TELEGRAMS.
[ (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION) Christchurch, Saturday. Amicable arrangements kave been made for Mr Ritchie to regain at the Orphanage till Tuesday, when Mr Brownlee takes charge. The probability is that he will be paid three months' salary instead of patting notice, as pre vioualy offered by the Charitable Aid JJoard. . i r Auckland, Saturday. At the Supreme Court, six Natives were charged with libelling John Munro Praser m a telegram to Parliament regarding a Maori petition. At the beginning of the case Mr justice Gillies raised the point whether anything contained m apetition, or anything m a Native petition to Parliament could be libellous. The argument was adjourned. One result of the bootmakers' 'strike ha& been to drive trade South. Yesterday an order for £701) worth of ituff was sent to Dunedin. Some of the wholesale warehouses have intimated to the manufacturer's that they will, not give the increased price for local boots which would be occ^sion'eQ by the demands of the operatives, and would prefer^ to • import them. Deligates from ..the Operatives' Society met the masters yesterday, but no solution was arrived .at. ■' ..;;. .
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1682, 12 April 1886, Page 2
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184TELEGRAMS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1682, 12 April 1886, Page 2
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