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CHRISTCHTJRCk, JuttC 24. ! On Saturday' night or Sunday iiibrning the shop of -Mr Di P. Daye was broken into, and sundry small articles stolen Several other robberies from shops have occurred, recently, but mostly of a.trifling character. , ; : . The Selwyn County Council has ppnsented to give 4d ' a dozen for the destruction of sparrows, chaffinchesj green linnets, and skylarks. At Rangiorn, William Thompson was fined £1 and costs for insulting a member of the district licensing committee. At the meeting of the Acclimatisation Society's Council to day, it was stated that, no doubt, the prairie chickens introduced six years ago had been successfully acclimatised.
Dunedin, June 24. ■ A large blast coutaining 8000 pounds of powder, pincipally of local manufacture, was, tired at Taiaroa tti-dayj and brought down a large quantity of stove. The blast was m connection with the wall to be erected for the improvement of the bar.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 179, 26 June 1884, Page 2
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154TELEGRAMS. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 179, 26 June 1884, Page 2
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