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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 199, 31 July 1883, Page 2

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INTERFRO VINCI AL. '.'_. ... . — . — : ♦ - — — ■■■■-- UNITED PHESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, July 28. Three larrikins, John Doyle, alias Olaypole, Jerry DrUcoH,. alias Bouncer, and John Hoff 'j^were charged at the Police Court" with disturbing a Salvation :Army meeting, and were ordered to ifiad 'sureties of £25 each tor good conduct for six months. At the inquest on Samuel Dickson, thej ary returned the verdict— Died frpm "disease of the chest, excessive drinking ; and also a rider that his house is unfit for human habit a« tiun. • . . In Chambers, before Justice Gillies, the case of Stone Brothers v. Majoi^ Atkinson, an action for the recovery' "of the confiscated barque; Gazelle,: Mr E. Hesketh, for the plaintiffs, applied for leave Xo, amend their declaration ; Mr Tyler, ; for defendants, opposed ,the application;*" His Honor . decided to grant the leave prayed for, ton payment of all costs of the action." TiMARu f July 28; A public meeting was held to-day,_ which was very numerously attended by the leading mnLolders, farmers, and others iu South Canterbury, when it was resolved to form a RefrigeratingCompany, with head quarters at Timaru, and the meat is to ba shippad from Timaru direct Horns. INyERCARGii.L, July 28. A meeting of settlers was < held at Thornbury to discuss ths . proposed in - crease in the property tax. Mr Hamilton moved a motion disapproving of increasing the tax. Some of the speakers urged a reduction of the exemption instead of an increase of the amount of the tax, and others favored an income tax. . No amendment* was proposed, and the motion was pa&sed'by a large majority. ; Dunedin, July 29. The clergymen at Port. Chalmers who desired to take up the work of religious instruction in schools have abandoned the idea, as the Committee would only grant the use of the building between 9 and 9.30 a.m. ; and it was considered that an attempt to bring children out at such an early. hour would only. result in failure. *.-,■'- The Gaol inquiry Commission sat again on Saturday. One prisoner gave evidence of his illtreatment by Mr Caldwell, and two ex -prisoners f^oke favourably of that officer's manageur-xit. To-morrow Captain Hume will give evidence.