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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2074, 30 May 1887, Page 2

The eight>oared race between Victoria and New South Wales, which was pulled on Saturday, was won by tfae former easily. At an explosion in Übston Colliery, Glasgow, 70 persons were killed. A letter from Mr Field, surveyor on the Waimariuo, dated Bth May. states that steam is rolling out of Ngaruhoe like a great fleece of wool, and that from Ruapehu there is a great column of umuistakeable steam. The Ruyal Hotel, Onehunga, was destroyed by lire at 1 o'clock the other morning. Edward Hid, the licensee, leaped from his lulroom window in his nightshirt, and sirs (ihoed serious injuries. A servant girl was Is- km to death ;iu bed, despite all efforts i dr to save h;i. C ! >ci .. .Secretary notifies in the (if- Cut Monday, Tuesday, and Wed..i u.v. tii.; '.'dlli, diet, and 23nd days of June • i-v.SKU". " i i he observed as general holidays in all dr;," ■-'meats vl the public service in biw Zealand, m honour o! tl lfl completion of I n HOih year of Her Most Gracious Majesty (,"’men's Victoria’s glorious reign. A new time table will come into force on ■he Wellington section of the Government Railways on Wednesday next. The trains for Wairarapa will leave as usual at 7.15 a.m. and 4 p.m-, but the early train from Mastertou will take its departure at 7.25 □stead of 7.30, reaching Wellington at the ame hour as it now does. The afternoon .rain will start from MasterUn as usual, and arrive at its destination at 780 o'clock, or live minutes later than at present. R-ver P ‘ irn.-lt in sahi that one out of