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Wtiiigranui JFrcexlng' Work*. Wanoanui, June 8. The Wanganui Meat Preserving Com pany's works were thrown openfor public inspection to-day, when, notwithstanding the boisterous weather, a largo number paid a visit to ■ Castlecliff. 'tfpedal trains were run by the Head a Railway Compii^y, The wor)?4 will bp agafni opsift;."to-night when the eleotvic light will be exhibited,. Eyerything in now in readiness for freest ing operations, which start on Thursday. CfellM •« TI|I«V4'N, " Timakv Jnne.S. ■ Two Chinamen, one a tea hawker/ the other a cook, have bfeen arrested for a series of larcenies. Large quantities of stolen goods were found in their houie" Chiefly stolen from the Criterion Hotel, whore the cook has been employed. THe ■ prisoners where brought before the Couk fco-day and remanded. , :

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ASHB URTOX —MONDAY (Before Messrs T. Bullock and Alfred Harrison, J. P.'s.) At-LEGBD Assi ult. —\\ illinm Lindsay and George Rosewarne were charged with fissiuilting Thomas Whitta on Saturday night lasfc. Mi- Crisp appeared for the defendants, and asked for an adjournment to secure the evidence of certain wit nesses. The case was adjourned until Thursday,

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