BOXING MATCH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3034, 22 October 1888, Page 3

BOXING MATCH.

f Z" Pettengell Defeated, . t Dumsdin, Monday. OuJPurday night Luing knocked ouL in mi i minds, bnt iliwr** isioiißiiloiahle ihuatthl iction ut llio rofeteu'a decw on "i .. , - Dinner to Mr LirniachDunedis, Monday; ,v A dinnei was gi\ on to Mr Lnrniicli i on Baturda), arnicas largely attendodby loprcscntatno «-' Alleged Cattle Stealing. : > v Dunbdiv, Monday. *'\ At Blacks last week John, William i\ v " ' UffiLAndrew Pitohoi, mnbolders at \ qSir, wero chaffed with staling two heifers. Andrew was committed V for trial, and tho otLors were dlss< charged, ■, Killed. s■■■ .^^ ,• Auckland, Momlny, if ['. •'.' ' A gold prospector named Frederick 1,, V Bourke has been accidenlly killed ut :'•/ Waikorimako.Cororoandel. No [inr- ''■"■' ticulars yet to hand, ! Latkk. . :'. Fred Bourke, prospector killed nt Coromandol, had gone out to fetch ? ; ■ water, and not returning, search was made, when ho was found in n creek with his head dreadfully cut, and died several hours after.

Another Fire. NAriEit, Monday. J ho building used as a class room Wied from Mrs Heaths boarding acliool was destroyed by fire last ionaliP|ho main building, which mt insured for JB6OO in Now Zealand was saved. Bank of New Zealand Dividend 7 per centAuckland, Monday. At the lmlf-yi'Hrly general mating of tho shuieholdero of the Bank of New Zealand to-ilrty, Mr Boardioan'will wove in the din-clion ; of abolishing the qualitr.alion of mult tois so ihitt shareholders may be enabled to elect auditors, wlu-iber iky I ate holders or not, ' Later. The half yearly general meeting I was held at noon to-day, Mr Buckley i?; ihthechair, Iwrgeatluhdanceofjihait:I holders, Import and balinco sheet | .Atf'ed dividend ' seven per cent • Thiityfodr thousand carried forward, Tho chairman, in moving adoption,spiil the Bank Jiad undergone a trying ordeaiyifiTT the resolts encouraging. Keviewiirg the figures in tho balance sheet to find out how tho Bank had fared utidor the experiences of the past twelve months, be pointed out that the uvailablo cash resources were two million seven' hundred and sixty thousand, being half a million more . than last half year, 'Deposits had decreased by three hundred, which upon a total of nine millions was insignificant, and under tho circumstances, it is gratifying. On tho whole the Bank has been doing rather • ' ■ -leys business and keeping larger cash resources,- this policy being imposed by prudont regard to existing conditions, but it necessarily curtailed profits which amounted to £32,60?; Out of this it was proposed to pay I a dividend of seven per cent., adding £BOOO to tho -amount carried forward, which thusstandsat tbi%-four thousand. This outcome ol so Wtee an aggregate of busi-ness-TKuld be discouraging if all p assets were available for earning which §y they were not. They hoped bow«!s ever ero long to > attain that position with reßtiltsinshapeofpiotits 'Bt : ' ol a much more satisfactory kind, He f believed they will be assisted by better P'i times and brisker trade. Tho settle- ??•(;;- ment of public lands was now more %/•■■ aotivo than bad been for some iv,:" years, and demand for property iy : ~ distinctlyreviving.Froiasueh improve?'H msnt the Bank will benefit in double f :■■ -i. sense, moro of its resources will be free for legitimate employment, and fe' ; tbo employment will be more re■ii ■'.. niunerative, '.