Yesterday's News.
'Frisco mail at Auckland. Major Atkinson recovered from his accident.
Sudden death: Edgar Carter. Verdict at inquest — " Death from natural causes."
Hon J. Ballance at JAshburton. Mr E. G. Wright makes a suggestion about village settlements.
Probation Act. Howard Vincent congratulates the Minister of Justice. Happy Tole ! So nice to be noticed, you know. Sharp frost in early morning. Yce victis !— -which, being freely (very freely) translated, means, "Woe to the potatoes." Matthew Burnett leaving New Zealand. Issued 34,000 "bits of blue," 2000 to Maoris— worth 10,000 of the others, these. Tremendous fire at Auckland; £10,000 worth of damage. Everything always on the largest scale at Auckland— so the Insurance Companies say. Mr Price Willianiß much impressed with Collingwood. Thinks he can make us some steel rails very soon. Hurrah for Priceespecially if he's cheap when turned to rails.
Family jar 8 in Cathedral square : lady belabouring her husband. Hum ! " The nearer the church the farther fro " How curiously apt those old proverbs are sometimes !
Mr J. C. Crawford received .£6OOO compensation for land taken for Defence purposes at Wellington— wanted about .£30,000. " Once bitten twice Bhy." Government not going to have another Stark Commission.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5801, 14 December 1886, Page 3
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