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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3394, 24 December 1889, Page 2

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DEFALCATIONS. Dunedin, Monday. Defalcations .approaching four Ggura have, boon discovered in Ashcroft's accounts, One gentleman last weok cashed a vouchor for £2OO which Government repudiated, ■.-•-• Fatal Accident • Christchurch, December 23,' A man named Ernest Abson, while loading a dray in the. West Oxford bush on Saturday, was knocked down by the hoi se. A wheel. pasied over his body, inflicting injuries of which ho died yesterday, statistical; Weuinotox, Saturday, ' During the five years the Official Assignee's office ban been opened three hundred and sixty niuo cases of bankruptcy hnvo been recorded boro, Last year tho number was Oft/eight, the smallest iu any year except 1884, whon the number was thirty nine. . A Baby Show ; Christchubch, December 23. A baby show on an- extensive scale was opened in tho Palace Kink this afternoon. Over 150 babies were shown, including seven paira of twins.A prize of £2O is oiTerod for the champion baby, to be awarded by the votes of the visitors, The prizes will bo awarded on Thursday,' Found Dead. ; Auokland, December 28, A man named Robert Smith, a passenger from Thamo3 to Auckland by the Kototnuliana, was found dead on board that vessel today. The causo surmised is heart disease. Journeyman Bakers. AucKwsn, December 23. At a spcoial meeting of the Auckland Tradu3 and Labour Council a Journeyman Mors' Association was formed. Onospeakercomplainsdof the lorg hours imposed on journeymen bate, and stated that he bad to work 80 hours per week himself. Others spoke to a similar effect, ■

Friendly Societies Sport 3, The following handicaps were' rfpolari'd lust night for the Boxing Day-Spuria,- ; • • ■ Boxrsa Day Handicap. 120 220 WO R. Thompson sc eo bc Rnmino sc 2 5 T. Cooper 5 8 7 15, Durley • 7 10 11 C. Perry 1 10 11 P. A.-NUiolson S: 10 7 T, Thompson 8 11 U Jas. O'Dwycr 7 9 12 T. H. Wallace !) 11 11 H.Rockell 10 12 15 HuItDLK H/ISBIOAP. ' 120 220 ■llO R, Thompson sc so so Reinino 6., 9 11 O.W. Perry- G 9 )1 Joe Karailimw 6 12 15 ! W.D. Watson 9 11-15 T.Cooper 10 12 15 ■T. Thompson 10 12 17 P. Freed) ID 20 -25 11. llockoll ■■ 15. 20 .25 Friendly Societies' Handicap.—J. Peters sc, K. Diirley 6yds, E. Collier 10yds, J, Gunther 15yds, Hall Milo.—D. Nicholson bc,'E. Yates 25yds, E. Wallace 30yds; H. Broom 30yds, W, Poad 30yds, J. Gunther 35yds, Ono Mile.—W. G. Waterson sc, W, Baker 80yds, A. McGregor 60yds, E. Braggins 80yds,W. Wfloh 100 yds; J. Gunther lOOvds, \V, Poad 100 yds, J. Paiker 120^8,