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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3503, 6 May 1890, Page 2

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M%\ $%- ■ __'.. '•.'■• ■'(' ;V'! Irj Dunedin, May 5. V The-.ampunt collected towardsjtho establishment of an art gallery exceeds L43Q. A local gentleman has donated n work by Wratislow; of Rome, to the gallery.

Blenheim, May 5, WUliaiti Allen von- Bfch^agefi?'

years, - v?as committed for trial on a charge of breaking and entering and stealing from a store at Eenwicktown, seven miles from Blenheim, .

William Brighting,.i}mbrehYand scisßor mender, s got' seven >clays 'in Pioton gaol for being unfowfullv. on premises. ' ■■- ' * Chbistohdroh, May 5. There ai'Ojgieat complaints, of, ; tlie waut of railway trucks on Lyttelton. Whenever move than two or three steamers are to be loaded there l is a block. Twelve steamers were in the harbour to-day, and' were unalbe to woik overtime in consequence of the' inability of the rjulway authorities to find waggons to recede their cargo..' l AooKMND, May's. \

A strong southerly gale has set ih,| and resaels arriving from,the ; coast report heavy weather'therc, • J 7 Miss Windred : haa resigned bor office as lady superintendent cf! the' Auckland hospital,

MASONIC. At a meeting of the Masonic Lodge Ara to-night a motion to rescind the motion previously passed in favour oi joining the Grand Lolge of; -New Zealand was rejected, and tlie.previous motion was confirmed,

The Christchuroh Cabmen- ■ CnRiSTouuEOH, May 5, At the request of a denuiationV cabmen, Mr Humphrey's, "M.HiRI, telegraphed to ,tho Government stilling that, the cabuieri had a grievanco' against a railway constable, and suggesting his exchange .to another post,, at the same time telling the men 'that it did not appear to him that there was any. censure to be thrown upon the constable. ; He received tho following reply lrorii Captain'Riissell: "Neither the police nor the Railway Department had official knowledge of; the' complaint against Constable Kellyi I have consulted the Railway Commissioners,' who• employ him, and they see no cause to interfere, They have provided for public con : venienceas per system-of 'buses and expresses," A public meeting wbb held to-night to consider the question, and was attended by about 300, and presided' ! : over; by! the -Mayor. The meeting passed a resolution sympathising with the cabmen, and appointing an influential deputation to wait on the traffic manager,