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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1282, 10 November 1911, Page 4

Miss Perceval, daughter of the Governincut Health Officer at R-arotonga, was one of tho Aorangi paescngers who arrived last night. She leaves for Sydney by the Manul;a to-day.

Dr. iU.acDonakl, of Brisbane, readied Wellington by the Aorangi last night 011 bis return journey after an extended holiday.

Jlr. J. Thomson, late third officer on the U.S.S. Co.s' training ship Dart ford, arrived by the Aorangi last evening. Ho romsiins iiere for orders.

Jlr. E. Blaine, Registrar for tho Government of lUrotonga, was an inwnnl passenger by the Aonmgi hist night. Ho continues a holiday tour to Sydney by (lio Jlanulca to-day.

Tho increased pay to the sccond division of the railway service, as provided in the Act which was passed just before tho close of the session, will (alio effect as from Monday next.

The contract for repairing the barquentine Carla, which was driven ashore at Wanganiii recently, has been placed in the Fninds of Messrs. W. ("able and Co., of Wellington. It is expected that tho work will occupy a couple of weeks. Ten head of purebred Ilolstein cattlo arrived from America by the Aorangi last evening. Tho New Zealand Government have liuiwrted three heiiers and 0110 bull, Mr. lloppv, of liongolea, Manawalu, three heifers, and Mr. W. I. Lovelock, of Palnicrstim North, two heifers and ona bull. All the animals were lauded in good condition.

Three stowaways who came cm board tho Aorangi at .Sun Francisco wero arrested on the vessel's arrival at Wellington last evening.

Jlr ,S. J. Lamlwrt, fore-cabin steward on board the Aorangi, remained at &iu Francisco this trip lo give formal evidence regarding the murder charge preferred against C. Smith, formerly sccond mate of t In; baniuentine Jlakawcli, It will Ik remembered that some timo ago a Japanese steward, on board the barquentine. disappeared on the high seas, and Smith was arrested in Sydney in eannoetioii with (lie all'aii', and extradited to San Francisco, via Wellington, some months ago.

Particulars of a fino Eangitikei property for salo aro advertised elsewhere 111 this issue bv Messrs. A. 11. Atkinson and Co., Ltd., Feilding.