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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 87, 16 March 1885, Page 2

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(UNITED PBI?SS ASSOCIATION.) Au inquest Was lield this morning on the .body, of Mr Bbbert Miller* fathejr ot the well known stock 'and' stiiiioa agent, who died, on Thursday., aged, y BS. Deceased was very uT and rapidly sinking, andfrom evidence it appeared that during the night a dose of liniment was administered inadvertently for thV'prbper medicine. A verdict of accidental death was returned. ■ ; , y Wellington}, March 14, The -Rowing, match, Gjhristchurch v. Wellington,,? has 'been on account' of the inclemency of the weather. : -7 A man riained Jo.htf Mackay has been .admitted . to the hospital at Masterton suffering from injury of-tbie-Sjiiasl It appears that two men, named Wm. OiNeillaind Ge^prge^^Qnesj .^iad been fighting,^with MS<ikayrJw J h6jß not ex. pected to recover. The strong wind last night has blown "Wopdyear!s circus.tent jnjn ribbons, , i ChafcWOS. Be^er^u^^la^yjn the Education Department; was yesterday charged with have stolen several books, valuedat 13s 6di /from the. fGrovernment buildings; hewas sentenced to four weeks' hard labour. '• I . i }.>: ] ■.[ ,j" \i;• M -''■'■■^ •■'■■ •-.■'■:•';:■• <..;::! This Day. A steamer arriving from Nelson re'pbrtithat the Jackson Head; beacbh has been; carried. away. 'f 1 . •-,„. -. - Greymouth, March 14. A very sharp shtfck df e^hipifie was felt here on ' Saturday Might about 11.80 p.m. and lasting about ten seconds. The directjpfiiofj the, .wave $cas eas£ and^westerly, preceded by a rumbling noise. It was felt by a large majority of the people here. The bar is still very rough, no shipping being done yesterday or to-day. (^ristchurch, March 14. The will of Edward Constable Max. well, prbyed^yest^l^leaves the fol.* lowing charitable 'lie^uests :— 4IOOO to be distributed amongst such Eoman * Catholio Schools m Canterbury m such proportion as the executors think fit ; .fIOOQ to the Cbris^churc^, Hospital; '£$00' among the desening Catholic poor of Dumfries, , Scotland ; £2000 among such charitable institutions m Canterbury, and. m such proportion as the cxc« outors think SA V J <1 I • . Dunebin, March 14. At a meeting of the committee of the Chamber T of CommercAv hel4>^ejsterday f the question of the defenceless state of the city m. "the cfi^e of an outbreak of hostilities was discussed, 'when it was decided to suggest •to hjs "W^oifship the Mayor ihe a'esifability'of H asking the suburban: councils, to join m addressing a request to the Government for the utili. sation of such guns and material' as are available for that purpose. A heavy northerly gale blew for some hours yesterday, Igiving place to rain m the afternoon. The telegraphic communication was interrupted for some time on the north lines. , A • f" '-' Mabton, iPhw Day. An inquest was held tbi-da^.'cbncern-ing the .death ot Johrl. »Thain/ who was killed by a fall from his horse,. op Saturday evening. „The, evidepoe., showed he was 'perfectly §ober,- .... . . . [ ' ■ ; ' ', I