INTERPROVINCIAL.

Ashburton Herald, Volume II, Issue 521, 9 December 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington,,Dec. 8.

The steamer Penguin, which left atone o’clock for Auckland, via East coast, has just returned, one of her boiler tubes having burst. The estimates of the public works have have been recast since the news was received of the floating of the five million loan, and in consequence the delivery of the Statement ha 3 been postponed until to-morrow.

Fifty of the Arethusa’s immigrants have been sent to Wanganui, and 50 to Foxton.

It is believed His Excellency has abandoned the idea of going to Sydney for the present. The steamer Penguin will complete repairs, and leave again this evening. At the Magistrate’s Court Denis M‘Cormack was charged , with stabbing Mr. and Mrs. Flannagan.' Owing to the latter being unable to attend prisoner was remanded.

At the Supreme Court, in Chambers, this afternoon, the Chief Justice made an order compelling inspectors of police to hand over to the New Zealand creditors the property taken from Gleich at the time of hisarrestforfraudulent bankruptcy at Adelaide. The order was made in consequence of the Appeal Court having decided that the New Zealand creditors had preference over the Adelaide creditors by Gleich having changed his domicile by visiting England. The certificated accountants in bankruptcy have adopted a letter to the Chamber of Commerce, in which that body is requested to use its influence in having Mi’. Berry, one of the accountants, strcck oft’ the roll.

Arrived —Kiwi and Auroro, from East Coast ; Fanny Thornton, from Greymouth ; Martha Reid, from Oamaru. Sailed—Southern Cross, for Auckland via East Coast ; Falcon, schooner, for Greymouth. Wanganui, Dec. 8.

The Italian who assaulted Dr. Earl on Saturday, proceeded to the racecourse and burned down the fencing there, setting fire to it in twenty places. He then threatened the custodian with a knife. He was captured bv the police near the Heads on Saturday. A shoemaker named Henderson, from the West Coast, stabbed Mr. Poole, landlord of the Maxwell Town Hotel. The wound is not very serious. On Saturday morning a man named John Pekarwet was drowned in Wanganui River. He took a horse into the river and fell over the bank into deep water.

Christchurch, Dec. 8. The man Hindman, who was injured at the Port on Saturday, died to-day. Timaru, Dec. 8.

The weather during the last 48 hours has been very boistrous. Heavy rain has fallen damaging the crops, flooding rivers, and washing away a portion of the railway line at Otaio. Oamaru, Dec. 8.

At a meeting of the Naseby-Oamaru Railway Committee it was decided to take immediate steps to urge upon the Members for the district the making of a special effort to have LSOO placed upon the Supplementary Estimates for a survey, with a view to ascertaining the best route for continuing the Livingstone line from Livingston® to Strath taieri, on the Kyeburn Flat.

Dunedin, Dec. (8. The Dunedin Jockey Club to-day received a letter from Mr. H. P. Lance,

Club,' ‘j^i';plac r ti ’of Mr. Moore. . '•. Shearing has been commenced in the Lakes district. The. price is 15s. per hundred. . \

Mr. W. A. Crombie, late manager the Dunedin tramways has been appoihted Goods Traffic Manager here, vice Mr. W. C. Norman, resigned. Invercargill, Dec. 8.

The sitting of the Supreme Coure commenced to-day, before Justice Williams. The only case heard was one against PatrickM £ Manamain, charged with feloniously killing a horse. He was acquitted]