INTERPROVINCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 5587, 3 February 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[United Press Association.]

TIMARU, February 3,

An old veteran named Thompsen, who pleaded a colonial experience of eighteen years and protested his innocence, was sentenced to a week in the gaol for stealing a watch from a contractor’s clothing this morning while the Owner was at work.

The Education Board unanimously decided to rescind the resolutions passed in March last admitting the High School scholars to the public scholarship competitions. About a dozen candidates, half of them being clergymen, have been nominated by school committees for the three vacancies on the Board,

WELLINGTON, February 2.

Johnston, who was killed by an accident at the Waikane bridge this morning, leaves a wife and three children. The other two injured were Walker and Grigg. The former received a severe scalp wound, and Grigg a fracture of the thigh and ankle. The falling •f the scaffold is attributed to a flaw in a tree i upporting the side of the scaffold which gave way. The Governor returns from his Northern tonr to-morrow evening.

February 3,

The seamen arrested last night were obarged at the Police Coart this morning with refusal of duty, and were remanded until Saturday. CHRISTCHURCH, February 3.

A meeting of Waikari settlers has memorialised the Government to continue the construction of the Northern Trunk railway to the Hu uau ? , The Customs revenue collected at Christchurch during 1880 was L 205,247, against

L 204.691 in 1879 ; the imports to Lyttelton L 1,244 068, against L 1,579,061 In 1879 • and the exports, L 1.525,416, against LL279.622 in 1879.. The fire in Oxford Bosh still rages.. At the Oddfellows’ Hall this aftorsoon Mr L. Coster, late manager of the Bank of New Zealand, was presented with an address, a silver salver, and a f urso of 500 sovereigns. INVERCARGILL, Fkbrcab* 3. A meeting of the members ef St. Panl’a Presbyterian Church last night decided* that instrumental music should be intro* duced. The instrument was not named, but it is understood that it will be an organ. One speaker opposed to the change moved that the cornet be employed, which led to *. suggestion that the bagpipes should be used. One advocate of tnusio said that instrument* such as the harp and trumpet were associated with heaven, but there was no mention of any in the Bible as connected with the- “ other place,” and only one ioetrnment in profane writings, viz , the bagpipes. A numerously-signed petition is to be sent* to the Minister of Marine asking that the subsidised vessel from the North to Martin Bay may come to Preservation Inlet, where a coal-pit has been opened, and to the Blnff or that the Stella may call at the Blnff on her usual round, thus allowing commonlcation between that port and the Inlet.