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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 120, 27 April 1883, Page 2

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INTERPROVINCIAL . —^. (united peess association.) Christchurch, April 26. The Railway Commission commenced ' taking evidence to-day. Dunedin, April 26. The Star to-night says :— " The insertion of tha paragraph we had the other day with respect to a case of alleged ill-treatment near the racecourse, has had the desired effect. The boy has since baen givenjnto the keeping of another family." The Wain case was farther heard yes* terdav at the Police Court, and will be continued to»day.Ihe South Dunedin loan of £6000 has been floated at 6 per cent. Inver'cakghi., April 26. Dr Julian Thomas, %< the Vagabond," lectured last night to a large audience. Tn the cour c of bin remarks, he denounced the Salvation Army as an unclean thing. The statement was received with general applause and one loud hiss. Dr Thomas added that he had studied the working of the movement m Adelaide, where no good had been done. On the contrary, the barracks were converted into a place of assignation by members and others, and the tactics of the music-hall and free-and-easy were introduced into what they miscalled religion. Auckland, April 26. The SiS. City of Cork has been successfully floated off Maloney's Reef. | Had the operation been delaybd for an hour, the easterly gale which set m would have made her a wreck. Taurakga, April 26. Mr Vesey Stewart- on the eve of his 1 departure for England, was presented with a handsome testimonial by the residents. He goes Home to float the | Tanrangaßotoroua Eot Lakes Kailway, | with a capital of £250.000; and a frozen meat company, with a capital of £30,000. Properties have been entrusted to him for Bale, representing 60,000 acres. On Wednesday Tongariro was emitting an immense column of black smoke, more than has been seen since the grant eruption of 1870. The vo'cano smoked for several hours, but no fire could be seen, as the mountain was cloud-capped , all the time. No earthquake has been ) felt. .-