INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, 13 June 1893, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(FEB PBESS ASSOCIATION). Wellington. Jane 12. Daring the fire scene at the performance of " M'liss," at the Opera House, on Saturday night, *ome of the scenery caught fire. The curtain was dropped, and the audience knew nothing about it. Mr Holloway and Miss Maggie Moore 5 got severely burned while tearing down i the flaming canvass, and the hose was got on before serious harm was done. This Day. i Eridence on behalf of the defendant 1 in the Cadman v Bees libel case will hi 3 taken in camera by commission to-day. ' Those to be examined are the Col. Secy., 1 Commissioner of Taxes, C P. Haselden 1 (Under Secretary of Justice), Mr SherU 3 dan (Native Office), Mr Wilhs (Socy. 1 Executive C. L), and probably other*. The Auckland steamer Glrnelg, oat* ward bound from Onehunga to Baglan, * sustained considerable damage at the ' Manakau, on Sunday. She shipped several tremendous seas, staving in part of the saloon, flooding part of the cabin I ..and engine-room, and causing minor damages. The steward was nearly washed OTerboard and carried under was the steering gear. He was bruised all orer and badly cut ta the knee-joint, , Auckland, June 12. ; The Premier received an address of ' welcome from the Auckland Liberal As- \ Bociatiou to night. The Premier received several deputations to day, and will be kept busily employed till Thursday, when ' he leaves for the South. 1 This Day. ' A young girl, 19 years of age, named Mabel Helander was arrested on a charge ' of wilfully setting fire to the house occupied by the Rev Mr Lusk in which she | acted in the capacity of servant. When , this case was called m Court to-day it ( waa stated that the accused died this i morning in the hospital. The charge was . withdrawn. r News from Rarotonga reports the schooner Goldfinch, owned' by Donald and Edenborough, of Auckland, long over ( due, 19 supposed to be lost with all hands on board.