INTERPROVINCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 7773, 19 November 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Peb United Peess Association.! AUCKLAND. November 19. The master of the s.s. Richmond reports that the British flag is now flying on all the islands of the Harvey group, H.M.S. Hyacinth having visited the group for that purpose. A bee convention and exhibition of apiarists' appliances will be held here shortly. The Union and Northern Shipping Companies have agreed to carry beekeepers for single fare for the double journey; and the Government have been applied to for concessions in railway fares ami freight. NATCKIi, Novembek 19. At Wairua a daughter of Mr James Fletcher died this morning from the effects of her clothes having caught fire. WELLINGTON, Novkmbbb, 19. The .irguuiv-nt in the will case was continued to-day ly Mr Harper, whosubmitted

that Airmi's conduct and expressed determination to obtain a will in her favor were perfectly open and natural, although there was, he admitted, a conflict between her testimony and that of Mr Carroll as to what Renata had said in regard to making a new will. In the v/ill case in the Appeal Court counsel, referring to the Archdeacon's evidence, pointed out that the witness expressed himself in cross-examination to the effect that he was not mistaken in what Renata said. Mr Justice Richmond said that, if that was so, either the Maoris present or the Archdeacon had committed perjury. Mr Harper submitted that the Archdeacon was a truthful witness, and could not be mistaken, as Renata was addressing him, and, without prompting, had said that he had made the will in favor of Airini. BLENHEIM, November 19. Mr J. T. Robinson, secretary of the Education Board and General Supervisor of Examinations, has issued a writ for LI,OOO for libel against the ' Evening Mail,' for the publication of reflections on the Blenheim supervision of scholarship examinations uttered by Mr Hursthouse and Mr Harkness at a meeting of the Nelson Education Board. The house cf a digger (now at Mahakipawa), situated in tho suburbs, was entered on Saturday evening during the absence of his wife, and several small articles abstracted. CHRISTCHURCH, November 19. At about six o'clock this morning Constable Donoghue detected a man named Featnerstone in the act of taking trout with nets in the Waimakariri at Kaiapoi. He had five fish weighing 201b. Donoghue also searched a man named Phillips, and found three trout (one weighing 81b) in his possesion.

The dead body of Thomas Topping, an old resident in the Depton district, was found in the Ashley River to-day, evidently drowned a week ago. He leaves a wife and grown up family.