INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS
(per united press association.) Thames, July 24Mclntyr«, Government Audit Inspector, has made a semi-official statement to the Borough Council and Harbour : Board ro the extent of Dean's defalcations. It shows a total amount of £2495, made up of — Harbour Board for the past 2£ years, £778; Borough Council, 2 £ years, £1617. The books are not yet audited beyond these periods Wellington, This Day. Eckley and TumbuU's fellihongery, at Ngahauranga, was burned down last night. The fire is supposed to be caused by tramps. v A milkman named Farr, has been summoned for furious driving. He nearly knocked Lady Onslow down while she was walking on Karori road. The cable ' steamer is at ' work on ''the cable again, but communication may ,be restored at any moment. CfIUIBTCHUBCH,JuIy 24A very successful surgical operation has been completed here. A man named James -McNicol was walking under the cliffs at Napier two years ago when a stone fell on his head, inflicting a wound aboye the right ear. This fractured his skull./ which was ultimately healed; ; but' two months ago he became paralysed in the left side, and lost nis reason. ! He applied to the hospital here, as he could not control his passions; to have sbmWthiug done. A consultation, was held, when it was decided to try trepanning. This was most successfully completed. The patient recovered his senses and health in three weeks" after the operation. Four fully paid up £25 shares of the ; Press Company ,and 12 on which £2© 10s each has been paid, were sold by auotion to-day and fetched £28 the lot. Dunedin, July 24. j In the Supreme Court to-day a sum-, mons was heard calling on the Official Assignee to return a deposit of £250 that had been made as a portion of an. offer for the purchase of assets in the estate of Proctor, Jones and Co. The negotiations fell through, and the Assumee claimed the right to retain the deposit as an asset. Mr Justice Williams made an order, ln the terms of the summons, but declined tb give costs against the. Assignee. .
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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 17, 25 July 1889, Page 2
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