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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7440, 10 August 1895, Page 3

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I PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.--COP-EIGHT.]

(Keoeived August 10, noon.)

f-dnky, This day. The Ocean \iover, from Kaipar.i, put into Trial May short of water and provisions. tho met a heavy gulu on July 21, which washid away >ko boats and a portion of the deck cargo. B_k_boub_-_, This day. At a sale of raeehoi.as Mr Charlton bought Capstan for 396 guineas, and Mr D. 8. Wallace tho two-year-old Oarbioe fiily Ammunition for 200 guineas. The migration of farmers from Yarrawonga and the surrounding districts to New South Wales continue- Many, especially the younger men, have already departed, and others are preparing to bo ready to leave when the New South Wales laud is thrown open for selection under the caw Bill. The men are chiefly loaating themselves in the south end of Biverina, and the halving system is being extensively j adopted. A charge gellignito placed in tbe letter box of tho office of the D_y!ei_ord -_-„>««— exploded, and partially wecked the buildiug. Fourteen o'.h>?r chtirtfes which had not exploded were f ;und ia tho building. A. memorial servieo wai held in the Cathedral for the martyred mi-iouaries. A fire broke out ou board tha steimer Orient in a bunker where tea was chiefly sored. Ihe compartment was watertight, nnd the fire was confined there. Owing to the water poured in, the steamer had a dangerous list, and had to be hauled on an even keel before oporations for extinguishing the fire oould be proceadad with Bbisbane, 'Jl.his day. The Bootmakers' ballot, by 319 to 77, negatived the proposal to resume work on the masters' terms. Hobabt, This day. Obituary—Thomas Olesby, of Avoea, aged 111. Pebtii, This day. The Budget estimates the revenue at £1,219,000, and the expsnditure at £1,537,000 includin;; £423,000 for public works. /_ motion censuring the Government for not proceeding with the Kedistribution of Seate Bill this s—sion was negatived by 22, bix of the Opposition voted with the Government.