GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Wellington, Wednesday. On Monday night, H. Piacko and William Fisher engaged in a contesb with small gloves. The police interrupted the fourth round, when both men presented the appearance of rough usage. Proceedings are to be taken against the principals, also the seconds and hall proprietor for engaging in the prize fight. ■ Mr. M. C. Hiokey, accountant of the Wellington Drainage Engineer's Department, slipped in alighting from a Wellington, tram car today, and one wheel passed over his body, breaking three ribs. [is condition is serious. Mr. Hickey told the driver there was no necessity to stop to allow him to get off. The unfortunate man narrowly escaped being killed two or three years ago by falling off a tram car. A southerly gale was raging yesterday. • Timaro, Wednesday. J : The Harbour Board, at a special meeting to-day, declined, on the casting rote of the chairman, to lease the pump dredge to New Plymouth for three months. The consulting engineer and harbourmaster advised againsb letting th« tug dredge leave."-""/
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9857, 27 June 1895, Page 5
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