INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS
Ipkb unitkd prkss association..! Auckland, November 23. Private advices from Tonga report the arrival at Vavau of a schooner whose crew and passengers (about forty people) had suffered terribly for want of water and provisions. The vessel cleared at the Customs at Nukualofa on Septembpr Ist for Wallis Island, with, eight passengers, but this number was greatly augmented at Nukualof.il and also at Niuafoo f>nd the provisions accordingly run short The captain reported at Vavau that he had been unable to find Wallis Island The company were all. emaciated, and three Native women had died. The captain is to be charged with manslaughter. November 24. A man named William Hutchinson, a carpenter, of Fakuranga, is missing. He came from Christchurch about five weeks ago, and aopeared to be despondent. He complained of injury to his head. Weeiinoton, November 24. The Zealandia, with English mails of the Ist inst., left 'Frisco for Auckland on the loth, contract date. The Alameda, with colonial mails of the 3rd mat., arrived at 'Frisco from Auckland on the 22nd, contract date. B.M.S. Aorangi arrived at Bio on Friday. Passengers .are well ; frozen meat in good condition. This Day. The Whittaker-Hntchison case was before the Chief ' Justice in Chambers this morning, and he fixed the date for Februnry 1. but stated in the order that it was postponed from December at the defendant's request. Dunkdin, This Day. Sir Robert Stout nominated J. A. Millar for Port Chalmers. Sir Bobert addresses a meeting on the political outlook on Thursday. Wanganui, November 24. George Hutchison and Robert Cunningham Bruce have been nominated for Wmtotara. Mr Symes, sen , of Waverley, died this moruing at Kai Iwi. He was one of the earliest New Plymouth settlers, and leaves a numerous family of sons in pro* mirent positions in local bodies along the coast. Mastehton, November 24. Something near 15,000 acres of bush will be fired this year in the Forty-iuilo Bush district
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 68, 25 November 1890, Page 2
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