CANTERBURY.
A few days ago a fairly large parcel of new season's wheat changed hands at *a 6d per bushel (sacks extra) at country null. At the Magistrate's Court on the 4th Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.. gave has reserved uagment in the case Inspector of *«*?"<« v. the local manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company. The £»«*«» w j* whether the company's Lyttelton store, in which dumping was carried on, should be registered as a tartorr. The oontenteojj of the prosecution was that " dump-in? was "packing," a*vd that if packing foa transit was done by mechanical P°™<£ "J the building the place should be as a factory. The magistrate decided against this, and dismissed .thecose. _* .. A disturbance took place m CWchurch on the 10th, being due to a crowd of people taking offence at some remarks made to« open-air lecturer, who » $**&*£,£&£ Mormon The speaker and his associates were set" upon, and chased through a num. ber of streets by the crowd, but wera eventually rescued by the police.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2813, 12 February 1908, Page 28
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168CANTERBURY. Otago Witness, Issue 2813, 12 February 1908, Page 28
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