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(united pbkss association^) ' .; Auckland, Mhv 22.;/ Tlip proprietors of tho Ne*» Zealand Herald have been endeavoring to get an exploring party through the King country to Taupo for "some time pa«t. \h"y sent a party with a letter of introduction from Sir George Grey to the Waiknto chiefs, but the natives declined to a)l'>w it to pi-ocaed. The party was then sent to Tauranga, and succeeded by that route, ub already telegraphed. A full account qf the journey (with maps of the country ) r is to be published by the Herald. J. Burke, of the Telegraph Office at KUBB-11, rescued a Maori child by jumping off the wharf and diving for it. At the inquest on the body of Thomas Hamilton^ killed by a fall of earth at the Sugar Company's works; a verdict of accidental death was returned. . Deceased had just left Parnell drainage works, where Bagley.was killed by a fall of, earth as he regarded the work as dangerous. His Excellency the Governorfonnally opened A the. Auckland University at the Choral Hall, m the presence of a brilliant assembly; HoKiTiKA, May 22. The Mining Manager of the Ross United Gold Mining Company telegraphed on Saturday : — " Have jiist'gof on the fifth bottcun of the wash. ; prospects worth a quarter of a pennyweight to the dish ; improving as we go dowo." The shaft is now down 200 feet, the next bottom to be met with is the famed Cassius le^el, where the Company will commence opening out and washing. ' Timaru, May 22. Mr George Cliff, who was for many .years JWTayor of Timaru and a leading citizen, was to-day presented with. a purse of sovereigns on the -eve ot his "departure for Ta^maM. »; Dtjnedin, M;ay 22. At a : ' meeting of the School Coinv mittee this evening, a motion was carried unanimously, "That it be an instruction to the Chairman and Clerk to enforce the attendance at a public school of the children of school a?e now playing m the Pinafore troupe.?' The deputation appointed by the Ministers' 'Confe'ence. waited on the Committee, and, alter discussion, Jt was resply.< 3 4 i to grant' the use of all school buildings for religious instruction between the hours of 9 and 9.30 a.m. for five days m the ..week. The Committee refused to' alter the present school hours, and expressed "no opinion as to whether .the teaching should< be denominational or undenominational. i Christchurch, May .21...The lighting of Lyttelton/ •Harb.or by mean's of the electric light was formally inaiigurar§:l on, .Saturday.nigh^.in the" Tjresfirice' of a large crowd of.spectators . The Hon. W..l^EejnQldß (ohsjrtnan^ and Mr H. driver, Directors of the New Zealand Etectric: Lisjht Company, were present. The-el«cttic light "was a great success, the harbor .being splen», didly jllumiiiated. Mr Reynolds congratulated Lyttelton on being the.first harbor; m New Zealand to- adopt "the electric light, ani proposed " Success to the port of Lyttelton," to which Mr Turner,, Chairman of the Harbor Board, responded.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 142, 23 May 1883, Page 2
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491TELEGRAPHIC. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 142, 23 May 1883, Page 2
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