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Wellington, This clay. The storm has cleared off and now the weather is fine for the opening of the boating season to-day. During 24 hours 2-23tn. of rain fell. The Railway Department intend to erect a cantilever bridge at Mangawcka, 011 the northern trunk line. It will be Bft. above the last flood line, and the cost £9OOO. Patea, ThiS| day. The Kakaramea Co-operative Dairy Factory, which was built last month and opened on the 3rd insfc., was burned to the ground last night. Incendiarism is suspected. Duxkdin, This day. Dr A. J. Ferguson, an old resident of Otago, and previously in Victoria, died last night. Auckland, This day. During the hearing of the King Country sly grog cases it was stated that Natives, both men and women, went about with bottles of whiskey and glasses in their pockets selling liquor. They get a good supply, hide it in the bush and bring it to the shanty when it is required. After 20 hours' quiet earthquakes commenced at Taupo early this morning. There was a heavy shock at 2.20 a.m., and there have been numerous tremors since.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 435, 25 September 1897, Page 2
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