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Wellington, September 13. Colonel Sir Geo. "Whitmore left for New Plymouth, where he will meet the Hon. the Defence Minister, and they will together select, and endeavour to arrange for the use of a site, somewhat near Waitara for the next Easter Volunteer encampment. By holding camp in this neighborhood facilities will be afforded for naval as well as land movements.
Charles Hodson, bill clerk in the TJniou B.tak here, was arrested at Nelson on a charge of embezzling £59 9s 10d, funds of the Bank. It is understood that further charges are pending. Dunedin, September 13. Wm. Hutchiuson is out for Duuedin Central.
Peter Wetherstone, the discoverer of Wetherstone's Gully, has died at the Hospital.
Auckland, September 13. A man named Michael King was struck by a waggon while it was being "kicked off" on a railway siding at Wynyard pier by an engine. He died this evening at the hospital. NEW SOUTH WALES V. OTAGO FOOTBALL MATCH. Dunedin, September 13. The match between New South Wales and the second Otago team, excluding all who played in the former match, took place to-day. The visitors were again defeated by ninp points to nothing. The ground was in fair order, though "rensy from the showers which foil. The weather was threatening and rain fell twice, but did not last long The attendance was good. Drabble, who won the toss, playrd with the wind, and the Otago forwards, from the outset, showed their superiority, notwithstanding the brilliant play of Shaw, Colquhoun, Shortus, M'Arthur and other Sydney men. The ball was nearly always in the visitors' territory, and they were forced down time after time. Otago at last got a try, which Drabble converted into a goal. In the second spell, with tho wind, Sydney had nearly all the worst of it, and Otago scored again by Hope potting a goal, the game ending wiihout the visitors scoring. The individual play of the visitors' was wonderfully good, bat they showed lack of combination.
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Kumara Times, Issue 3078, 14 September 1886, Page 2
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