INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 77, 3 January 1889, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(per united press association.) Auckland, January 2. A passenger named Charles Bartlett, assistant bailiff to the Central Police Court at Sydney, jumped overboard from the Rmgarooma. The body was recovered, but the officers failed to restore animation. This Day. Alaxander McCullock had several ribs broken on Tuesday night while unharnessing a horse. The animal kicked him. He is not expected to recover. H.M.S. Orlando was docked this morning. The Governor proceeds to inspect her and the fortifications. Admiral Fairfax gave a dinner last night at Government House in honor of His Excellency. ChkistcH-BCH, January 2, The analysis of the portions of the remaius of Mrs Beattie. whose body was exhumed at Hororata a few weeks ago on suspicion of death having been caused by poison, proves that no traces of poison can be found. Dunedin, January 2. Robert Frew, a carter, 60 years of age died very suddenly at the house of a friend he was visiting. J Invebcibgill, January 2. i A strong feeling of antagonism i. \ getting up between the Chinese and Europeans at the Round Hill diggings, arising out of the attempts by the former to secure ground. A miner named Bel) had his hand smashed while saving his head from a blow from a piece of sawn timber wielded by a f'hmaman m a dispute as to the gi ound for a Water-race. . Wellington This Day. A young man, named Frank Reeve, waa committed for trial for forging, two cheques of £2 and £2 oa. Completed Customs revenue for December is £108,829. For nine months £1,. 095,342, which means aj deficit of £26,258 , on the Treasurer's estimate for that period. : Tbe squadron will arrive here about ibe 15th instant.