INTER PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12265, 11 October 1902, Page 3

INTER PROVINCIAL NEWS.

[peess association.] Stratford, Friday. Mr Tymes left for Pateathis morning to opsn tbs election campaign. Mr Haselden will commence from thia end of the distiiot. The oonrt for the settlement of claims for compensation for land taken for the Stratford-Toko railway will ait here on Monday before Mr Justice Cocolly. It ia understood that work will be reimned on the Stratford-Whangamo-mona line immediately, Mabtieton, Friday. A dogcart driven by Mini Beard and Mrs Ceckburn Rood waa capsized thia afternoon, through the horse taking fright at n toad-grader. The ladies were thrown out, but they were not mnoh hurt. A few weeks ago a cheque tor £l2l drawn by the bawinillera' Association was lost. A platelayer named Greonaw subsequently attempted to pass it. lie was afterwards arrested on a charge of theft, and te-day was committed for trial.

Mr Hogg, is announced to address tha electors at Rlaatertou on Wednesday and at Kketaluma on tho ISth instant. Wia.i.iNUTON, l-Viday. Captain Carter, of tho Admiralty chartered collier Mercudes, was lined .Clio and costa in tho Mugist rate's (kiiirt to-duy, for leaving four eo-micu in Hong Kong who should have been discharged in the colony. Tho ouptAiu ban utoo undertaken to pay the contsuf bringing tho men buck and their wages to date. The land to bo given to rotm-uod troopers ia soon notes, of good ({imlity, between Te Kuiti and Awukino. do soon as tha Troopers' AsnouUtiou ia formed, and a dopomt paid, tho block will bo mbJivided into aero tutu. Mr Witheford, M.11.R , is proparing a list of applicants who dcsiro sections. A little child named Dent, which was burned through its nightdress catching alight a few days ago, succumbed to its injuries to-day. Tho parents resident Potono. Greymoutii, Friday. , At & meeting of the Harbor Board Mr Guinness waa accorded a unanimous vote of thanks for his services in Parliament. It is almost certain that he will hava a walk-over at the next election. There aro now about 70 men employed on the railway connecting Qrsymouth with the State coal mine, while a fairly strong party are engaged opening the mine itself. A good deal of excitement has been caused in town by the discovery of a rich gold-bearing reef at Garden Gully, about 20 miles from Greymouth. The reef has been eut for a distance of eight feet, and the farther wall is not yofc shewing. Gold shows very freely ia the stone. The timber trade ia again very brisk. Several large orders have been obtained within the last few days. The Harbor Board tug is being laid up to get new machinery and boiler pat in. The Silver Cloud, with & large cargo of ironbark, sailed in over the bar and alongside the wharf with the greatest ease.

Dunedin, Friday. Hr Bcott, the Liberal candidate for Bruce, opened the campaign at Milton last night. He declared himself an out-and-out supporter of the Government. He said objection had been taken to hie candidature because he was a Catholic. He would not support State aid to denominational schools till the question had been so decided by referendum. A vote of thanks was unanimously passed, the mover saying it was premature to ask for a vote of confidence at present. Thomas Blackwood and Charles Kemp were to-day committed for trial for assaulting and robbing a man of a cheque-book of the value of one shilling. The' Caledonian Society to-night voted ten guineas to the University Fund. Ashburton, Friday,

The political campaign opened in Ashbnrtou to-night, when Mr William Breok addressed the electors. He declared himself a Liberal and a supporter of the present Government. He favored the lease in perpetuity system without the right of acquiring the freehold, economical administration, the referendum, an elective Executive, limited borrowing for remunerative works, free secondary education, and universal old age pensions. He was accorded a favorable heating and a vote of thanks.