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Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1022, 16 April 1883, Page 3

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(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ’ /; AEGKLANDr April 14. \ A girl, aged thirteen, was found) helplessly drunk in the streets yestor-j night, in company with two German; sailors. j At a meeting of footballers it was re-; solved to form a Rugby Union football i Association/" "Vi : ;j Lady •'Jervois, gave’; [h 1 gih-dßff | this afternoon, to which numerous invi-• tations were issued.- r . r; ., , tM;; „;, ; i ! ’ The Society ‘of Art s Exhibit ion *is being largely attended, and proving a: hot-d ‘->nio3 «ra thin hj ; ‘v'Tlib'; : Ahcldafld; ! ";Lpna ; tic^ now” ‘lOO'f patleflts” of-, their■ proper ac,cbmnipds}J ! ion, r , ; .. , v , ~t - • Mr Laishley, the new Chairman -df, the Board of Education, has announced; as his new platform that the Board and; the School Committees shall rule, and , not the Board’s officials, WELLINGTON, April 18. ; r Th q,a djpu rn ed ni ee_l i'n'g. of t’j^e jc; Efpel l^orapanjG^^'Vas^lneld;|to|nigl|t^Jit| wliioli a "deputation "ivas appointed to ; wait on Major Atkinson on his return ; to Weflitrgtb'n, intention of .the Government ,to,,offer, thb - 4IL .claims.* ;opinionj,’^]ig 0 aivionnt,' tlie^^^|jingtGt\ ? q§hareholders will be favourablelo its being accepted. April 15. The yacht Diamond, while sailing down the harbour yesterday afternoon, was struck by a sudden squall, and capsized, Those on board were_ Messrs Simple land dßjshbp;s andisteb- la lad, aged 10, the son of.. My Harris, proI rietor of * Zealand Times. All three were rescued, though young Harris, who was kepTafloat by Mr Simpson, .was In sensible. ;take.njopvl}.o a t j 9sslatlEU3^el Aft.en« euroful--l treatraentjn camc to, ;nhd is; now wblll *g«nl.i -rju-. Yesterday evening the slanghterhbnse of Mr H. Dixon,iat;Hqpn;Hay, was discovered to be on fire, but the flames were speedily extinguished. The damage was only to the extent of LlO. The police suspect incendiarism. April 15. Last night Messrs Cunnington and Ksnt)fi ,> engineers, wiccess- ' fully exhibited the electric light, all details, ofThermachinery of which4ad been iriWnnfaetarcy-By l tHem !; Y -‘ : ; v " ■ •There ’Has ' l hoeh : • a*- wind with almost ihcessuht'fain yesterday and to-flayV ' vU ' DUNEDIN, April 15. The Taieri races had to be postponed on Saturday, owing to the vile weather. The inquest onrthe'Dane named Henrich Longhnrst, who shot himself on Wednesday, was held yesterday. The wife, aftey,giving qf ? fiif occurrence, s’aid slie’ had 'been" j having some wprds : with ,|ier f . husband abpntjriyoimg woman ’whom, . he., kept, company i with anil corresponded ’ with, land she posed he was tronbled m-his mindln con--Beqnehce. blamed- thA wonian for 'for' hb r wrts ,:i k Vefy qttibt man. The night deceased shot himself witness accused him of writing to this woman, .and told him-if he did not stop corresponding with her she (witness) would leave. He promised not to write to her any more. The .jury a vefdict/ to^he‘effect 1 that dbcea'sed 1 'donimitted suicide while in a state of temporaryslnsanity.; - : r--iv-A farm In North Taieri has changed hands at the long’price of L 35 10s per acre; 5 -‘y I)?;.! ' The company fornied ,tp wort' tailings in the;. ! pelebrated Gabriel’s Giflly; .Tqapeka, where* "Gabriel Rpid ,?flj-St;»?disr covered gold in 1861, is doing well. Its return for last fortnight was 70ozs.