. Some Oalifornian she.-p, recently im--1 ported, have been fonn 1, after detention i i quarantine, to be infeoied with scab. 'PKR UNITED PEESS -ASSOCIATION.) Haweea, This Pay. Entries for the principal events of the Egtnont meeting close on Thursday. Wellington, This Day. The steamer Wareata, from Lytte'tnn to Westport put in here, one of her fire* men named George Johnstone having dropped dead last night. He was only shipped at Lyttelton yesterday, and had only been on duty one hour and a half trimming coal in the bunkers. He had not been complaining. The cricket match, Hawkes T?ay v Wellington, commenced at 11 30 this morning. Wellington won the toss nnd elected to bat. Score at 1 p.m.— Three wickets for 66. Later. At the luncheon adjournment the Wellington scores stood at 88 for five wickets. Latest. Alp, not out, 29; Wilson, b G. Wiison, 7 ; Werry, b Newton, 1 ; Wood, run out, 0 ; extras, 13; total for 8 wickets, 96 Invebcargill, This Day. A large building in Esk street, formerly used as a flour mill, but latterly as a store house for Trew and Hall, ironmongers, was burned down this morning. Insured in the Hanseatic for £300. Auckland, This Day. The trig survey of the native territory being rapidly proceeded with, Mr Cuzzen, the officer in charge of the party has penetrated as far as Tuhua, at the head of the Wanganui River to select, the most commanding points for stations. The natives in every instance appeared most favorably disposed, and took contract 1 * for clearing the sites, and the erection of the trig stations.