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(rEB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland. October 1. A lover's dispute caused much amusement st the Police Court to-day. John Sisson waa charged with horsewhipping Edward Spencer on Sunday evening last. It was shown that the* parties were rivals for the affections a lady recently from Wellington, who' was formerely a barmaid. Sbe had been brought -to .iAuck land by Spencer with a view to marriage, but Sissona " cut. him out" anj enforced his claim with a horsewhip. Accused pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to pay a fine and costs amounting to £5 18s, and bound over to keep tbe peace. Mrs Greening a well dressed woman, was arrested while trying to purchase lifclauum at a chemist's. She bad threatened to poison herself. Just as the Tarawera was leaving the wharf a levanter, booked for Melbourne, was arrested for attempting to abicond from his creditors ' Two boys named Castleton, residing i near Hamilton, reported beiug chased from a creek on their father's farm by some strange reptile resembling an alligator. Constable Wild went ont to the locality with some settlers, bat failed to see it. Dunkdin, September 30. Six runs were offered for iale to- daj . by the Government auctioneer, but only one was sold. , New Plymouth, September 30. The Collector of Customs made a seizure of 40 silver watches and wn<gold watches this morning frem a jeweller's shop j»st opened here, 'lhe watches are supposed to have been introduced in some luggage which passed entry at the Customs aboat a month ago, the ci renin* stances of some of the articles being dutiable net being disclosed. Wellington, October 1. A coach factory and a blacksmith* shop belonging to R. Sommorville, coach proprietor, was destroyed by fire at 5 o'clock this morning. The cause of the fire is unknown.
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 48, 2 October 1886, Page 2
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