NEW ZEALAND.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2305, 19 April 1887, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

« []3Y I'ELEGLIAJL'H. —PitICSS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, Monday. The totalisator case, in which it is sought to recover £23 invested 011 a horse in the Cousolation Race at the D.J.C. Meeting, the said horse not having come in first, came before the R. M. Court, and after legal argument the decision was reserved. The Mayor is calling a meeting of citizens to consider what steps should be taken to celebrate the jubilee. PALMERBTON NORTH, Monday. Flyger's Terrace Store was burned down at an early hour yesterday morning, and was completely destroyed. It was one of the largest and oldest stores in the town, and was 'a landmark. The stock was insured for £200 in the Union, and £1600 in the Royal ; the building was insured for £200 in the Union, and £500 in the Royal. The loss to Flyger over and above the insurances is estimated at £1500. TIMARU, Monday. On Saturday night a public meeting declared in favour of the erection of a drinking fountain, and ceremony as a memorial of the Queens Jubilee. The old people's home project was considered too costly. MASTERTON, Monday. A Maori named Fuke, 18 years of age, was killed on Saturday near Gladstone, through the upsetting of a load of timber which he was driving from the sawmill.