INTERPROVINCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 6418, 11 October 1883, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, October 10. The City of Sydney took nineteen boxes of gold, valued at LBO.BBB, shipped at this port, and fifteen boxes of gold, valued at L 75.000, shipped at Sydney, making a total of L 155.888. Auguste Andre Raffin, the alleged fraudulent debtor brought from New Plymouth, was brought up at the Police Court and remanded. Bail was allowed, himself in L2OO and two sureties of LIOO each, A society has been formed for the prevention of cruelty to animals. The Governor will be requested to be patron, and Bishop Cowie vice-patron. Judge Gillies is president. GISBORNE, October 10. Whilst canvassing for subscriptions for Gisborne Hospital the other day the hon. secretary, Mr H, M‘Kay, met Mr Percival Barker and asked that gentleman for a donation. Mr Allan M‘Donald, M.H.R., who had returned from his parliamentary duties, was passing at the time, and Mr Barker observed “ There goes the working men’s friend ; ask him, and I will give double what he will.” Mr M‘Donald gave LIOO, and Mr Barker has paid his L2OO. WELLINGTON, October 11. No additional information has been received by Government respecting the Native obstruction to the survey party at Upper Wanganui. Mr Bryce is awaiting full details by post. Mr J. E. Redmond lectures here on Saturday night, and proceeds South on Tuesday. Mr Justice Richmond delivered an oral judgment in the Banco Court to-day in the case Queen v. Taylor, arising out of the memorable illicit distillation of whisk in

Porirua district. It will be remembere that defendant with others was convicted o the offence, and ordered to pay a fine. Some technical difficulty then arose in connection with the matter of sureties, and on the case coming before a jury a verdict was given for the defendant. At the Nid Prim sitting Mr Bell, on behalf of the Crown, moved to set the verdict aside, and His Honor to-day gave judgment for the Crown, The ship Westland left Plymouth on August 11 for Wellington. She has on board 321 Government immigrants as follows: Families, 137 souls; single men, 59; single women, 128. Of the above 63 are for Hawke’s Bay and Marlborough, 23 for Nelson, 29 for New Plymouth, 19 for Greymouth, and the remainder for Wellington.^ A lire broke out at the Corporation asphalt works in Courtenay place this morning, resulting in the gutting of a building in which concrete blocks are made. The fire originated through some tar boiling over. The Corporation buildings were insured for L 320 in the Colonial Office, and this amount is re-insured in equal parts among various insurance companies in Wellington. The damage is estimated at LSO. This is the third or fourth time the building has been on fire.

GREYMOUTH, October 10. A reward of L2O is offered by the insurance agents for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons who burnt down Hughes’s store at Rutherglen. CHRISTCHURCH, October 10. A lad named Lynham was killed at Templeton this morning. In trying to prevent a horse bolting, the shaft of the cart struck him behind the ear and death was almost instantaneous. Joe Strong, the wrestler, committed suicide to-day by stabbing himself in the throat with a pocket-knife. He was dead when found at the house where he lodged. The Catalonia left Madeira on October 8, and the British King next day. The latter has thus pulled up six days out of the week’s start the big Cunarder had, and both steamers are expected to reach Plymouth on the same day, about October 14. CHRISTCHURCH, October 11. At the Land Board to-day several parties applied for licenses to prospect for gold, and one applied for a lease. The last-named informed the Board that he had discovered a gold-bearing reef. All the applications were deferred, pending the return of Mr Baker, chief surveyor, who has gone to the head of the Rakaia, where, it is stated, a reef bearing gold in payable quantities has been discovered.

At a meeting held at Lyttelton last night it was resolved to carry out the regatta on January 1 as usual. QUEENSTOWN, October 11. Warnings of an impending storm were received yesterday from Wellington, and at midnight it came from the north-west, but has now changed to the south. It is very cold and blustering, and much snow fell, which is bad for the lambing now on. Our Cricket Club has been reorganised with enthusiasm and a large addition of members. A new company has been formed to take up ground next the Invincible Company, Earuslaw district. The reef of the invincible Company gives permanent indications of a strong lead.