INTERPROVINCIAL.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1950, 4 September 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

0 (per united press association). Wellington, Sept 2. Ralph Ramsden, youngest son of the manager of the Woollen Facto y, got his left arm into the machine known i s the scribbler this morning, and had the lies 1 and sinews stripped off. He wab taken to the hospital. Sept 3. The following are the tenders for the North Island Main Trunk Railway, Huatervills Contract : Accepted Jesse Coates, Palmerston South, Lid,242 Declined —Matheson Bros,Dunedin, L1G.750 Alexander aud M'Farlane, Wanganui, L 17.18- ;Su illy and O’Connor, Wang mui L 17.478 ; A. and D. Wi kic and J. Wilson,’Wanganui, L 18,143 ; M. Danagher, Wellington, L 19.200 ; Mace and Bassett, Belgrove, L20.34S : Thomas Denbigh, Wanganui, L2O 397 ; Duncan Sinclair Wellington, L 22,040. Wanganui, Sep 1 . 3. The Hon J. Bnlbnee arrived here last night. He stays for a few days. The trains north and south were un-, able to get through this morning, owing to slips at Brunswick and lor dell. Attempts are to be made again to-night. Dunedin, Sept. 3.

The factory bands in Dunedin intend erecting a tablet in recognition of Mr Bradshaw’s effort on their behalf. Christchurch, Sept, 2.

A young man milled William lay lor, l.tely appointed a teacher in one of the Bay schools, was crossing Lvttelt m Harbor this morning in an open boat when it was capsized and, al'.li u_di ihe other occupants of the boat were rescued, he was unhappily drowned.^ A fatal fire occurred in W uker sire it this morning, resulting in the deitli of an old woman nam'd Mr? Joyce, better known as Granny Joyce. She lived in a one-roomed shanty at the back of the Rising Sun Hotel, and is supposed to have boon sitting by the lire all night, and then falling asleep fell into the lire The house, which belonged to Elsou, and was very old, burned very rapidly, and by the time the Fire Brigade arrived it was too late to save the woman’s liio. Deceased ha 1 been on sever >1 occasions an inmate of the Hospital aud Benevolent Institution, blit could not be induced to stop in either.

JUDICIAL CHANGES. Wellington, Sept. 2 The Evening Post says i is understood that Justice Gillies has applied for extended leave of absence on account of ill health, and if granted, it is possible that District Judge Ward will be raised to the superior Court Bondi to fill the vacancy. The question of the Wellington Magistracy is not yet settled, Mr Broad being unwilling to leave the West Coast. It is not likely now that he will accept the position. STATE FOREST REGULATIONS. Wellington, Sept. 2 Regulations under the State Forest Act, 1885,° are gazetted to-night. Clause 3 provides that all timberand other produce within any Sta’c Forest may be disposed of either by auction, a' praisment, or license to fell, upon sudi terms as the Commissioner of State Forests shall prescribe, and all moneys which shall be payable for such timber or other produce shall be paid in such a manner as the Commissioner shall direct The remaining clauses are 2 penal clauses providing for lines for infringement of regulations. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE, Wellington, Sept 2. Tho Agont General cables that, owing to the American Railroad now timetable cot having yet been put into force, it will not be possible for the present to arrange the accelerated service indicated in Mr Bucklaud’s letter.