PROVINCIAL NEWS
[UNITKD PRESS ASSOCIATION.! ■ Christchurcii, August 2. A private letter received here states that the Kaiapoi Woolen Company's manufactures attracted much attention at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition, anil that the Prince of Wales had ordered a suit of their materia Is from a West End tailor. The Major of Ohris'chutch sent a coneratulatory telegram to the Mayor of Kaiapoi on tin: subject to-day. Mr Aigdor, another partner of the Sim of M'Keone aud Robinson, the Midland Rail way con tractors, is expected co arrive in New Zealand shortly. Mr Robinson expressed himself agreeably surprised with the character of the country he passed through on his trip co the West Coast. Dunedin, July 31. The body of John Hancock was found iloating in Lake Wakatipu. Me had received news of money bavins been left him, and about three weeks a»o left Kawaiau with the intention of going home, but was not heard of till the body was found in Lake.
He bad a watch and about £7O in money when last seen j but the watch and money were gone whon the body was found. There were no marks of violence. Suspicions of foul piny arc entertained. Wellington, August 2. Charles Henry Humphries, oue of the heroes of the disaster caused by the eruption of Mount.Tata been compelled to file his schedule. He was a storekeeper at Wailda t and on the n ght of the disaster his whole property was destroyed." His total liabilities amount to £541 7s 9d. ,-.. . . - Countable Walker, who returned] from Sydney, yesterday, macU>. inquiries while thereaboiit 'the' missing mnn Levy,, and, reports" tlmt ,the,.,Sydney police had, received an' .anonymous letter posted in Newcastle to. the effect ]>.vy had come by the Hanroto but j had no idea how he came on board ; that the purser of the vessel conld give him no information on that point; and that he was in a classed condition for four riays after leaving; Wellington, having evidently been duiggert •'that be'liad left for Melbourne, and had written ,to his wife 1 that' he would return to Wellington as soon as he had sufficient funds. - "
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Kumara Times, Issue 3042, 3 August 1886, Page 2
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