DUNEDIN.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 23, 5 January 1878, Page 3

DUNEDIN.

. Hewitt, the champion, pedestrian, was beaten* m all the running events against local men on Saturday. , . $ A man named McGregor was brought up at the Police Court to-day on eight charges of uttering valueless cheques. The decision of the Bench was deferred. At a meeting, of tfie Standard Insurance Company this afternoon, the articles of association were amended. The result will be that all the profits m future will go to the shareholders, instead of part to the insurers, as hitherto. The chairman stated that the halfyear, ending m March next, promised , to be a very successful one. The total revenue collected at the Custom-house, Dunediri, for the year 1877 was £362,202. The amount m 1876 was £351,099. During the past twelve months the number of births, deaths, and marriages registered m Dunedin .were respec tively— l7so, 588, 395. ' - Wednesday. The body K>f a milkman named S. Smith was picked up m the harbor last night. It is supposed that he comxmtted suicide. : With a view of testing the quality of: liquor sold at large gatherings the police purchased^ samples from holders pf temporary licenses at the Calodonian Xxroands. The samples will be analysed .m,, order to ' ascertain whether good 1 - or bad liquor^ wa# being sold to tUepubliei Twelve thousand persons visited the Caledonian sports yesterday. Hewitt, champion runner, injured his leg m the first race, and.could not compete m the rest; _' • ,-■... .. :'■-■_'/. \ ' ' :■"