Interprovincial News.

Hastings Standard, Issue 180, 25 November 1896, Page 2

Interprovincial News.

[l3y Telegraph.] (I'cr I'rexx Assnriatioii.) The seventh Industrial Exhibition of tlie Auckland Sunday-school Union was opened yesterday by the Mayor. For number and variety of exhibits it exceeds any previous exhibition. The proceeds go to furnish a children's ward in the hospital. Several warnings have been given to tradesmen by the banks at Auckland for issuing defaced notes. They intend stopping the practice of advertising- on them in every instance where known. At Auckland, Thomas Barneby, for delivering meat on a statutory halfholiday, was fined Is and costs 435. Intelligence from Taupo is that after a few days' comparative quietude Te Mara again showed great activity this morning. At about 9.50 a large cloud of dark smoke appeared suddenly and grew darker as it ascended. Simultaneously the crater lake on the extreme height of Tongariro throw up a vast volume of steam, and Iveterahi, another outlet, spouted, which with Ngaruahoe in the left background made an interesting quartette. Mr W. Bass, station master at. New Plymouth for eleven years, was to-day the recipient of a purse of soyoj rigns from the business people. Mr Bass left for Onehunga, whether he has been transferred, yesterday. The Wellington Supreme Court was the whole day hearing evidence in the charge against Joseph Kenny of attempting to maim Timothy O'Gorman at Pahiatua. The jury retired at 9 p.m., and after a couple of hours' deliberation a verdict of not guilty was returned and the prisoner discharged. The Annual Synod of the Wesleyan Methodist Church for Wellington district opened yesterday. The Rev. W. Baumber presided. Fifteen representatives were present. The lie v. J. Ward, Christchurch, and Mr W. A. Beecroft, of Hastings, were excused on the ground of ill-health, and the Synod passed a motion expressing sympathy with them. At the Dunedin Supreme Court yesterday Walter Horace Event was appointed liquidator, with Mr ill the estate of Walter Guthrie and Co., as representing the debenture holders. E. W. Capstiek, an old resident, well known in the early goldfield days, died at Dunedin yesterday, aged 77.