INTERPROVINCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 6072, 28 August 1882, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Ter United Press Association.]

WANGANUI, August 28,

A petition to the Queen is in course of signature by old soldiers complaining of unfair treatment by the Government in regard to their land claims. It will be forwarded Home next mail.

WELLINGTON, August 28,

Thomas Hewson, a fisherman, was drowned at Chenonga Bay, Terawhiti, on Saturday. Along with his mate he was attempting to secure the nets, when the boat capsized. His mate clung to the boat and was driven ashore. Hewson managed to get hold of the mast, but became exhausted and sank. His body has been recovered. The following tenders were received for the Whakaruatapu and Mangatera bridges contract of the Wellington-Napier railway : --Accepted: M. M'Kenzie, and Co., Dim - edin, L 9.350. Declined : J. O'Brien, Auckland, L 9.400; W. J. Bassctt, Wanganui, L 9,532; J. B. Ross, Auckland, L 10,191 ; Alexander and M'Farlano, Wanganui, L 10,364 ; Mace and Basset, Patea, L 10.477 ; T. H. Parsons, New Plymouth, L10.49S ; J. Saunders, Wellington, L 10,623; F. H. Downes, Dunedin, LlO/J3l ; J. and C. Bull, Fcilding, L 11.175 ; Sutherland and M'Kinnon, Auckland, Ll 1,230; C. Bray, Feilding, LI 1,434; Glendining and Griffin, Napier, L 13,197. CHRLSTCHURCH, August 28.

The office of Mr Harris, in Lichfield street, was broken into last night, and efforts were made to remove the safe, but without success. The safe contained L7O in cash and a large number of valuable documents. Nothing was stolen from the premises. Information is to hand that the hotel at Little Akaloa, near Akaroa, was burned down on Friday night. BALCLUTHA, August 23.

Robert M'Kissock, aged seventeen years, a porter at Stirling, was killed at 8.30 this morning while coupling two trucks which were moving very slowly. One of the trucks was loaded with timber, which projected over the end, and it is supposed that M'Kissock's head was crushed between the end of the timber and the other truck. INYERCARGILL, August 2S.

A man named Anderson, a fellmonger, while riding from Riverton to Thornbury, was thrown from his horse and killed.

Christina Hansen, the young woman whose leg was recently amputated consequent on injuries received on the tramway, died in the hospital yesterdoy.