PROVINCIAL NEWS
[united press association.] Christchurch, March 10. On the Mayor attempting to read Russell's telegram to a gathering of the. unemployed in Cathedral Square, Bilecliffe, the principal agitator, refused permission, till he himself bad finished speaking. Several men however interposed, and asked the Mayor to read it. The Government have arranged to send single men to the Hokitika and Greymouth Railways to-day. Sir George Grey went south to Invercargill by the special train which took the San Francisco mail. He speaks at Tnvercargill to-morrow, and will return to Duuedin in time to speak at that city on Saturday night, and will probably come back to Christchurch on Monday. He purposes to spend about a week here, and during that time will deliver an address in the city, and also speak once or twice in the country districts. He will, it is said, deal principally with the land question in his discourses. Dunedin, March 9. The body of a fisherman named Alexander M'Crae, was found in the harbor to-day by the Harbor Board employees. He resided at the heads, and it is surmised that he must have fallen out of his boat. The body bears no marks of violence.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2922, 11 March 1886, Page 2
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