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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Parliament is further prorogued till February 15. Mr Joseph Iveas, last night received an enthusiastic vote of confidence at Ashburton. At Fairlie Greek and Pareora the meetings re Harbor Board Loan were decidedly favorable though thinly attended. As many as 20,100 reserves have been leased in the Hawera district, and the survey of others is being rapidly pushed on.

James Wilde was on Saturday last committed for trial at the B.M. Court, Kumara, for embezzlement. He was Town Clerk, collector and treasurer of the Borough, About 2000 persons assembled to hear Archibald Forbes’ first lecture in Dunedin, at the Garrison Hall, He was enthusiastically welcomed, and his lecture highly appreciated.

The Ashburton Licensing Bench yesterday refused applications from all the local publicans for extended hours till eleven, giving as a reason that they would like to give the Act a fair trial.

A Mrs Hazlehurst, of Prebbleton, was knocked down a week ago by a calf, as she was lifting its tether peg, and her thumb was slightly injured. Lockjaw supervened and on Sunday night she died. A boy of fifteen, named Olark, was before the B. M. Court at Christchurch, yesterday, on a charge of attempting suicide. He was in so deplorable a condition trembling violently, and being unable to stand alone, that he had to be remanded for medical treatment.

In reference to the action entered by Mr W. J. Hunt against Sir Arthur Gordon, it is understood that an application will be made in Chambers at Wellington for a Commission to take evidence in Samoa on behalf of the defendant. Counsel for the defence include the Attorney-General, the Minister of Justice, and Messrs Harper and Bell. Mr Stout was also retained by Sir Arthur, but has recently severed his connection with the case. Mr Edwards only | is acting for the plaintiff.

The Inglewood (Taranaki) Agricultural Fxhibition was a complete success.

A seii in accidint recently occurred on hour! the ship Popoffka. It had just returned tr, .-ebo.'Mopol from a cruise, and there landed aM its combustibles, when suddenly Uie torpedo magazine blew up, killing Lieutenant Koozeen, an enginere, and nearly 30 of the 60 seamen then on board. It is supposed a charged torpedo had been inadvertently lefc in the magazine and that the men set lo clean the latter, wishing To possess themselves of gunpowder accidentally ignit>d some of it. Hence the catastrophe. The force of the explosion blew several men on to the shore, and left no remains of others. Of Lieutenant Koozeen, on; hand only was found, It was recognised as his by the ring on his finger. The Popofika cosr, nearly B,ooo,oooroubles, The after-partis considerably damaged.

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Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SCANT18821205.2.9

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3023, 5 December 1882, Page 2

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Tapeke kupu
447

NEWS OF THE DAY. South Canterbury Times, Issue 3023, 5 December 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY. South Canterbury Times, Issue 3023, 5 December 1882, Page 2

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