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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 115, 20 April 1885, Page 3

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CUNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). Westport April 19. The We9tport Coal Company intend recommencing work m their mine on Monday next. Sixty new miners have been engaged m other parts of the colony to take the place of the men who struck work m December last. The first instalment of the new hands arrived to-day. "Wellington, April. 19 An action, claiming damages for alleged slander, is to be heard m the Supreme Court next week. The olaina tiff is Charles William Cntten, solicitor, the defendant being Daniel Clinii, civil engineer. It is alleged that the latter slandered the former by stating to a friend m the street that the plaintiff had improved his property to the extent of £180 or £100 at the expense of tiic Island Bay Park Company. Dunkdin, April 18. Colonel Reader returned to Wellington to-day hurriedly. The Otago Early History Society held n highly successful conversazione on Ftiday nts-ht. Among many interesting exhibits was a Tasrnnn's chart of New Zealand' 230 years old, obtained by Dr Hocken on a recent visit. Timartt, April 18. Frederick Lucas was chargod to day on remand with attempting to murder his wife Catherine, on the 18th instant, and was further remanded to the 23rd instant. Ciiristchurch, April 19. The express train from Christchurch was delayed ia its arrival last night for three hours by the breaking down of ' the engine just as it got out of the long i tunnel between Blueskin and Port Chal mers. Auckland, April 19. The voyage of the steamer Coptic was uneventful. One hundred and six passenders for New Zealand were landed, and fifty at Hobart. She leaves on Tuesday for Wellington. The length of passage, exclusive of detention, was 464- days. Among the passengers by the Copic were Mr William McClandish, who catnes here m connection with the proposed railway between Tauranga and the Hot Lakes. The Coptic tows the ship Northumberland to Napier to take a cargo of frozen meat.