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NEW ZEALAND.

IBY TELEGRAPH— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Tuesday. I>j respoqsp tq a requisition signed by the leading citizens, Sir Julius Vogel has decided to address a public meeting io Wellington on political questions. The date has not yet beeu determined upon, but it will probably be this day fortnight. i At the Supreme Court John Pollock was found guilty of cattle-stealing at Mastertoa ; Burrows, on the same charge, ! was aoquitted ; and John Freehody was found guilty of being an accessory. Sentence will be given to-morrow. Mr W. L. JRees delivered an address to-night on his colonising and emigration schemes. A resolution was passed agreeing with the proposals. The resolution wil| b,e considered by the Council of the Chamber of Commerce, CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The first coursing meeting of the Canterbury Coursing Club was opeued to-day »t Aylesbury. The attendance was

poor. The haics won 1 \eiy numerous and \<iy stious*. Tin- Puppy Stakes resulted in a duvixion l)tt'\Mii Mr U. H. Fiank's XccMaee and Mr (J. Sctnngc'i Kuliura. Tho All-aged Stakes will bo (unshed to mono \v. Fun r ilotjs are left in, Mi T. Bissctt's Raster being a hot favourite. Symphony, who was a favoniile at 4 to I for tli'j stakes was put down by Ranter in tho fiiat cotiisc. The othpis left in me Maid of tlic Heath, Headings and P.irnell. The •Mipicue (Joint sat until nine o'clock tonight Hi-riiiiich .Mohlhoft was conviL't.'d for iihiii'Liiiqlitcr, aud and ordered to uomo up for sentence on Monday. He tode against a vt-lucle on the Lincoln roid, and a child in the trap was thrown out and killed. James .Jones, for an unnatural offence, was sMitonced to 10 years' penal servitude. James Hn mil ton, charged with false pretences, was acquitted. DUXICDIN 1 , Tuesday. Mr A. H ltoa^ ad<li cased his con&tit«ents at Roslyn this evening. The meeting was of a rather noisy character. A vote of want of confidence was carried against one of thnnks. At the inquest on the body of the Chinaman, Ah Ton, who committed suicide liy hanging, a \ erdict of " Suicide whilst of unsound mind " was returned. A woman named Grace Morris made a peculiar defence to a charge of committing a breach of the peace in the street. She stated that at Mr Glover's temperance meeting M H.R.s and ministers were setting np a piece of blue ribbon and worshipping it, and she wai bound to protest. She w.n discharged on promts* ing not to offend again. Wednesday. The Presbytery to-day passed a resolution urging the New Zealand Government to use its influence to secure the independence of the NeV Hebrides, and that the interests of the mission so successfully carried on there be maintained.

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Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2145, 8 April 1886, Page 2

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450

NEW ZEALAND. Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2145, 8 April 1886, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2145, 8 April 1886, Page 2

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