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(United Press Association.)
Napier, This day. At a meeting of cricketers it was resolved to invito the English team now in Australia to play a three day's match in Napier, £IOO to be offered, or £6O if on arrival the weather prevents the match.
Hawkes Bay grown tobacco leaf realised in Auckland Is per lb for extra first quality, and 8d for good first and 7d for good second,
Thomas Shirley, aged 87, died on Saturday. He was a settler of 45 years' standing, and arrived in Wellington in 1843, He leaves over 100 oliildren and great grandchildren in Hawkes' Bay, and numerous descendants in the Wellington Province.
New Plymouth, this day. James Wade, a dairy farmer, of Mangarei, was tossed and gored by a bull this morning. When the messenger left for the doctor he was insensible.
Major Atkinson is laid up with a severely sprained ankle, caused by jumping quickly from a buggy on Saturday. Wellington, This day. Tender of Messrs Cariniehall and Sons of Christchurch has been accepted for the new Government printing office, Wellington. Theprico isunder£l2,ooo, Thebuilding is to bo completed in nine months' time.
The Minister of Public Works leaves for Christchurch to-morrow on business connected with the Midland Railway, He will be absent a week.
A full meeting of the Cabinet is called for December 1.
Tho Government will shortly advertise another contract at the northern end of tho main trunk line.
Georgo Fisher and Samuel Brown were nominated for the mayoralty to-day. The election takes place on 24th inat.
Christchurch, November 15. The Canterbury woolbrokers met to-day and resolved to open the wool Bales on December 3, by which date it is expected there will be 10,000 bales, mostly Canterbury orossbreds, on offer. The condition of the local wool this yoar is unusually light and good,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2453, 16 November 1886, Page 2
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304TELEGRAPHIC. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2453, 16 November 1886, Page 2
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