TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
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INTERPROVINCIAL. AttcktvAmd, February 12. The mail steamer Janet Niccol has arrived here. &he left Tonga a fortnight before the attempted assassination of the Premier, but it is stated that when there it was well understood that the attack was
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|||M , „ n ,| L Jin.., 11 ii <!■■«■■ 1 1 "hi Inn meditated, it being openly tolked by the natives that Baker was to be killed. The Janet Niccol, from the Islands, brings word that the American absoon:!er. C. W. Banks, cashier of Wells, Fargo & Co., waa discovered at Raratouga under the alias of Scard. He ititends to reside there, ss there is no extradition law. Detective Tuohy boarded the Janet Niccol, expecting to get Scurd. Scard has sent to Auckland an orler for furniture for his house at Raratonga. At a meeting of the Industrial Association it was Buggered to employ a paid lecturer to travel the country districts in the interests of protection, and introduce the subject to the attention of the Trades' Union.
At the Manukau regatta, the whaleboat race resulted as follows :— Norih Shore, 1; Manukau, 2 ; Waitemata, 3. Wellington, February 12 The second days racing took place at the Hutt to-day: The results are : — Hutt Park Handicap-— Little Scrub, 1 ; The Shah, 2 ; Revoke, 3. Won easily • Time— lmin 17Jseos. Div : dend, £5 16s' Hurdles— Kingask, 1 ; Arota, 2 ; Orient [ S. Won easily. Time — 4tnius. Divi dend, £3 15s. Local Handicap— Tornado, 1; Giriri, 2; Black Regent, 3. Won by a length. Time — 2mins 18aece. Dividend, £14 Bs. W.E.C. Handicap— Tigredia, 1; Charmer, 2; Shah, 3. Administrator and Tib Bit also ran. This was a grand race and was won by a short bead. Time — 3mins lOsecs. Dividend £2 Bs.
Consolation Handicap— Princeos Royal, 1 : Smooth, 2 ; Cbamer, 3. Won by half a length. Time — lmin 50sec. Dividend £2 145.
About £3300 passed through the machine to-day, making £6700 in two days. Sir Wm. Fitzherbert leaves Wellington on Monday by the Mararoa to catch the P. and O. steamer at Melbourne. BiLCLUTHA, February 13.
The licensed victuallers, evidently expecting the licensing nominations would lapse, took no action, the result being that the nominations of five temperance candidates were handed in at the hour of closing and consequently declared elected. Chbistchcsch, February 13.
The offences returns for North Canterbury for 1886 shows that 1972 offences were reported to the police, against 2031 in 1885 ; 1836 persons were apprehended against 1885 in the previous year, of these 247 were not convicted. The cases of druDkensess show a decrease of 148, being 841 for 1886, and 989 for 1885. There is no noteworthy increase of serious offences, except forgery, of which there were 23 cases against 13 in the previous year.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
West Coast Times, Issue 6416, 14 February 1887, Page 3
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