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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2894, 9 May 1888, Page 2

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The" Chinldes" Land in Dunedin. Dunedin, Wednesday. The Chinese passengers for Dunedin by the Te Anau were landed at seven o'clock this morning,

THEKABBIT CONFERENCE. The Bladder Fluke. Pasteurism in New Zealand. Whmjngton, Wednesday. The Minister of Lands lias received a communication from Mr A. D. Bell, representing New Zealand in the intercolonial Royal Commission of Enquiry re the rabbit question, sitting at Sydney, Mr Bell asks that all available information relative to the bladder fluke may be forwarded as soon as possible; also what facilities would be offered by the New Zealand Government to one or more of M. Pasteur's attendants to visit New Zealand. •The Commission sits every morning and afternoon, and lias determined, amongst otlisr things, to prosecute a series of experiments re the destruction of rabbits. Pasteur's representatives are unable to say yet whether the supply of virus retains vitality or not. Dr Katz lias been appointed scientific expert to the Commission. The letter is dated April BOth.

A Terrible Fall. , Dunedin, Wednesday. A fatality occurred at, Pembroke, the eldest son of Mr Sludholme falling over a cliff one hundred and fifty feet high, while gathering snowberries,

Gisboune, May 8, The well of tho Minerva Petroleum Company has reached the third oil sand, with strong indications of oil on tho tools. Mr Fleming, a director of the douth Pacific Company, is here, and a test will be made on Thursday of the yielding capacity of the well from which an overflow occurred in "December.