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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3048, 7 November 1888, Page 2

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nj Sudden Death; ' ] . Feilding, Wednesday;!*;! Mr J. M, Higgin, chemist, died suddenly'this morning from effusion of blood at the base of the. brain. Deceased was formerly a resident of Invercargill and afterwards Mayor of Holtitika. He was highly respected here,: where lie; to in tlio Borough Council for some-time!., ■ A Swagger Drowned. -;. ._'.■,. Napier, Wednesday. A : swag "having been 'foilnd at Matapiro crossing, Ngarnroro Biyer, search was made, .and the body of a. man" hot known, was discovered drowned fourteen miles from where th'e swig was found,.'.:'. : Annual Cattle . Palmerston North, Noy. 0. , The entries' to 'the 1 A; and : . P. Show number 450 as against 419 last year. There will be exhibitors from all parts of the coast; ' Extensive improvements have been carried out,; including a new and commodious grandstand.. M The Defence Minister. . Duppis, November 6. p"]?.'■ Fergus; Defence Minister, reached town to-day, but transacted no public business, He ! leaves for the north by theiihornhig train, The Church and Temperance, ._ Dunedin, November 6. . At tho meeting- of the 'Anglican Synod a resolution was proposed that tlib'clergy 'be'reqiiested to preach .sermons having, refernce ; to the sin of intemperance. 'On November sth the.motion .was objected'to by two of, the town incumbents. One, the Bev : A; 1 0. Yorlte, : said he: did not know one.in his . congregation addicted to the sin of intemperance, and Duuedin was the most tempeiute r town he had seen in all the colonies, The Bev. Mr King said that if he preached on the subject his' congregation would regard it as a joke, as lie did not know a single one who was intomperate, Tho motion was amended by substituting the cause of temperance for the sin of. Reference was made to the appeal made by Bishop Neville in London, and adverse "criticism was made on it,lt was pointed out that the Theological College, tho cathedral and other objects were quite - proper tilings for.the Bishop to make an appeal to tho, rich churches, of England. The Synod then concluded its proceedings, ;, ~ -' . ;

Southland Trout,

Dunedin, November 6,

■ At a meeting of the Acclimatisation Society, it was resolved, in view of the expense gono to in stocking the Aparima Kiver in Southland with trout, to support the Government in their action in closing the mouth of the river against netting, notwithstanding the petition of the fisher: men to allow seining in portions of the river. •

Important, Values,

Auckland, November. G.

In 'tho district embracing the settlements of Polteno, Miranda, Bombay, Arawamu,' etc., the property-tax valuer .finds that the progress; of the settlement during the last three years has beon so extensive asio fully compensate for the shrinkage in valuo. The valuation of those I "districts' will therefore show,, no although the laiifl'valuta have gone down lo the bed-rock .of, non-specu-lation, and of course the general prosperity, is far greaterthan before. The Bootmaker's Strike, Auckland, Wednesday, The Operative Bootmaker's Association met last night and resolved that tho men'on strike at 'McArthur & Coy's factory should, not return to work, The Manufacturers Association allowed the men till this morn* ing to resume work, they have not done so, and it is-expected the empjoyers will close all their factories and declare a'general lookout. ' 1 The Manufacturing Bootmakers' Association meet to-night to consider whether or not a general , lock out will he declared, It is believed they will ask tho Operatives', Union to refer tho dispute to arbitration, Movements of Ministers.

Wellington, Wednesday. The Promier loaves for Ghristohuroli this afternoon,returning on Saturday, Instead of reluming from Melbourne via the I3luff as at first proposed Mr Mitolielson will now return: to, Wellington via Sydney. It is understood Mr Fisher will accompany, him, and this has been arranged in eonsepmco of some Cabinet business requiring tlio presenoo =of Ministers at Wellington, and "after it is posed of the several' ministers will, distribute themselves to different parts of tho colony on departmental business, The proposed visit of the Premier and Mr Mitchelsou to tho Central Ota?oou an inspection of tho route of tho Otago Central will be thorofore postponed for tho present,