INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 898, 4 July 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

D. Monson, of Nelson, whilst shooting cattle on the Amuri Run, Canterbury, had a narrow escape. He was drawing a loaded gnu towaids him by the muzzle, when the gun went off, and the ball passed through his right side. He is considered to he out of danger. The Union Insurance Company’s report foi the year shows a credit balance of L.30,374 17s lOd, which it is proposed to dispose of as follows Dividend of Is 3d per share, L 20.000 to the credit of reserve fund, and the balance carried forward. In the Melbourne Cup the weights of the New Zealand horses are—Templeton, Sst Sib ; Be Loup, Sst 411) ; Fishhook, S->t 21b. The Spirit of the Dawn from Sunderland, the Angeroua from Cardiff, the Millwall from London, and the Victoria from Newport, have arrived at Port Chalmers. At Westport the price of bread has been reduced from Is to 9d the 41b loaf. The body ot John Ashley, bush contractor, was found floating near the Sandspit, Auckland, by his two sons. G. N. Gair, manager of the National Bank at Tauranga, committed suicide last week by shooting himself. The bullet entered his left temple, death being instantaneous. Ho had heen drinking heavily for some time -past. A day or two since he asked one ot the agents here which was the best place to shoot himself. The amount of Customs revenue collected in Dunedin for the year 18751579 was L3C7.204, and for the previous year it was L 336.221. Daniel M‘Leod and a half-caste have been drowned off Westport through the upsetting of a boat. William Bamford of Pigeon Bav, has been smothered by a landslip whilst asleep in his bed. At Sydney a constable whilst arresting a horse-stealer shot him dead At the inquest a verdict of justifiable homicide was returned. The Launceston Volunteers have heen called out for active service and placed umler the Munity Act. Cummock, the defaulting librarian, has been arrested, and was to bn brought up at the City Police Court last Wednesday. Margaret M'Donald has heen committed for trial in Dunedin for stabbing a Chinaman named Sin Hing. The area ot wheat under cultivation in New South Wales has largely increased this year. A most destructive cyclone has passed over Brisbane, and great damage done.