INTERPROVINCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 8808, 25 April 1892, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Pre United Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, April 25.

Mr Paid, Government analyst, is making an anulyiis of tho stomach of Mr Alexander, solicitor.

WELLINGTON, April 25.

At St. Mark's yesterday the Rev. Mr Coffey expressed his strong condemnation of members of the Church of England who had attended the Rev. Mr Grubb'a mission services, us calculated to encourage schism iu the church. Thereupon a prominent member of the congregation, who was one of Mr Grubb'a committee, got up and left the church; but Mr Coffoy Baid he could not help it if people were offended at what he Baid,

Tho proposal made by the Government to tho education boards to supply drill instructors to the public schools from the permanent militia has been accepted, and drill under the new system will begin in the Wellington schools immediately.

TIMARU, April 25.

Tho Brunncr had a narrow escape of being beached on Saturday a little south of the Elginshire. She was coming from the South and anchored in a thick fog, soundjng the whistle as the usual fog warning. The settlers ashoro heard the whistle and thought that tho steamer was in danger. They went to the beach and fired shotguns and " cooed " as a warning to the steamer. Tho pcop'e on board supposed it to be the Timaru waterman, lifted up the anchor, and moved in towards the noises, till the beaoh was seen ] ust in time to turn the steamer round and make off.