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1 (PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.) , ST BENEDICTS. 1 Auckland, this day. | The foundation stone of St Bene diets Church was laid yesterday. Tht collection realised £290. . ■ AUCKLAND WOOLLEN MILLS 6 r The Onehunga Woollen Mills wen s formally opened on Saturday in th< presence of 700 or 800 people. Fifti 1 hands are employed and orders bay« i been already received for £1,00( " worth of goods. The samples produ a eed are of a first class character. CHAMBER OE COMMERCE. 0 if The Chamber of Commerce passet a resolution urging the Aucklanc r members to advocate the conuectioi s by rail with Stratford in lieu of fur " ther extension of the Main Trunl I line; also to resist the abolition o: the 'Frisco mail service. ', HOPITAL MATRON. I Gisbokne, Saturday. Miss Swain of Auckland has beer appointed matron of the Hospital. a MAIN TRUNK LINE. ! Wellington, Saturday. 3 At a meeting of Auckland members f the question of diverting the Trunk Railway line to Stratford, thus saving 3 half a million was discussed. It was agreed to keep the matter moving and \ influence tho Government in this dir iection. ; MR KELLY'S APPOINTMENT. ■\ Mr Kelly has been elected Chairman of tho Native Affairs Committee. MAIL SERVICE. Some Southern members are in fa- , vourioE- -aholishiflg both the* ' Frisco Direct mail services; ' ; 3 fe^ESS:- REPRESENTATION. * 'a ""Colonel fraser is introducing a, bill [for the- reduction of members to sixty. ' a : ■ ■■ ,;^f | RETRENCHMENT. I The Press undor the title of f "Down with almshouses" advocates > the sale of Ministerial residences thus > saving £2,000 a year. ! SCHOOLTEACHER SHOT. Cartebton. yesterday. A pupil teacher at Carterton school was found shot dead at the school thin morning. A school carbine was lying alongside the body. SAD ACOIDENT. ! Ashburton, this day. A man named Jenkins, his wife and four children, who were out for a drive, tried to ford the Ashburton river when the trap upset, and all the children were drowned. FATAL ACCIDENT. Dunedin, Saturday. Rebecca McConnell, wife of William McConnell storekeeper of Cargill Road, was thrown from a cart and died from her injuries.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XV, Issue 2203, 17 October 1887, Page 2
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348TELEGRAPHIC. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XV, Issue 2203, 17 October 1887, Page 2
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