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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3019, 3 October 1888, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

Salvation. Chrisiohuboii, October 2, Commandant Heibeib Booth, of the Salvation Army, auived to day from tho Noitli, and was enthusiastically received at a laigo gathering of Salvationists from all parts of tho dis tuct Found Drowned. Auckland, October>2. Tho dead body of a man named Oharlos Cornish, cook on board the stoamor Hose Casey, was found in the harbor this morning, It is supposed that deceased fell over the wharf last nightL '..• ■"-;.'";.

: ; Strike in the Boot Traded ...'.,--.;..■.• Auckland, October 2, ' ; :;In a ...case,, at the Police Court against Williams, for using insulting language to the two' men Waurman and McCarthy, employed by Garrett Bros., .■ the Bench: ordered; that, .the defendant be bound over to keep the peace for twelve months, himself in £2OO and two-:sureties,.of £2QO each. A similatpenalty was imposed on.a Ktel'ph'arge' agaiust: Frederick Nioholsorf. ','•'',... , ' .. M Harbor Works. , ■'% '■'.' ..■ InveboArbiiilJ October 2," ; ' Tlie Act empowering tho Borough Council to take over the,lnvercargill harbor,,arid work as a department of the'mu'nicipality, and also to.'borrow monoy to recoup the Corporation for money taken from the fuiriß and lent to the Harbor Board, nhich was identical in personnal with; the Council, .was adopted by the'ratepayers to-day by a considerable majority.'-A poll was. rendered necessary by an insertion by the Legislative Council in the Bill to, the effect that tho consent of at least half the voters must be obtained before the Act could be enforced.

Fire. Dunedin, Octobers. A nine-roomed house, owned and occupied by Cecil Northcolo, in George-street,' was destroyed by Ore ihiß evening. It was insured in the Union office, but for what amount is not known, Northcoto being at present in Oamaru, Nothing was saved, The fire was caused by a hoy. setting fire too curtain, "Later, : Northcote's house, destroyed by fire was insured in the Union Office for JE3OO, and the furniture- in the Norwich Union, for £2OO.

The Estate of Anderson and Morrison. Dunedin, Ootober2. At n- meeting of the creditors of Anderson and Morrison, plumbers, supervisors were appointed, and, with tho Assignee, were authorised to realise the estate in a manner in which they A resolution was proposed that the debtors be recommended for discharge, but in view of the difficulty of winding up, it was objected to, and though carried by number, it was negatived by value,