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(per united press association.) Dunedin* This Day* David Gxloag, hawker, was killed at St. Albans. His horse bolted,. dashing into brick 6tablea in the township. Auckland, This Day. A few days back the schooner Punin arrived from Tahiti and Ngataugra, and from her was obtained the news that after all the French authorities at Tahiti had ! stolen a march and hoisted their flag on the islands Rimitaru and Rutuhi. This news created great excitement here. The schooner Massau, which arrived yesterday from Tahiti, brings intelligence thai the French had decided to annex the Island of Mauhake. This island is about 500 miles north of Tahiti, and is a very valuable little island. The Richmond brings news that when the French man-of-war reached the island named the natives had hoisted the British flag, thus securing the island against French occupation. Wkm,tnotou, This Day. The Mayor objects to Laing^ and Smith fighting, but the police at present see no j ground for interference. J Martin, injured by falling a tree, died this morning. i CHBisTCHrscH, May 17On Wednesday last an explosion ocj curred on board th» Warualia, which ar- I rived at Lyttelton to-day with Greymouth I coal. When off Uape Farewell Samuel j Taylor, a seaman, -went down th» hatch way and struck a match. An explosion of gas followed, and he was blown over the combings of the hatch on to the deck. He was fearfully burned on the face. The force of the explosion wai so great that two hatches were blown overboard. Taylor is progressing favourably. Palmbbston North, May 17. At an interview with the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, Mr McKarrow, Chief Railway Commissioner, stated that there would be a re- arrangement of train service between Wellington and Wanganui, eo as to shorten the time and allow passengers to arrive at Wellington earlier at night. Iwvbboaboill, May 17. Up to date, 179,500 sacks of thia season's gram have been earned over the South land section of the railways, as the price of oats keeps up it is expected that farmers will rush in all they can before the roads break up. and that th«re will be little left for export m the spring.
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Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 134, 18 May 1889, Page 2
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