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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1047, 13 April 1882, Page 2

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.' (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ARfIIVAIj QF TiEJE OQYUHNOB. ' .. THE. CBJSIS,' ;; / THE GOVERNOR" TO. INTERVIEW ■THE HON, JOHN HALL, ' WEtiiNSTON, this day. The Hinemoa,'with the Governor, arjired af seven this* morning,. It is nndentqqd'.tljat tijo Governqr wil) ljave an interview (hi6.;aftemqon with Mjr Hall at the latter'a residence. Later, ; It is understood that some of the Ministers have had an interview with his. Excelleuoy on official business, but nothing has transpired. . ; ..; .......BUDDBM DEATH. New Plymouth, Thiß day. Mr-Halse of-Halse and Ray, solicitors, wqgfoqnd. dead in hja,,.bed. tijis tnorniqg. He had called a meeting of his creditors for to-morrow, '.: MORE SUDDEN DEATHS. Patba, this day. .Two somewhat sudden deaths occurred this morning.': Thefirst was Mr William Holmes, jate Chief Qlerk of {ho Crown Ijands Office, Wellington, where he has a wife and two children, He was temporarily filling Captain Wray's office, "and received an attack of inflamation yesterday and expired this morning, The Becond.waa Mr Peter Larson a married man with a family who also died about the same time from a similar oause.

THE PATBA. Tlje steamer Patea still lies in the same position and is leaking. The cargo is now being taken out. GOOD MEWS FOB LO.G.T.'s OHBisiOHnßOHythis day. - Yesterday the polling re increase of publicans' licenses in Christchuroh North ; took place, when an overwhelming majority was recorded against the increase of licenses.. Only about one-tenth of the electors.voted,, ":' • FIRES. ■ ' . Donedik, this day; •. A three-roomed, cottage in. Castle-it,, ocoupied by Mr Swainsen, was burned down this •■ morning. It was insured • in the National for building 4JI6Q, fumilur 9

; sale of edendale estate. ;. 'declaration of dividend by mosgiel woollen factory .]■■:.■ ;■;■'; company. -,-; ■''"'. Ddnbdin, April 12. The Meg iol Woollen Factory Oompacy have declared an interim dividend of 10 percent. ■ It is announced that Mr James Shand has bought tho famous Edendale estate, in Southland, from the New Zealand and Australian Land Company. The price has not transpired. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. OFFENCES. Nelson, Apvil.92.

A man named Joseph Soholes,. a miner, who has resided at Collingwood for some time, is reported to have attempted to commit suicide by putting hjs throat. On Warden Gibbs receiving the information, he requested Mr Fletcher to see the man, there being no medical man at Oolljqgwood, and Mr Metier seweq 1 up t])e man's thrpat, It appear (hat Bohples' mind 19 affected, A man named M, B, Macdonald, who recently received three months at Picton for passing valueless cheques, was charged to-day with two similar offencejoommitted here, and was sentenced in oaoh case .to three months' hard labor, the sentences to be cumulative. Macdonald's statement was tothe effect that he was in the service of the Government at Maf.tertqq, Bl|d t|j|fi Vftges dup to him, lip believed these would have beeu paid into the I|ank to his credit.

NATIVE NEWS. A RUNAWAY, AN ACOI&ANEi MHfISIRTf. r Auckland, April \2'. . iHitir} te Paerata, and influential!faqpp pliipf, hp arranged fqu tl]e survey pf a large blqck qf land >q tho King country, He states that aq agreement exists between the Government and.Tawhiao whereby' all sale are prohibiied, while leasing only is to take place through the Government. _lt is now stated that there is a great difference of.opinion amongst the Waikato Nativea as to arrangement of Native meeting, and which is likely now to be but sparsely attended, t)arnes Comyay, arreted at Qxford, on a charge of stealing' at Hawke's Ray escaped from tl]e pustpdy of Deteotive Prolan near Cambridge, and has notbeen Qaptqred. Sir George Grey has a lengthy interview with severalAuokland members, and the relative strength of parties has been, discussed, and the number of supporters he would havo should he form a Ministry,