Yesterday's Events.
Timaru murder case : Hall committed for trial at Christchurch.
Obituary — John Lewis Co3ter, M.H.E. (See memoir in this is3ne.) Inquest re Hagley Park fatality: A witness named Dale severely censured. Cricket — Lancastrians v. Leeston j won by the former. The Premier defending Education Act, and refuting a national calumny. Specially reported in this issue.
Weights, handicaps, acceptances, &c, for Heathcote, Albury 'and Auckland races.
The police had a fire alarm all to thei selves.
The Ormondville sawmill burned down. Insurances small. Presumably accidental. People wanting to know, you know, about the guineas got from them for Lyttelton land sports. Special Volunteer competition (shooting) fixed for Boxing Day, Lots of prizes — a feeding bottle for somebody. R.M.. Court decision — Oak(e)a Consulfc- , ation properly conducted. CABLE MESSAGES. Idiotic fasting experiment by an Italian artist. Can study his own anatomy now. Panic on New York Stock Exchange. English Bank rate of interest, 5 per cent. Prices for wool ruling lower, from l£d to oifd. ■ Agents - General talking about New Guinea : probably will be lots more — talk. Leading "riah agitators arrested. German army to be placed on an "effective peace footing." Victoria to export 13,000 to 15,000 bushels of wheat.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5804, 18 December 1886, Page 3
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198Yesterday's Events. Star (Christchurch), Issue 5804, 18 December 1886, Page 3
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