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Hastings Standard, Issue 278, 23 March 1897, Page 3

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[By Telegraph.] (P<r P/v.s-.v Association.) Auckland, This Day. Sailed, l.yO—Tasmania, for South. Passengers—Misses Bartley, Fen ton, Hanvay, Probert, Thompson, and Wright; Mesdames Kerr, Milan, and Taylor; Messrs Macrure, Graham, Thompson, Cat-ley, Bishop, and Wyatt. In the Supreme Court Caroline Parry sued George Crothers for £2OO for breach of promise of marriage. There was no appearance of defendant. The full amount was awarded. Plaintiff stated that Crother got £'l2 10s in money from her besides a ring valued at £5. Wellington, This day. Government has decided to release a number of the red deer on the Tongariro in the National Park. Queensland has allotted New Zealand a space of 120 ft by 70ft at the Exhibition. The cost to be £IOO. The New Zealand Government has decided to pay half the cost of the space and the whole of the freights from the colony to Brisbane. The Premier has communicated with the proprietors of the leading journals throughout the colony to ascertain if they are willing to take the course set by Mr David Syme, of the Melbourne Age, who has given a contribution ample enough to defray the expenses of a team to Bisley. Replies will be awaited with interest. Ciißisrem iicH, This day. Owing to an error in transmission Mannlicher's weight in the Great Easter Handicap should have been !Jst instead of 'Jst 91b. Mary Hops, a live-year-old daughter of a fanner at Marshlands, was kicked on the forehead by a horse last night. She only lived for a few hours after. Timaki-, This day. There is a great ru.ih of applicants for the Arowhenua Block, Lot Two hundred and eighteen persons applying at Temuka and Timaru. probably others at Christchurch. The majority are said to be desirable settlers. Hokitika. This Day. A man named James Carr, a resident of Arahura, dropped dead while walking into town this morning.