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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3408, 13 January 1890, Page 2

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Exhibition Rifle Meeting. . Dunbdin, Monday, • The weather is dull and threatening for the oflening of the rifle meeting, Light rain fell at 8.80 and there isevery appearanceoffurther aiiowera. Found Drowned' Auckland, January 11, Tho dead body of a man named John Owen Daley was found near the Calliope Dook, .He had gone out in a dingy, and was evidently drowned. The deceased was a native of Manchester, and a solicitor W profession, Corn Exchange. Chmstchukoh, January 11, Tho annual meeting of members of the Canterbury Corn Exoliange was hold to-day, The Chairman, Mr J. Gammack, iu his address, said thai generally the producers had reason to be satisfied with the results of the past year, He hoped that tho Exchange would not have to close through lack of support, .- The meeting re-elected Mr Gamuiaok as ohairman, and 5i -members have put down their names as being willing to oarry on the Exchange' for another year. It appears that, though the Exchange rooms have been freely used by. farmers and others, the subscriptions did not come in very freely during the past year.

Julnlee BusinessAuckland, Januaiy 12, An order has been received declining to grant permission to the Volunteers to take part in tho Jubilee demonstration. A strong protest against this resolution is to be made. The friendly societies, fire brigades, and salvage corps are to assist in tho procession on the 29th instant, and members of many country branches of the friendly societies will join with the Aueklandlodgesin the celebration. Horse Sale. Wanoanui, Monday. A very succesful horse sale .was held on Saturday, when 83 horses yalued at £826. Home 180 lot were submitted altogether, a ■ number oliauging hands after the sale, . A Railway Station Burnt- ■ Timaku, Monday. The Railway Station at Fairlie Creek was destroyed by lire this morniug, witb all the contents, including those of an iron safe,