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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 871, 19 November 1870, Page 2

At Christqhurcu a man has been fined five shillings for shooting a duek on a Sunday. It is stated in Brussels that King William of Prussia intends to annex the northern pro* vinces of France to Belgium, Impostors who pretend to have lost limbs in some of the recent buttles on the Continent have already made their appearance in the streets of London, It is stated that, two days after the declaration of war the French Government discovered, upon examination of their stores of gm»* powder, that a great number of the barrels, were found to contain a mixture of charcoal and sawdust only. The Lytteltou 'Times states that for some days past a painful rumour has been current* tuat there has been loss of lite at the late fire, It appears that a bailor named Johnston is missing. He left Leslie's Jiotel on the night of the lire, and went to the Queen's. Since then he has not been seen. His swag and other, property are in Lytteltou unclaimed. Mr Arthur Burns, formerly a member of the Assembly for Otago aud. now in Kuiype, is r it is stated, making arrangements for the, establishing t of a woollen manufactory in Qtago. He is, on his return to the Province, to bring with him not only the requisite machinery, but also the workers necessary for the enterprise. The Canterbury Press came out on the Ist inatanc full double news siz.e, and with a new? heading. The price has, however, been, increased as well us the awe, and is uu w twopence, instead of a peai.y. it expresses '% hope that its readers will agree tuat the increased Bisse of the paper, and consequently the much larger amount of reading is weif worth the extra pnoe. The .Lyttelton Times, has reduced lis price to tb.e same as the .fress, it is reporteu that the Wangauui Jjiveuiin* JEerald. is. also übou.t to increase Ua