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INTERPROVI^CIAL. — •*- — (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Gisborne, April 21. The Poverty Bay Standard has ceased publication. News from Wairoastates that' an run* ' usually heavy thunderstorm w*s expertencedthere on Sunday. A Valuable horse was killed instantly by lightning, and aconsiderable nuaaber otwild bucks were killed by the same means. At 4 o'clock on Sunday afteanoon a huge waterspout, exceedingly well de-.. fined, was observed ju3t oft the beach between Tewakaki and Wairoa bar, travelling m a southerly direction. It was of an inky black color. After ai short time it burst and a deluge of rain followed. The Maoris were considerably alarmed, believing for the time that it was one of the signs predicted by Te Whiti. Auckland, April 21. Mrs Lee, the victim of the Onehunga railway accident, died at the hospital yesternight. :
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 115, 23 April 1883, Page 2
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132TELEGRAPHIC. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 115, 23 April 1883, Page 2
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