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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1199, 9 October 1882, Page 2

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;•) | UNITED PRESS ABBqUIATIONI , , Pjj \> i —7 I t J THE VACANT PORTFOLIO. ' ■ ; WelhwtoNi October If. —-Th&crickil, Beaiso'nrWas-opened to-day. A lunch : was given this afternoon at, whioh •if «•' f remiiar - . The ( Consideration as! to jtlie'vacant Portfolio;; atill ocoupiea ,tha attpfitioa .of the Government. Nothing; being 3eaided// j i;;; ;' r j ;. g' Is;'(jj ( ' Tho'-'nomitialiOiTof emigrants to be .forvnucdedvf by s .{'? number 621, and are distributed as follows :-Otago 264, Canterbury 184, Wellington <ll3i i Taranakii 7, Hawkes' Bay 20, Nelson 11,. Marlborough 10, Weslland 12. ' Tho Auckland list was not in time,to;.be;!foi'TOded by, this mail: : The,: aljove, .oompriae.-118 single men',.2sß single and'the 'remainder,families.ui i:;;,;; .iij'i.;'u wangaM RAOE '' " Wasoandi, this day. Hippodamia and.Dan are scratched for the Wangapui Stakes Handicap, Dan i& also scratched for the Wanganui Hurdles. SHIPPING. '»• V 1 ' 'Gkeymouth, this day. - : Arrived—Yesterday evening, the 'barque Examiner- from Wellington, in ballast.j Captain,'■ Olarkson■ reports, that during his 25 years experience he never saw bo m«t}y whales as h# encountered between Cape and Greymouth, $ being op onf pflfajfon bjpsjdes seeing them all the sray, } FATAL TUAMWAi;'ACCIDENT.: j P ; RIFLE ASSOCIATION. j (UNITED FRESS ■ *■ . Dunbdin, October 8. - A sad fatal accident occurred on the this; niorning about' 11 o'clock. The steam'engine,' with' two cars'attached, 1 was. coming from North East Valley, into town. A little boy, named; Fetters, aged jbgiii t.ejj,' the joj of j sh6gma|ej? yesid- j jng in tlig ya}lev,>was in.tjje car jfjwest | tho engine,' and : tp geV'out without "iviiig the signal to stop. He swung right under the car, and the wheels passed over his neck and arm, his head iie;ng cut almost-entirely off. The conduct r waß in the second car taking tickets at the lime. A gentleman, who saw 1119 tad getting off, gave the signal to stop. !nat jjjjjras too late to present' the agciaenj. boty jjm tafcen morgue,'an'd an in'ouesc will prtjbably be lielil'to-morrow. Al 1 .1 most successful meeting of fiie N.Z. Riße • Assqci'diiitii bis ijroriiised.'' Every district it) 'Qtngo wjjf BAILIFF'S ROUTED .B¥~A, WOMAN , WITH A SHOT GJJN.' ! Inveecahgiu, October 6. A comes from Waimea , ijistl'jpt, IflgMj.Mafjija,yjll]j,i.ij. farmer named Alexander fpcejltfy fttpiyeo frpm Canterbury, Jjas a hflmpstpaq. B[e got into difficulties and the bailiffs were seat up to tftlfp possession of hi?'stock. 'On arriving, tyrs Alexander dfpye them off with a doi}bJe t barrp[led gun, her husband supplying hep with five rounds ofammulUtion. The party rptreated for reinforcements, and returned the next day arid took poseesaion. Later on the chief bailiff returned to Gore, and: in ; iliis absence Alexander, backed by his wife' attacked about half-a-dozen men in possession, and routed them. They returned to Gore oil SatUi'day, several of , theDi bjrtjy cut about and bruised. Mrs A]e?aijae| js ;ajf} jig bp a ojafcjc'shot on the wing. are assaujt, but.it is supposed thgy |)f}ve jajjen the opportunity to clear off their stock. The routed party returned very much • crestfallen. < .