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Horowhenua Chronicle, 31 July 1911, Page 3

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\ COXSCIEXTIOUS OBJECTOR XELSOX, This Day.

A youth, wholly his parents' orders refused to register for military service on the ground of conscientious seruplcs, and who paid'has fine, is leaving New Zealand by the Tonga.riro to avoid compliance with the Act.

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CHRTSTCHURCH, This Day

Bollin, Peary, Dreadless, Xapper, and Mollington are scratched tor all engagements at the Grand Xationa.l meeting.

A MAORI'S PRESENT.

AUCKLAND, This Day

A Taupo native named Iloiiiereri Whakeirchn, on 'behalf of himself, his wife, and nine members of bis family, caused some sensation at a ' Maori meeting at Waa'hio, by prose ntiiur 130,988 acres for purposes of mana in various parts of the Taupo district. The block contains a large ■area of totara. hot and sulphur springs, a great deal of first and second class land, and a large, area of pumice country. NEW PLYMOUTH'S MAYOR. NEW PLYMOUTH, This Day. The condition of Mr Tiseh, mayor of New Plymouth, who underwent a severe operation on Friday, is satisfactory, THE LATE MR TAYLOR. NEW PLYMOUTH, This Day. A Taylor memorial service in the 'Hieatro Royal last evening was largely attended. A resolution of I sympathy with Mrs Taylor was passed and feeling references was made to Mr Taylor's death. Similar references were made also in the churches. NAPIER'S THEATRE. RAPIER, This Day. The tender of Bull Bros., Napier. (£32,000), lias been accepted for a municipal theatre. Other tenderers were: W. Hutchinson, Auckland, £21,987; F. Jones, Auckland, £24,000; J. L. Scott. Dannevirke. £25.750; L. Orr, Auckland, £22,577; Trevor Bros., Wellington. £24.575; Smith Bros., Napier, 24,9G8; Fairhurst and Hopwood, Dannevirlc?, £23,864. 1 THE MISSING, MEN.

WAIROA, This Day. News received tliis morning states that the two men, Higgins aind' Baker. who attempted, to cross Lake Waikaremoana on a raft last week", were discovered by Maoris in, a feeble condition. . 'They were taken ashore to and cared for, and but fortheir timelydiscovery must have died. • Tlie weather has been bitterly cold, on-the_ lake, .