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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3748, 28 February 1891, Page 2

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Auckland, February 27. Adam Porter has withdrawn his candidature for the-Newton seat.

The ex-mayor of Newton; (Mr 0 J. Ambury) has been presented with, an illuminftted address : by : cil in appreciation of the services ho has rendered to the Borough. , •; The Ship' ra&t&d*- 1 of being repaired by the present owners, is to be sold by auotion. During ihe ,stay of the Taraweria 1 ' * at Russe^jSir;,George. Grey viiitfed the grave of Tamati \Vaka'Nene and placed on at a basket of ferns.. :> Before leaving. ut Auukland' Sir George reseived a mossage from the Hon. K. Seddon conveying good wishes, and a similar message from the mayor and people ! of*Ditoa'rdl biiv The Auckland Soripture Gift Association held its annual meeting to-day, completing, > ttheifourteenthi,; year of its existence. The average. attendance of children' ' l 'at : - ' ! tho Association's schools is 880. o Before the departure of \he Tarawera the Eov W. Birch, who left for Sydney, submitted to the Baptist Tabernaole authorities conditions upon whioh he would be prepared to resign his.pastorate of that Churoh. They were ! that he should be paid arrears , of salary, up to .date.', of his'release, 'and s tliat- lie 4 " ihoiilcß ' obtain a re-lease of his privata residence ;.'<V The : Condemned -Wmiiuv

Chbistohbroh} Febrnary 27, • . A petition to the Governor in favour 01 a commutairoti ' of' tiia u

sentence of ,the.. women Flanagban, wassigned by several leading' rcSideatff.of Lyttelton to-day. -The ground of the petition ia that ra the (of the ' petitioners ' tite olaims of justice would be met and society sufficiently protected if their sentence were changed to imprisonment forjife..

f TWeatotir*',. ' . Westpokt, February 27." it tlh'e'R.M! Court yesterday ' two firepiei), belonging to cuq, .8.8. Taiori. ; v named Connolly 'and Kirko,' were oliargepLby Captam Rjohardgon with,,, assaulting a fireman named James Morris. liirke and Connolly went 1 on board the vessel early yesterday morning and dragged Morris out of the bunk, and kicked about the head and faoe. Morris had a loaded pistol in his bunk. He said he carried tho weapon with him because he bad been beaten once before" and was oontinually Morris was a free laborer joined the Union quite recently. Obtain Richardson deposed that Morris was an Uiiusually-'qtiet m&ft.; Tho defence ; was that Morns threatened to shoot Kirke.v A secoud oharge * ing Morris was preferred against liirke; Both ' prisoners were con- < ' victed, and . got fourteen days and Kirko one' month; 'Morris ' says he was .compelled l to .join tho Unnin on account of the persecution he suffered./. ; rl , n ~.Y ;