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(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION'S SPECIAL WIRE.) • TIMARU, Monday. i A fire broke out this morning in a shop, occupied "by Nelson, a tailor, in "the Main South Road, but was extinguished before nuch damage was done. The circumstances hok suspicious, as. no _c-ne belonging to the. pace had been in it since Saturday night. j The contractor has notified that the 60-ton seamer -for the harbor works' is mow, readyjfc Christchurch: It is expected -to -be delivered within a fortnight, and the works will _.en be pushed on: rapidly. The first meet--hg of the Milford Harbor Board- and the Meeting of the newly-elected Timaru Harbor loard takes place to-morrow. The Levels load Board at a riieeing to-day objected to" lie chairman sitting on both Harbor Boards, aid gave him a strong hint to resign from £e Milford Board. At a special, meeting of the Hospital Comlissioners to-day, il was resolved to forward I n urgent request to Government to provide I ands for the maintenance of -a resident argeon. Mr Macandrew arrives here to-morrow, nd will remain one hour, during which he rill be interviewed by various public bodies bgarding new railway station, railway tariff, oiirt-bouseiiccommodation, &c. IA man named Edward Greig had his arm larly cut off by a circular &aw at" ClaySi's sawmill to-day. u)r Roseby lectured on the Chinese ques-'* ton to a large audience to-night. The general fffling here on the subject is averse to any pfliibitory legislation on Chinese immigrate. \ WELLINGTON, Monday. iter consultation with Lloyd's agents, Caaiins Gibbons and Holmes have determirid not to abandon the Hydrabad. They wiyW* h"»**'S- ,^*e i " -"■__■■*"■ 4-wi—--cao, beTepaired and discharge the remainder of cano. If the leak can be stopped another efforttvill b,e made to get her oft". Th] Governor was entertained at dinner by tie Club on Saturday. To-morrow he leaya by the Arawata to fulfil ' his engagemchfand dine with the Christchurch Club. A part shock of an earthquake was felt at 1.46 pis morning. Thi annual meeting of shareholders in the Wellngton Coal Company was held this af terjoon ; Mr J. R. George in the chair. The hlance-sheet.was brought Up showing a . debit .alance of £982. No report was pre-' ,'sente , but the directors explained verbally that additional 'capitar was 1 absolutely necesiiry to work the Company successfully, . and ii was resolved that the capital should be-; increied to £20,000 by the issue of 1000 £10---ißharea and failing, £3000 : being.-. taken up •this jnonth the ; "i Company • should be, Woundup*.-! -. ■"'■;:.! .A--. j A mletihg of: the New Zealand Rifle'/Associattonl to-night decided, on. a programme,, whichlncludes sixteen matches in which the aggregate prizes 1 . vary fromr£2s to £75, the total rj be fired for being £600, or more if subscritions come in. This sum is exclusive of - plate arid other prizes presented by private imividuals. Some very handsbmeprizes have £ ready been promised in this way: : Noen trame fee exceeds ss. Sergeant Christie I has let with the "tents and targets to-dayf" /and t arrange ground. Special matches^ are to be arranged for non-Volunteers. The Salvage from the Carterton fire was so uarge iat the' insurance companies are not /likely Jo lose more than. 60 per cent, of the sums iikured on Casselberg's. ! / CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. Messri'D. Craig and C. W. Turner were elected 'by the Chamber of Commerce to | represent it on the Lyttelton Harbor Board. -Messrs tisvans, Nathan'^ Wood, Turner, Beaumont, and Cunningham were elected a committee t| co-operate with/the Royal Commissi on in collecting exhibits in the Canterbury i district lor the Sydney Exhibition. ) . DUNEDIN, Monday. Messrs Ramsay and Tewsley have been re- ; -elected to'the Harbor Board. C. McK. Gordon has been promoted to the registrarship of the Supreme Court. The Chamber of Commerce to-day appointed an committee in response to a request! from the Royal Commission. , ;. OAMARU, Monday. Atthe County Council meeting .to-day a letter was' read intimating that free passes would no/be granted to Councillors owing to a promise paving been given in the House to that effect last session. The Councillors accordii/gly voted themselves additional traveling expenses, £1 ls per day, and 6d per mife one way. MesffS Sumpter, Aitken, *and Hassel were electejl to the Harbor Board to-day to represent toe town. Mr Robt. Thomson, Collector of Customs, who fa on the eve of his departure, having been^ransferred to New Plymouth, was presented to-night with a silver stand containing 60 'sovereigns. The Mayor occupied the chrlr, and the vice-chair was filled by Mr HiSop, M.H.R. T - TAPANUI, Monday. "lhe following entries have been made for theTapanui.races > on Thursday and Friday. Huxlle Race— Romance, Tambourine, Stella, Litrle Dan. Tapanui Handicap — Foam, Fepan, Atlantic, Devonshire Lass, Lucy, Sajphira, Stella, Minnie, Tom King, Little d£. L cricket match take3 place here on Wedne iday between Tapanui and Gore. L'he weather is cold and wet. HOKITIKA, Monday. i fresh discovery of gold at the Baek Ci'ek, three miles above Woodstock, in the : K nieri district, is reported. Payable wash w s met with on Saturday.
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Southland Times, Issue 3321, 11 February 1879, Page 2
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