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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 56, 30 January 1883, Page 2

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(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIOK.) -. \ , Wellington. Jati. 29. It is understood that the reason why the Agent-General had to withdraw his advertisement inviting teader9 for the New Zealand direct steam service was that, at the last moment , an awkward oversight *was discovered m the specifications. . A labourer named Allen Cameron is missing. -He has been- engaged on the railway works near Kaiwarrawarrs, and on Tuesday left for his work as usual. Siuce.then be has not been seen. The Go vern men t have received advice from the Agent-General at London of the sailing of -the ship Rangitikei with '293 immigrants for Auckland, and the ,BMp Oxford for Wellington with 302 immigrants. By a bush fire at Grejrtown the residence of James Tweedale, carpenter, was destroyed. The origin is attributed to children throwing, lighted matches m the scrub. " ; Blknheim, Jan. 29. ' An old settler named William Pipe was accidentally killed on Saturday. He, was riding; > along a disused track m the Wairau Valley, when his horse bolted, and ran into a telegraph -post, killing the rider instantaneously. Timaru, Jan. 29. A man" named Jeremiah Casey wag admitted jnfco the Hospital. on Saturiay morning WfFering ironi rheumatic fever. In the afternoon', m the'absence of the warder, he got through, the window and made fo? the sfeaobea'ch, but was rescued just after entering the wAter, and was taken back. He became very violent, and late on Saturday night he expired very suddenly. , ; ; ' - ; Jan. 29. At the City Coarfc to-day Thomas. Dobbie^was committed for' trial on two charges of stealing sewingmachines. • :.:■' Tde information against Mr Proudfoot, tramway f prqprietorj for causing a nuisance m nsirig engines on the tramway, has been dismissed. i "I. ,;•-■ JaiiJ-29.( . „Thjis..atternoon a man nanaed^ -Jaeakej described as a scene-painter at the Theatre RoyaJ, Was aireste^ forT committing an indecent assault on a girl ! five years old, m a paddock opposite the Theatre Royal. / j. !:~ It is stated that the Re^'tJ.^Fraser has declined to give up the keys of his, church to the deputation appointed by the congregation. The.rev. . gentleman., was* married last week. ./V ' ;~. Auckland, Jan. 29. •"-- The Rotorua, from Fiji, brings new;s of a great fire at Levuka on the 13jh" instant. ' v The great storm of the 13 th did great; damage at TiVinui knd other places. : : The Wifsleyan Methodist and Primitive Methodist, Conferences held picnics ; at St. Helier's and. Brisk Efays,