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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2633, 27 June 1887, Page 2

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(united press association.) ;-'j GnEyiiouTH,Jane.24. The proprietors' of the Coal Creek mine have almost completed .arrangements for thoroughly prospecting, the mine before floating it on the London market. Auckland, Juno 25. About midnightthoEden Hall,with a shop and two dwellings wero.deg* troyed by firo. The block is owned by Mr W. K. Henderson, and was insured in the South British fop. £650, in the Royal for £SOO, and in the Norwiok Union for £250. Donaldson's ■ bootraakoi'8 1 stock, which was destroyed, was insured for £SO iu the .Norwich Union. -

• An old woman named Davis, was found dead in a house at Panmure* , She bad been missing several day's, The body when found was in a homblo state, rats having partly eaten it. A private cablo message received iu town slates that tho Rev Charles Clark, who made such a successfiJL lecturing tour in New Zealand ..abaft ten years ago, leaves England for Aus* ;; tralia this month. The Melanesiau mission schooner Southern C'zoss arrived to-day. She has on board the crew of the American whaler Jetrel,'pioked >up on a Pacific island. ' ..... DUNEDIN,Jun.e2f,' ; A man named William Huuter has been committed for trial at Balclutha for shooting at James Young. Tho evidence showed that Hunter had struck Young. Hunterhome, and while washing hi 3 hands V gun was discharged .at htm. He'.Bitf" by the flash that. it was Hunter thai, discharged it..".; ..' -:■:•• '•"'; '•' •■"..'.

' .;)■;: Napier, June2s. "■■"_,' At the Harbor, Board's meeting yes'\ : terday the lease otparfcof the'Western'' Spit was applied for on behalf of freezing company to be started in opk; position to Nelson Bros.- It is under* , stood, that the Shaw, Savill and AlbioMl' Company will take a large interest' ii?" the new Company* and will carry its *\ meat to London at 2£d per lb, or a id; ' less than the ■ best, terms offered by ■ Nelson Bros., before the latter took the. ■ ': stepswhiohhave resulted in the e's«''.. tablishment.of the Colonial' Union'" ' -' Line of steamers. For the' present/'.'" however, the competition, though if.... will benefit the sheep farmer, will not ':'■ I effect the Colonial Union Line, which /'''' has substantia guarantees of 'foil''" i; of frozen meat for threeye'ara.- " : At the meeting of the 'Education Board yesterday, the action of.the-» Inspector 1 in writing to the local prep •- several letters on secondary, was discussed. The BevpD.Sidey/- ' tabled.the motion applying.'to.W '. officers of the Board the reg.ula)ioM^

of the Civil Service as to conirnunications to newspapers. Tho members wore generally agreed in condemning the action of the Inspector, but considered the motion too stringent and sweeping, and it was withdrawn,