INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 4697, 19 November 1889, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

«~ (Br Telegraph ) AUCKLAND, Nov. 13. It trnrupire3 that the ship's boat with tho words Countess (.-) of Carnarvon on the alcrn was washed up on tho beech at Pakau near Whangiroa the first week in September. Closo to it lay Iho dead body of » Newfoundland dog. Tbo Hincmoa proceeds from Whangaros to Three Eiog! lo make, a complete eearch. GI9BOHNK, Nov. 18. At a meeting of Andrew Graham's creditor* to-day the resolution wnj confirmed unanimously tlint tho debtor retain fiirniluro to Iho value of £250 ; also that every facility be given tc the debtor to obtain his diicharco. Graham complained that his position in relation to the Glasgow Bank Assets Company had been misunderstood at tho previous meeting. Ho did not go into Parliament in order to rlosr up the company's lilies to nati»o hnds. Tho amendment of tho law liad effected the good in which the company shared. His efforts had been for iho benefit of tho Fast Coast which was kept back by defective titles. NEW PLYMOUTH, Nov. 18. A heavy hailstorm passed over Inglewood on B»turd«y and lasted an hour, covering tho ground three inches with hailstones, cutting down green plants in ail directions. A sparrow flying wm knocked lo the ground by tho hail.-lcDes. MASTKBTON, Nov 18. A three-year-old daughter of Mr Cemoron, contractor, lost her life last night through fire, which broke out during the abjenco of the mother, who left her in bed aslwp at 7.30, whilst risitine n relative dose br. Bho wq« only absent n feir minutes ncd on returning found the bed in flames, and the child nearly roasted, but still alive. She lingered two bourj. l)r Milna attended but could do nothing. A baby in n cot in tho samo room wsa uninjure'.l. The house rf four rooms waa insured in the National for £100. Xbe furniluro and contents arc all destroyed and were uninjured. Cameron had £60 in money in tl\G house, which means his loss it equal to £200. WELLINGTON, f-ov. 18. Mr Fergus returned from th» Woit> Coast lour jcstcnl.jj accompanied by Mr C. Y. OVontior. To diy Mr Dillon leaves for Wrstpurt, 1 Sir T. Esmond? for Blenheim, and Mr i IVusy for Napier, m route for Auckland, A deputation compriang Messrs Mme, '. Brooke and Kottray. representing the Canterbury Metropolitan Trotting Associaiion.waited 1 on the Colonial Secretary this morning, comi plaining of the restriction placed on lha u«o of the lolnlisator at trotting meetings. After hearing Iho views of ths deputation, Cuplain 1 Russsll admitted their claim, and at onco i granted a permit for the mo of the machine nt the Chri-lohureh meeting on Saturday. ! Captain Kuf;ell also pavo tho deputation to 1 understand that the neceisarv permit would be i«sued to all trotting clubs affiliated to tho trotting association. lie would recognise the la'ter body in tho same way M the Metropolitan Jockey Clubs. Mr llislop re! limed from tho Hot Lakes on Saturday evening. Ho was at an executive tncfliug wilh othrr Ministers to-daj, and f in the afternoon left in tho Te Anau for the south. Ho intends lo riiit Oamani and be away about ten days. It is not sure whether ' ho will bo present at the opening of the Ex- ; hibiliou. At a moi'ting of the Plumbers', Tinsmiths', 1 and Gnsfltters' Association, a donalion of Ea (h! per member was Toted in aid of lha ( Kaiipoi strikers, and a lery mado of Is a , week per member while the strike continues. It was resolfcd that until tho demands of tho striken wcro conceded no womber shall jmrcha«c Kainpoi manufneturi'd goods. When the Jubilee, from Sydney, arrived in the harbour Ibis afternoon, sho wns boarded bv Captain Kiilliday, the Health Oflii-or, and Dr Henry, tho Medical Officer. Thcv sonn satisfied thomselTCs Hi it the Mr Qould among't the paucDgers had not been on board thoYarra, which wa« ijunrantir.rd m Hydi'.cy, a? ho produced proofs thtt he had not been out of tho colonies for the last ten years. The steamer was therefore allowed to come up to the wharf a» usual. Tho Loyalist meeting to-night was crowdec?, Mr Coleman Phillips was in tho chair, and lbs meeting was addressed by ministers of various dissenting denominations. Numbers uf resulutijiiß of a ntili-Home Rule character hit* lin-lared carried, and will ba traaimilted to the Mnnjuis of Halisbury, Mr B&lfonr, Lord llur:ingtoo,and Mr Uladttoce. DUBJEDIK, Nov. is. Th • J call's are aunouueed o£ Me Harier,

fx-l>iatrict Judge, ond Mr Barnes, ex Mayor of Duncdin. Hi< Kxcrlleni.y the Governor has presenter a filter medal Io the Otsgo Agricultural om: Pastoral Arsomli n. as ore of the prize* n! th.. for! hoKi-.iug show. For the examination for university degrees, which began here to-dav, there are sixtyeight candidates, ten of whom arc ladic*. A reliable cable message, received hero from London today, announces the sale of s considerable" parcel of Bank of New Zealand •hares three iUjs a<o at £13 10«, £10 paid up. The Exhibition choir serenaded His Excellency tbo Governor at his residence this evening. Traffic through the Purukinui tunnel, which has lu-eu instructed to avoid the cliffs, will connnr:;ce to day. Ihe tunnel is o:ily 3'>.'y«rds in length, and for cno-tiiml of its dijtaoce is through solid rock.