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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1590, 23 January 1884, Page 2

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UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.-: '■• -• Wellington, January 21 Tl}p. weather having cleared up the? Beijatta Clomniitteo decided to strtvC their programme; "First event/ Volunteer Boat Eace. was-won by the Wellington Naval Brigade. '"'■■ -« At tlio Wcsleyaii Conference this morning, the following, probationary' ministers, Bo W ; -Brooke,. Dukes, -and ■.Griffin, underwent their final'examinations, before the-Conference and were admitted into full-connection as ministers, , Tito Bevs Mr WatMns and Mr Kidd Were thanked for their services as principal and tutor .of Wesloy. College, .and were ; re appointed, . Kev-'J,' Smalley, a supernumerary, was re,admitted to ftjll work, • Five students for "the ministry, were appointed :; to receive, their, tuition at tho Wesley. College. - " .' ' . Wellington, Wednesday.; A young man named Kinperrian, - a recent arrival by tho Lady Jocolyn,last night,.while in a state of intoxica : " tion, fell through a bedroom , window,; in the,third-storey of tho Star Hotel on to the footpath below, a distancJß.M. nearly 40 .feet, He;broke; s his left thigh, injured his left-ancle, and received some severe cuts on the head! His injurios' are not likely td.provo ■fatal. " : :'' ~-«.■■ " ' WoobviLLE, • Jduu&vy 22. There has' been an uhiisually, heavy rain fall here during'fcli'e past two:days, There is a heavy slip a chain and a-half Jong in tho gorge, and^ke ; traffic is'' consequently Mocked; '-The road'eannofc bo cleared for two or three days, ' \: THE EEGATTA: ;;,;;' Welunotojj,-Wednesday. The yacht Iris,-which was compoting in the regatta yesterday, : is' missingV Suring'the third ■class' i ra^ : ''tpejmaster .of..the.lpadmg) r acht ) 'that the Point Halswell, but.' coucldM 'thai;.: TOg-loJhe heavy .gaE'btowingi'She; iiin into' Cow Bay. ' Although the', feather has moderated this morning,''ilib'' missing boat, hasiiofc;yet turned; up. She was:'mann'ed by Jour youths; named I' and O. McKeegan, Hare, and 'Brestow.;-"-.!.--; .:. .:'■■/:..'X- '■'-'■■'•'"■'(' .;X, • :- Napier; Wednesday, ■;.' A liouso at'Porangahau, occupied "as a dwelfing and tailor's shop, was totally: ;destroyed by fire lajjfc ln'ght, 'Nothing was saved, The house wasinsured in; tlieUnion for X 200,' and the stock and farniture for £2OO in - the South British. •:;-■; '■':...'- : :.- /' '"'""'' Wellington, Wednesday, '' ( The crew of the Iris have arrived safely. It appears that tho peak and throat 'halyards' 'carried away, and the vessel took sk.elterundei'Soames 1 Island. lost both anchors, and 1 the orew beached her andcamehome in a dingy. ■ : - ? ' Wellington, Wednesday.'..: '; A mMnamed Sullivan, .foirmerly a hoarding-iibuso keeper in Wellington, has been, at Ppxton/on; a; charge of for'ging ah order on'.a man named Connor,"' ','; ' ,;;■;.''.;,',;

last! night,. ..The prospectus provided iojgOjflf shaves, and 50,462 were |ajp, sfc by 254 persons.' v lit. was idos|d:|fftol<l the remaining shares in t" Company, At the-ineet?; gtwpiece? of smelted copper' from' tVnrine were exhibited, 13| pounds. Tne.T.natiye copper from thejode was smelted in the local foundry, and after .be.nig,meiy r copper: :from -the mould weighed l2f pounds It was proposed to send a specinien.. to, Ohristchurch 'exhibition.-'

.j&% woodyill'k,'-Wednesday.,',' f ■ \ A \ boy ) named.' Merchanij aged ten years; and son':of a. settler hero, was drowned in a stream yesterday while .bathing-having gone but.of depth. ; ( ,li{yEEpAUGiLL, Wednesday;: It ■&"■ meeting' 'of the Wallace and Fiord hospital committee it was reported.thW.ft Chiaaman suffering from leprosy.'was living' in hut about- two miles from town. Tlie sufferer is said 'to.iihaveiConSe'from ; Round Hill diggings. Further examination 1 :is being made bythe medical Officer as to iteuth, ; lu;the meantime tho defijdetl nqt tQ recpivd 'the; patient, '..' '.,:;,||;j§; reported rust has made its apleavance'iinisome parts of the; district. A'turnip fly is also said tb ! have caused greatdamage, necessitating' re-sowing..

I')'<,«-''.'•!'■■■ 1 ')'< , «-''.'•!'■■■ r HAwera, Wednosdiiy. '' , The judgment JR \h gwftt fieed case .qf Bttchanairy ■■■.,•, W'' was delivered iH?7-'i^^. ; ™s :; 'i7eihearihg; and the magistrate, i adverted: to the-foiuriei-judgment in'.favor>-qf plaintiff, who re-'. Rovers <£ljpo froni fov havingBumjlied v'hjm l 'With w-bngly 'described seed., .Notice of appeal was given, :