INTERPROVINCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 8810, 27 April 1892, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per United Press Association, ]

AUCKLAND, April 27.

The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand Freemasons was commenced to-day, there being a good representation of members. The balance-sheet showed a balance of L2lO and a benevolent fund of L 230. The report stated that much better feeling now exists between the New Zealand and other constitutions.

The University College students are understood to be averse to the proposed musical professorship, and consider that a teacher of modern languages should be appointed instead. The steamer Richmond, from the Islands, reports that affairs are quiet at Raratonga and Tahiti, Re the loss of the barque Clara, which was burned at sea, the captain of the Richmond reports that the crew of one boat, supposed to be missing, were rescued and brought to Tahiti. The other boats were also picked up and taken to San Francisco. The cause of the fire is supposed to have been spontaneous combustion in the cargo of coal.

CHRISTCHURCH, Apbil 27,

At the Police Court this morning Captain Romeril, of the steamer Eahu, was charged with cruelty to animals to overloadiujphis vessel with sheep on a passage from the Chathams to Lyttelton, A large number died on the last passage, and the prosecution was taken up by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, but as the defendant’s vessel was at sea the hearing was adjourned. INVERCARGILL, April 27-

The Liverpool owners of the barque Compadre, which was wrecked last year on the Auckland Islands, have sent LIO in recognition of the humanitarian action of the Government in providing food and clothing depots. The Marine Department has expended the money in extra necessaries, to be transmitted to the island by first opportunity. Some diggers at Wilson River, Fiord County, are reputed to be making L2 per day per mao, The grain traffic on the Southland railway is tremendously heavy, necessitating special trains being run to meet the rush,