SPARKS PROM THE WIRES.
♦ Lands]ip at Auckland, damage £2OOO. I'Heavy: ; A s
Major Atkinson returns to Wellington on Sunday: Enjoyed himself.
* Nothing definite settled about continuing ’Frisco mail service. Likely to ran,ihowever.. ’ / M ;;; : Mr J.: Hunt, of Samoa, is prosecuting his case against 'Sir A.’ Gordon. Samoan evidence : has beenftaken* arid will ; be; sent to Wellingfon. Lawyers busy. iMntiny on board London to Wellington." Ten men arrested. Serve right. : Otago Harbour Board bought Towing Company’s tugs for £13;500. Company glad. Stack fire at Otairo, Monday. Insured. Thqmas n ßichpi.ond,; farmer?|Gop,rgqfown near Oarairn, killed, Wednesday, by dray parsing over him. Sad. : Improvement: ’pf;'Port ; Chalmers j bar lo be undertaken immediately.’ Wanted. Another diamond prospecting' party; has left ChristchnrPh; for tbP Malvern; Hills. Fool’s errand. ’ 1 ’ 1 House and furniture fire, Sydenham, Wednesday. Also insured. Insurance paid in, Canterbury last year £46,485. What were the premiums ? Costley’s estate estimated £IBO,OOO. Endeavours’' be 'made get £IO,OOO -legacy duty, revoked, as amount gping public institutions., : Good idea. • A.!; 'jCelsej^; ! " tnkPe /; CJiristchnrch diamonds Home to be . .tested. . Soft thing. , George Brien thrown.-from horse,at Saltwater Creek, Timnrn, Tuesday, dragged along road. Died next day. Distressing case. Mary Ann Shnte found dead in bed jn Auckland. Verdict; Death from natural causes, accelerated by intemperance; M:, I'/ !>!; Mahnki and sixteen prisoners sent South, from Auckland. Civilised when get back. .. Grofton section Wellingtpn-Manawatu Line let for £7,500. ' Henry "Mercer attempted suicide in river Avonl ; Pulled 1 out wet and repentantly passer-by. \ ’ Manning and Co., Limited, Christchurch : dividend, 10 per cent., and five to reserve. Brewing pays. Alexander S. Gilchrist, amateur solicitor, Christchurch, fined £lO for acting in connection divorce suit.; It did not suit Alex. German flood relief-fund in Dunedin £165. Wain manslaughter case continued to-day. : -■
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Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1024, 20 April 1883, Page 3
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