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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2096, 25 July 1887, Page 2

Letters to the Editor are held over. The Papawai road by the School house is in a bad state. There are two or throe boles that should be seen to at once. The funeral —a military one—of Mr James Harris, who died at Greytown on Saturday, after a long illness, will leave bis late residence at 2.30 this afternoon. The San Fransisco mail arrived at Auckland on Friday afternoon. The Wairarapa mail arrived by train today. The football match between the Greytown and Featberston Juvenile Lodges resulted in a draw, Featberston getting a goal (from a try) and Greytown three tries. The second fifteen of the Masierton played a match with the Greytown Wanderers, and it resulted in a draw, both sides getting a try. It is reported that a quantity of valuable rubies have been found on the northeast border, 900 miles from Adelaide.

A disturbance and threatened cannibalism among the Hauhau natives in the Hokianga district has resulted in the whole camp being arrested. The police were attacked with axes and clubs and several shots were fired by the police, one Eruera being badly wounded, and tour others hit. Nine women and 14 men were arrested and taken to Auckland for trial.

The Bellringers had a good house at Fea. therston on Friday evening. A man named John Bdwers was burnt to death at Back Creek, near Rimu on the West Coast. He had been drinking with others and was left In the hut alone, drunk. A stick from the fireplace set the but on fire.

The labor market in Victoria is overstocked. A 14-roomed house belonging to Mr W. Commons was burned at Tauranga last Fridav night. At Linwood, near Christchurch. J. 8. Lane's house of 11 rooms was burnt, same Evening.

A lad named Thos Sherwood accidentally shot his brother at Valdhnrst, Canterbury, while out rabbit shooting. George Thomas, of Wellington, reports prices—Fresh butter scarce at lid lb, eggn Is 4d do*, oats Is lOd to 2s Id. Business Is extremely dull.

In 1899. Detective Ohrystal hoarded the barque Pern, ss she was leaving Wellington harbor, with a warrant for tho arrest of the onok. Csptnm Orr refused to gr.’a r.p Hie man. and threatened to carrylne detective to sea. bnt finally pnt him ashore at the Heads in a dingy. Thfi-pther morninsr Oeteotive Chrystal snwdocTCaptain Orr. whose vessel had the port on Saturday week, on -rivb charoes. viz., rescuin' and harboring. Captain Orr has been committed for trial. Mrs Gordon Baillie. a Scotch lady, who has taken a pbi'.-. tbropio interest in the Skye Crofters, has implied to the Victorian Land Department for 45,000 aerr.-', on which to settle one thousand crofters. She savs the block is more snitaVe than anv land that was available in New Zealand, through which she recently travelled. The Minister of Lands promised that the request should receive careful consideration.

To Eooti is at I'Taketn with 200 followers, many of thorn mad with drink. Te Eooti ip confinnally drank.

Mrs J. C. Sharland, druggist, died at Auckland on Saturday morning, aged 68 years.

The Match Committee have selected the following to represent the Wairarapa Rugby Union against Wellington in the match next Saturday :—Full back, D’Arev ; Threequarter hacks. Bethune, Bnumher, and C. Perrv ; Half backs, W. Perry and Stewart: Forwards, Whatman, Welch, P. Felling, 0. and J Beard, E. Udy, Connolly. Read, and Fsirbrotber, Emergencies—forwards, Goldsmith and Co*; bank, Holmwood.

Babbit killing has been stepped on one station in New South Wales, because the Government are the proprietors. £30,000 has been paid for rabbits killed. The amount seems large, but it is asserted that one million rabbits were destroyed last month, on which a bonus of 3d each is payable. Mrs Olifton a popular Invercargill vocalist, and formerly well known in theatrical circles, is dfead.

Apples are now conveyed from Australia to London for 63 per ease. From Tapanni to Dunedin (says the Tapanni Courier) the rate is 2s.

At Gore, Invercargill, a girl named Isabella McEane met with a terrible accident. A man named Robertson was driving her and another young woman named Bella Campbell home from a dance at Blveisdale when the horse bolted. Miss MoEnoe was thrown ont and her clothing catching in the buggy wheels she was dragged for two miles. Robertson and Miss Campbell were also thrown out and rendered unconscious. Mies McEane died.

Sir Robert Stout delivered an address at Blenheim on Thursday night. He defended the village settlement scheme and the educational system. A vote of thanks and confidence was accorded him.

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