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+ (By Telegraph.) (Per Press Association.) Auckland, This day. At the Police Court Richard May was charged with unlawfully betting on the Ellerslie racecourse. The ease was remanded till Tuesday next, bail of £2O being allowed. Sailed —Westralia, for South. Passengers —Misses Winlowe and Millar; Mrs Funcke ; Messrs Gilfillan, Watt, McKirby, M'Master, Locke, Foster, and Meyers. Napier, This Day. A smart shock of was experienced here this morning at 9.85. Woodyille, This day. Mr M'Kerrow, the Commissioner appointed to enquire into old soldiers' claims, sat here to-day. Eleven claimants appeared who had seen service in the Militia and Home regiments in New Zealand. Wellington, This day. Williamson and Musgrove have withdrawn the inhibition against playing their operas in New Zealand. A number of informations have been laid against several prominent firms for breaches of the Factory Act and not keeping proper entries in their books, and for sub-letting work on sweating terms. A breach of promise case is coming on here in which a Wellington woman sues a member of the "Wellington police force for £SOO damages. The City Council had a discussion last night on the destruction of the trees on the Thorndon Esplanade. Most of them appeared to think it was of little consequence and it did not matter what wera distroyed so long as others were planted. The business men of the town contemplate forming a trade association similar to that in Dunedin.. Mr Riely, Master of the School of Art, proposes that profits from the exhibition should go to the construction of a building in connection witti the Technical School at a 'ccjjfcffifrr ibout £2OOO and include a hall for educational and industrial exhibits. The committee are favorable to the proposal. Dunedin, This day. In Chambers in the Ward Farmers' Association the Judge made an order for the payment of the call to the liquidators on or before August 13th, as against all in the liquidators' list of July 3rd, except those who had paid an instalment or in full on or since that date.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 371, 13 July 1897, Page 2
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