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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8796, 25 April 1907, Page 2

On our fourth page to-day ajjpears an interesting account by a local resident of a visit to Wallsend coal raino. At St. George's rvports yesterday at Blenheim L. C. MeLac'hlan won the principal race, and got another first. Hew Plymouth yesterday carried a proposal to bring the Fire Brigades Act into operation. Mastorton ratepayers yesterday carried the proposal to bring the Fire Brigades Act into operation by 582 to 95. For the five Exhibition months the Christchuroh tramways yielded a profit of ,£17,744. Tiraaru ratepayers yesterday carried the proposal to raise a loan of .£50,000 for underground drainage. Edward F. Eaton, who has just ."'ed in Christchurch, aged 82, built the firsthouse in Masterton about 1855. The building stood till two or three years ago, when it was pulled down. The case on the Powerful is not bubonic plague. The patient was removed to Quail Island and the ship will be released from quarantine immediately the canteen has been fumigated. Dr. Findlay, Attorney-General, addressed a large meeting at Palmorston "South last night on the political outlook, and dealt at considerable length with the Government land proposals. A resolution of confidence in the Government was carried almost unanimously. The death of Captain Jackson Barry occurred yesterday at Christchurch.

At Rata householders' meeting on the 22nd inst. the following were elected on the School Committee for the ensuing year :—Messrs O'Grady, chairman; Fraser, Rose, Coleman, McDavitt, McDonald and Saunders, secretary. At Wanganui yesterday a marriage was celebrated between Mr H. V. Duigan, third son of tho late Mr James Duigan, to Miss Lilian E. Swan, eldest daughter of Mr J. H. Swan. Mr Duigan is well known in this district and iias often given his services at local concerts.

At Auckland yesterday Charles AVilson, a motomian, was committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter arising out of the death of Charles Huxtable, who' was injured by a tram-car. John Lewis, charged with stealing a ring valued at £65 from J. Goldwater, pawnbroker, by substitutmg a cheap ring with a glass diamond, was committed for sentence.

A deputation waited on Mr Carrol at New Plymouth to-day to complain that the enforcement of a circular recently issued requiring all factories to close on Saturday afternoon would cause great hardship, as in many trades whero factories and shops ovrelappcd itwould result in having to give two half holidays a week. Mr Carrol promised to refer, tho matter to the Cabinet.

At Hunterville Court this morning a Celestial named Ah Puck was charged with sly-grog soiling at Mataroa? The case for the Crown was that two constables concealed themselves outside Ah Duck's shop and found a man leaving the premises with a bottle of whisky. In tho course of his evidence this man admitted that lie had purchased it from the accused for 15s. Accused, acting on the advice cf his counsel, Mr Collins, then withdrew his plea of "Not Guilty." The S.M., Mr Thompson, convicted the accused and sentenced him to one month's imprisonment, there being previous convictions against him for the same offence. His Worship expressed the hope that this would be a warning to others engaged in tho same illicit traffic.

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