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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1504, 9 October 1883, Page 2

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Piiess Association'

THE RABBIT QUESTION,

Dunedin, October 9,

A deputation from Wnihemo County waited on the Hon. Mr Dick to-day. It included Messrs J. McKenzie and H.,S.Fish,M.H.R.'s and Mr Stout. The principal complaint was that small settlers cleared their lands, which were, however, again overrun by rabbits from the larger estates and runs, and hints of favoritism on the part of inspectors were made. It was suggested that the counties should have the control of the administration of the rabbit question, and Mr Stout thought a law might be passed giving a man the right to sue a neighbor when ho was injured by rabbits coming off his neighbor's land.

A CURIOUS MARRIAGE CELEBRATION.

Dunkdin, October 8,

Francis Dougherty, a laborer, residing at South Dunedin, was received into the hospital at 3.45 this morning suffering from a large cut on the right side of the head. He was bleeding very much, and the cut, which was five inches long, was dressed by the acting lesident surgeon, Dougherty got injured in this way :—A son of his got married yesterday, and Dougherty, being opposed to the marriage/ is said to have got drunk in consequence. About 2 o'clock this morning he went with an axe to attack the young couple at the house of 'the bride's father. The police were sent for, but before their arrival Dougherty had broken the windows, and a melee had occurred, in the course of which he received the cut referred to.

Dunedin, Tuesday. James Calloway, a laborer while fishing at the mouth of ."die Shag River with a net was drowned yesterday evening, A four-roomed wooden house in Duke-street, occupied by Edward Clenepson was burned down this morning. The furniture and stock was insured for £2OO in the London add Lancashire, Clenepson estimates his loss at 1370. The building, was insured in the Hamburg and Magdeburg for £l5O. Arrived, this morning—Helen Denny, from Glasgow,

Auckmp, Tuesday;' '• The sum of £225, was taken -at Redmond's meeting last night, Mr Worthington, a teacher under the Board of Education has been compelled by that body to resign his seat on the Parnell Borough Council, to which he was recently elected,.. i '..,.

NAPIER IUOES.

■ • . NAPIERj Tuesday. At the races to-day the ■ grand stand is crowded, but the attendance on the course is small. There, is constant rain, Four horses fabed the starter for the Guineas, which was won by Scopelal, Ohero 2, Brier 3, Snider and Marjory scratched. Handicap Hurdles—Doubtful 1, Pastime 2, Loch Lomond 3. Waewaetiki was scratched. At the first hurdle Wild Dayrell and Juliet fell, and the latter gave up the; race. Dayrell's jockey quickly remounted, buo had no show, At the third hurdle the first time round Fearnot fell.

Tauaranga, Tuesday. - At a meeting of shareholders of the Tauaranga Hot Lakes Railway Company 55,000 shares were taken up, Operations will be immediately commenced, and instructions for plant cabled to England.

.Fielding, Tuesday. A child named Palmer, aged three years,' was drowned at Orangi,' near Fielding, yesterday, by falling into i a

creek,' ■:■ At .the) inquest to-day, a verdict \ofi accidentally drowned was returned.:'•'■•;V'f : ': : '''- i

;oi,merßTon / North, Tuesday. : Last iiight 'a .man named Thos. Nolson, a bushman, attempted to poison himself with half an ounce of laudanum,.-This piorninga-niannamed Dingoldy, a tailor, attempted to commit suicide by taking vermin killer, and then wrote a letter stating what he had done, and gave himself up to the police. In both cases medical assistance was at hand immediately and both lives t were saved. ■