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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3862, 20 July 1891, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(PBEB3 ASSOCIATION.) Christchurch, July 18' Mr Harold Hassall, of the flank of New Zealand, second son o| the late Mr T. M. Hassall, died this morning of typhoid fever, aged 25. He was a prominent member of the Lancaster Park Cricket Club, Christchurch Football Club, and the Amateur Athletic Club, and is widely regretted. Willi reference to Mr Rolleston's proposal that the Government should giye a bonus for landing potatoes in England, Messrs Btead and Cunningham, of Christchurch, have already made two considerable shipments to England, so that the proposal has been anticipated by private enterprise.

Grbymowth, July 19. The export of coal products for the week is 2554 tons. Work is well begun on Jay & Oo.'s Eotuku section of the Midland railway. Two gangs were sent up yesterdiy from Grey mouth and to the number of 140. Many of men have been camped on the ground for weeks waiting for the works to start. Webtport, July 19. The coal export for this weak was 8326 tons from the Coalbrookdale, and 660 tons from the Wellington mine, total 3993 tons. Auckland, July 18. The Auckland shipbuilders have lately been executing orders for pearling ketches for .the Torres Straits fishermen. A five roomed cottage at Devonport belonging te R H McOallum,waa destroyed by lire this morning. 106 origin is unknown. The house was insured for Ll6O in the Union, and LSO on the effects. Dunedin, July 18. G R West, the well-known musician, dropped dead in t'uo Arcade to-day. The Council of the Law Society have resolved, haying read the resolution of the Canterbury Law Society, "That this Council concurs in the opinion that the present deadlook is injurious to the prestige and authority of the Supreme Court, but expresses no opinion as to the should be taken to remove Bui^jHadlock," The missing man Gyaehas turned up.