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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2529, 19 February 1887, Page 2

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(United Press Association,)

CnuisTCHURCH, February 18. 1 Mr G. G. Stead received a cableram from Melbourne last night, tating that, Locbiel is going on well ut that Maxim; has not yet got into >rm. Doxedis, February 17. The return . received of frozen meat lipments made in May are not very favorable to shippers. One farmer w(io shipped 500 of the pick of bis flofcjc, grossed 34a 5d for lambs and 33s for sheep, Auoklahd, February 18. , Two house? were destroyed by fire at Ponsonby . this' morning. They were both unoccupied, and were sixroomed' and two stories high, one belonging to Mr Neil M'Lean, builder, and the other to Mr Geo. Gundry. The insurance was £2OO on each in the Royal Office. The City Council last night resolved to sell the Lock Hospital to the Government for £BSO. This virtually, disposes of the proposal to have a poll of the ratepayers on the Contagions' Diseases Act, but the matter will again come before the Council. Dunsdih, February 17. Contractors complain that tlifl unemployed do not do a fair day's work, and ask the Government to refund them their loss—Jsl7o. Mr said, it was hopeless to ezpeat any consideration, though they might petition Parli&meqt. ' The Premier has,promised the Charitable Aid; Board that he will endeavor to frame relations giving them direct coniro] (>ver the InclufitrM School management., .. , In»«»s« ia tb« Poliw M &&y

, in which a young wo\hail|Wied the son of Kef, late employer for the maintenance of a child of.'which he Was alleged to be the putative father, the plaintiff got into an awful confusion'as to the dates, and when 'closely examined it became evident that she did not know the run .'of the months, ■ and could' not tell'" whether April followed . or-, .preceded March, She ■ was : otherwise, and the defendant!';pleaded, that ,he had ; no means, 'to 6d per week, ■