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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2632, 25 June 1887, Page 2

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. ..-.(raiTEffPRESS ASSOCIATION.)' TiMARU, June 24. . A portion of the tftuink, with one arm of a-male 'lmman body," was kicked up under the wharf this morning, There is possibility of identification, but it 'is' generally believed to be _ tlie remains of.young Binell, drowned ou the capsize of a yacht six mouths ago. New Plymouth, June 24th.

Archbishop Redwood, arrived here last.night, and ••an;" address of welcomo was presentedtoliim, In' replying, he said- with reference-; to the advocacy of justice being done' to Ireland, that he embraced [ the opportunity of' again •asaertkigsbo was" to it, and all his sympathies, were, that afflicted country. He had 'spent."ten ye^ B hi Ireland, ■wliero'.he waß.ofdaiiied priost, and his sojourn, ■there.',-gave :him.a knowledge of the' "of the Irishpeople. ■ He said-he took every'opportunity of publicly avowing his opinioil on tho Irish queatibrij and gladly availed himself of that opportunity of ■reiterating his previously expressed opinions' publicly;' .and" assuring'- the Irish peppjo tliat ho would'continue in his advocacy of'their cause. ' ' .; Dunemn, Juno 21 It is understood that during the visit to Duhedin of Mr Dairgaville, M.H.8., ho succeeded in floating between £4o,opo,and £50,000' worth of Kaihu Valley Eailway Company's debentures through one of the banks, here. The Government, under the District, Railways Act, 'were empowered, to- '.guarantee the debentures on the Company giving security that would''satisfy them: The money is to be, applied to the continuation and completion of the railway. • Timaru, 23rd June,-

A firobrokooutin tile Timafu Woollen Factory at half-past 10 .o'clock tonight. 'lt Avas" confined to tbo offices and storeroom, both, of which were ' complotely gutted. Owing to ; the lessee being out of town, no particulars of the insurance or value of' the contents could be got'of a trustworthy naturo! It is however estimated that the loss on the stock alono is about £I4OO. Dunedin, June 24, .;. ,A libel action of unusual character : ,was heard before Mr Justice Williams to-day. Mr A. Peterson sued Pilling Brothers, proprietors -of Tuapeka Times for libel,, claiming £SOO damages. The statement of claim, sot forth that the- plaintiff, on the 9th April, had filed a petition of Bankruptcy, and on the 16th defendants published nr tho' Tuapeka Times an article headed "Ah honest bankrupt." This article has/a running comment lon the statements by Peterson at a meeting of his creditors, and which, it was contended, meant that plaintiff had filed from dishonest motives, and that he had dishonestly made preparations for filing, intending to defraud his creditors, and that the statement was' false"and malicious. Defendants contended that the article was pub-, lished in the usual way by the defenpublic journalists as a fair and bona-fide comment on a matter of. public" interest for the benefit of the public, "without any malicious motive. I'After: hearing evidence, His Honor gave judgment for defendants. '.,, Dunedin, June 24, Sir-Robert Stout has definitely decided that he will contest no seat but Dunedin East, and the report that he would be nominated for Napier, and sit there, if elected, is incorrect.

Napier, June 24. :■. At a meeting of the Harbor Board to-day a letter was received from Sir George Grey, offering the Board a gift ot a life-boat, lighter and more suitable to the exigencies of this port than the boat now here. The offer was accepted -with expressions of warm thanks to the generous donor.