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Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1740, 22 June 1886, Page 3

The g6ld fever it Mid to be very strong on the West Coast of the Middle lelal, w&re, wo an told, Urge numbers of men 4 are 'Belling their claims and taking the earliest opportunity of proceeding to Kimberley. Among the passengers by the Rotoraa which left Wellington for the Manukau on Sunday afternoon was Profeuor Hntton, of Christchurcb who i» on bis way to the rolpanic district on a scientific expedition. The New Zealand Shipping Compan y's R.M.SVTongariro arrived »t . PuifrGbilmers a> 5 10. p.m., on Snuday. The Tongarii£i£|cft Plymouth on the Bth of May, and consequently has occupied 42 days m the passage out. rhe rtgajar fortnightly meeting of the Blue Ribbon Union will be held at the Rechtbite Ha|lon Friday, evening next, at 7.30. The programme will comprise readings, recitations, . VobjU muiic &c ; , &o. A general invitation is extended to all." Addmission is free, and the committee are partieulary requested to attend. Yesterday was the shortest day of the yean We may not expect much apparent change m the length c? the days^ however, for another: month at least. The ippst inclement portion of the winter generally follows the' shortest day. Themail fcr the United Kingdom per Doric cloies at the Post Office tomorrow at 745 p.mWJLetters to go by this mail mutt be marked with the name of the steamer. The Kaikoura's direct mail will dose on Tuesday, 89th mat. . Coioplainta have been made to na by Bunnythorpe subseribera of oecaasioßally not finding their papers at the ntttton, Mdal'o veeeii'ig- them with the wrappers off. We may gay that the papers leave this .office regularly, and ate pr6perly 'enoloaed and. tddrmied, io that the aanoyance cauied cannot be par fault. k Writes a correspondent of an exchanjfe :— Thinga political are at present abnormally quiet, the only event of any importance looming ahead is Bryce's proposal to restrict the loan te a mil lion. . . ■ ' Diptheria has again made its appearance m Ball*. Six cases are reported, the two caaea m Palineraton, one a tery bad ofrei are now, undejr Mr Ganstad a treatment, quite coDvaletcent. . A party consisting of seven persons attempted m the moat reckless manner on Sunday morninjf to go to Wairoa to reooTer certain property belonging to - Captain Way. They took nine horses and proVisiens. Mrs Way formed- one of the party. The result is all but one are hemmed m at Wairoa, Land the borses ar* eerfctfo to die of sUrrawon. The i rs»t wmt U w»tfr ( of wbieh *h*y tan *»t pen* One of ths party made W» w»7 t)»WU|h -to »o«»rn». »«d a rit #Hf • .■■•' ' ■ '■■■■

We learn that Mr Hitching* residence at Ktrere was to-day destroyed by Ore, No details hare reached us, nor hare we been able to ••certain particular* of assurances. With the high wind that prevailed to-day, the progress of the fire mast hare been terribly rapid. We learn that Mr Mnir, an engineer, is with : Messrs Reston and Hayes, m connection .with the gas project. The contract was to be signed to-day. The building* are to be of brick and arrangements were being completed tjr-dajr for the »upply of bricks from the local Jjjudtt Mr Muirwas the engineer for gas work? m Blenheim. It is evidjjjit that all the pptuss. mean bu f in«s?, andjthff the undertaking "tb"' | be Tigorouily ftikeaJßaiiand. » ' The firm : bf^Wollerman and Hutcheion 1 Jfiwil. been dissolved, Mr Wollerman contiqnmgl -thebn»inesi. . ..-.:>" i.» • -1 < w'f' We learn th?ifc the fire Whicli (Teatriiyed ; Mr Hitchings'.house made a clean s^refp~ v of furniture and?- all the contents. ;The origin is believed to have been oldthej being, round the fire. The^frre occurred ' between 9 and 10 a.m. The dwelling consisted of 9 or 10 rooms. A piano went down by rail for Mr Hrtchmpg last night, but it is. hardly probable.it would have been on the premises, so may have' escaped the general, destruction. : Mr Hit«hinßß will have general sympathy m his misfortune. . • The choice of a site for the gas 'works has not yet been decided upon; A Suitable site down the Foxton Line is under offer, and possibly may be closed with. It is an abandoned Borough lease, ajnd it is thought would answer well.; Another site was being inspected this afternoon.

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