NEW ZEALAND.
[PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. 1 NEW PLYMOUTH, December 22. Mayoral BanquetThe Mayor’s banquet last night was largely attended, over 100 being present. Mr Bryce was expected, but was prevented by business from coming. Native Feast. At Urenni, on the 17th, the Natives kept up the day with a feast, thus observing Te Whiti's custom. WANGANUI, December 22. Heavy FloodThere is a very heavy fresh in the river, which rose suddenly in the night and carried away a punt containing the new steam crane, just made for use to connect with the dredge. The crane was seen going over the bar, and it is feared it has capsized. A number of small boats were carried away, the boathouse staging broken up, and other damage done.
DUNEDIN, December 22. AquaticDunedin will be represented at the Lyttelton regatta by a crew, consisting of Lindsay (two), Binnio and Mercer. The Runs Question. A public meeting to consider the runs question is convened for to-morrow. FireTwo four-roomed houses in South Dunedin were burned down this morning, and a_ third partially destroyed. Insurances —£300 in the Northern, £IOO in the New Zealand, £2OO in the Standard, £l5O in the National and £2OO in the Victoria.
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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2407, 22 December 1881, Page 3
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