INTERPROVINCIAL.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9527, 20 July 1899, Page 4

INTERPROVINCIAL.

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K.TJCKLABD, Last night; The new by-law io prevent street betting ia being vigorously enforced by the police in regard to ths raoe meeting at Wellington to-day. Before 1 o'clock a crowd oolleoted at their usual corner, Vuloan-lano. The poiioequiokly made (he betting fraternity disperse, and the corner was quUe clear for the rest of the day. jclklsoh, Last night.

The ateamer Hinemoa oalled here to day, having ppent two days at Stephens Island, wheie an enquiry is being held relative to a dispute between the lightkeepers. The steamer cams here, being unable to land at Farewell tpit, but has eailed for tho «pit again. DusEDUf, Last night. The continuous decline in eohool attendanoe waa dieoussed at the Eduoa'ion Board to-day. Several of the teachers wrote that there was no prospect of an teoreaae for some years to romi at least ai there were no young children in tbeic districts. The jountry register** reported that very few bitths wero being regUtered. The ehiit man, T.v BroTti, oald it -sua übrming to study tho *ital statistics of the oolony. The ohsitmin and Mr GalUwny were appointed a ac remittee to mako enquiries. Tbreo monthe' notioe was ordered to be Bent to one toaclier in each of the twelve sohoola, the eohools now being ovor-stafiad, the attendance having been down for two quarters. Notioe waa sent to Seven other Eohoole in whioh tha attendaaoe has been down one ijnarter, that if it has not improved by September 30 assistant teaohei'E will be withdrawn. Ghbistohxtbob, X act night Last evening a wharf laborer named Jones, working in the hold of the Talano at .Lyttelton, me* with a severe eooident 4. sling of grain was being lowered into the hold, when it swung round, and, striking the fide of tho hatch, fell on him. He was badly crushed Jonathan Kay, an old man, wae remanded from the Ohristoturoh Magistrate's Court to Lyttelton thU morning for medical treatment He died in gaol ehortly after being admitted. Deceased was an elderly man charged with being drunk, He appeared in Oourt in a wrelohed oondition, and on the way to the station had a couple of fits Ho reached Lyttelton at 11.30 o,m , was taken to gaol in a cart, and gradually sank and died

Paimbeston ITobth, Last night

At tho A. and P Oonforenoo to-day the following resolutions were agreed to ; —1 hat the fixing of a show date be a funoiion of the oounoil; that the Manure Adulteration Aot hi strictly enferoed by the Stook Department ; that the council strongly urges ihe associations to insist that all pure bred exhibits be catered or oertified ac eligible to bo entered in a reoogssieed stud, flnok, or herd book of their particular breed; that the Bailway Depariinent be asked to grant greater conoeseions to stook and thsir attendants travelling to and from shows; that the Government bo asked to introduce

a bill preventicg unqualified pereons styling themselves veterinary surgeone; that seeks and paohages oontainisg fflrmere' produoe be paid for at tho current market prioe when the produoe is bonght. &. deputation numbering about forty persons was introduced to the Premier this afternoon by sffr J. W. Thomson, member for Olutha, including Messrs Pirani, Taylor, Smith, and Mo'Kab, M H.lA.,'s asking that the law prohibiting tha sale of liquor ehonld be more stringently administered at

Bdlolutha, the deputation pointing out the case of tho boarding hous3 keeper who for a first effenca was fined £30 Cor eelliug liquor without a lioeuee, only £10 for a second, and £15 for a third. Mr Eeddon replied that it was not the duty of the Government to interfere with the ad-

ministration of the law, and he had every confidence in tha integrity of the Magistrate who imposed the fines and hie independence, and if anyone felt aggrieved the law provided the usual remedy.

The oounoil of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce intend to urge the Government to establish the penny postage in the o lony end a regular fortnightly mail servioe with England.