INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 58, 30 October 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS-

[Specially Telegraphed to Star.]

| PER UNITED PRF.SS ASSOCIATION. | Wellington, Last night.

It is understood that the fate of Joe, the Fijian murderer, will be decided tomorrow.

The operations of the Maori Prisoners Act, 1880, have been extended for three months.

Sir Dillon Bell leaves for England in the middle of December.

Sir Dillon Bell's salary has been fixed at iBI2OO per annum, for which he acts as Agent-General aud agent for the inscription of stock, without commission. It is rumored that Sir F. D. Bell lias been appointed A»ei>i-&e»eral in or&er to go Home to prepare the way for another loan,, when the pledge not to borrow expires.

The services of Mr. Thompson, the Government interpret r at the camp, have been dispensed with. It is understood that this step has 'been taken in consequence of Mr. Thompson having written a letter to the Native Minister, protesting against the action of the Government m selling the Waimate Plains.

It is understood that further reductions in the Public Works Department are under consideration by Government.

Dr. Hoadley, late of Canterbury, was brought before' the R.M., charged with removing a roll of cloth from the ship St. Leonards, after the proper hour, with intent to defraud the Customs. Captain Todd and the steward of the St. Leonards were also charged with aiding and abetting. Dr. Hoadley was fined j>2s and costs. The case against the other two was adjourned for a week. Auckland, Last night.

Mr. Moss, member for Parnell, made a strong speech to his constituents on Tuesday in favor of Jocal government, and received a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence.

The English barque Lochnagar, which left here for Gisborne to load wool, was driven ashore in a gale on Wednesday. The vessel has eighty bales of wool on board and a quantity of manganese. She is an iron barque of 464 tons register, and was built in 1861. She is the property of Messrs. Park Brothers, London. Christchurch, Last night.

There was a severe frost here on Tuesday night, and snow fell on Wednesday on the lower ranges. The weather generally is unfavorable for shearing and lambing.

Six hundred tickets have been sold for Professor Proctor's course of lectures. Nelson, Last night. Mr. Jessop, of Hope, had a stack of barley, valued at j>2oo, destroyed by lire. The fire is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. The stack was partially insured in the Royal Insurance Company-

Dunedin, Last night.

Ah Lee stoutly maintains his innocence of the Kyebum murder. The Sheriff communicated the\Governor's decision to him on Wednesday. . Ah Lee was visited at the gaol this morning by Bishop Neville, who was accompanied by Mr. Kettle and Lung Chung, the interpreter. The condemned man continues to assert his innocence of the murder. It is. stated .that the Bishop is taking steps, on the convict's behalf, to endeavor to obtain a respite of the sen-

tence of death until further enquiries can be made.

Timaku, Last night.

Messrs. Mundle and Co.'s auction mart and horse repository at Geraldiue "*has be u n burnt down. A large quantity of horse feed, some harness, and a valuable horse were burnt. The building is insured for i'3oo, but the extra loss is estimated at