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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 6407, 7 January 1888, Page 4

Mrs Lnrry and fa>nily, Dr Moore, Mil Robineon, and ffve uteerage, MAIL SUMMARY. (Dateefrom Europe to Deoember 16th.) Lord Lome isreported to be seriously ill. It is proposed to settle colonies <f Crofters in British Colombia if the country be found suitable. Mr Balfour was hissed at Manchester on Deoember 16, and is closely guarded for fear of assassination. Willoughby, Ambasiador of Madagascar to London, has been arrested for embezzlement of £12,000. Dohorty has beea held for murder ft r shooting Captain Graham, of the Criterioa Restaurant. The plea of accident wi.s disallowed. John L, Sullivan, champion pngilinl, delighted the Prinoe of Walea by a bozirg exhibition, and wa9 presented with a watch. ' The Northampton factories began a lock out of 15,000 men on December 15th. Queen Victoria proposes to visit Sin Rcmo in the Spring, Au earthquake haa been felt in Cbowie 7, Lanonter, County, England. Mr Parnell ia living incognita at the villaea of Brooklyn, Kent, under the name of Weston. The Belfast Orangemen have petitioni.d the Government to disqualify the men who nave been imprisoned from sitting in Pir-H.-itnent. John Power, B.C. Bishop of Waterford, died on December sth. Poyce has won a libel suit for £10,000 against his formor employer, the Marqtis of Miuricarde. Dean Scott, the eminent Greek soholar, died in London in December. The Scotch Home Rule delegation to. port favourably to conceding Irelanc'i demands. The London Times of Deoember the 131 ft gives a Parnellite revelation to the effeat that 200 pounds of dynamite are stored in London to resume the policy of destroo> tion. A fight has been arranged between Mitchell and Sullivan, to take place in Kent. Tickets art sold at £5 Ss. Bills have been introduced into Congress to seonre a postal system by the United 3tates (Government. The Hecland Plumet copper mine it Like Superior was destroyed by fire, and there is a great rise in the market of the metal. President Cleveland, in hie annual message, comes out plainly in favour of Ft 38 Trade, and argues strongly in favour of a complete abrogation of the duty on wool. The following particulars"celating to t le two competitors in laat night's contest w 11 be of interest to many of our readers : — Harry Laing, the winner, is 27 yeari of age, stands sft 9in, weighed 12it 1010, measures 40in round the chest, 14} round the bicepi, 40 at the hip, 24 at the thi,?n, and 16 at tbeoalfi Dick Matthews, tis opponent, ia US years of age, sft lljio a height, weighs list 51b and has the fol'n ?. ing measurements: — OheU 37Jm, bice as lajin thigh 21in, oalf, 16£ in. This morning the stakes and gate momy in last night's fi^hfc, amounting in all to £2iß 53, were handed over to Sntherland, Laing's backer. Of this sum Laing h>B to pay away £20 7s 6d, leaving him a mtt balance of £237 17s 6d. Seeing tbat Matthews is " stone broke," and has no'i, » cent to bless himself with, Lain? world only be doing the correct thing if he hand :d Dick baok the odd money. The acttal gate receipts were £118 sa. There were 391 in the 5s Beats, and 96 in the 10s chai '«. About 20 tickets had been given away, so that the number who witnessed the fight may be put down as a little over 41 0, thongh it looked larger. "Still they oome." FTOGH "OL&CK, WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, Has just received another case of New Goods, consisting of 1 WATCHES, CLOCKS, GOLD BROOCHE3& EARRINGS, ' BRACELETS, Etc. AU of which are to be sold at Reasontble Prices. ia.AH repairs done carefully at the well-known shop, VICTORIA AVFJTOE, Wanganui. 8. J. H EFPER (Late Brewer for Mr Watt), Hav'ng started business on bis own aooocnt in the CROWN BREWERY, ST. HILL STREI'T, WANGANUI, As Bebwer and Bottlhb, Trusts that by supplying a good article, and by attention to his business, to obti.in a fair ahuro of the public patronage, The Trade will be supplied wth B<er similar to the Beer which took Pirat Pr ze at the Winganui Exhibition (which will be always kept on hand) and Families aid Hotel Proprietors n ith Bottled Beer simi'ar to that which at the same Exhibition obtained First Prize. A trial and support solicited. T>OBERT TOW, CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTEREB, TOKNER, fto. Opposite Convent, Victoria Avkhiji', Begs to thank the public of Wonganui aad surrounding districts for pa%t favours, a id to assure them that no effort will be wanting on bis part to ensure a eontinuapoe in, the future of the patronage »Q liberally extend id to bira in the past, Alt hincls,, of Household Farajtuje and Bedding in stock, or made to order on the shortest notice and at Low Prioes. Cabinetmakers and Builders 1 Turned Work of every description in atook or made to order. Funerals undertaken at I very Mode Prices. I Ba^H^B^iHi^Ha^^^^a^av^SiciraWCi ' a^B4^^B^a99^B^B^Hal 1 a^B^B^B^lo^^BlSl