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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2057, 12 January 1887, Page 2

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(Reuter’s Telegrams) Received Jan, 12, at 1.15 a.m. Melbourne, Tuesday .1 fc has been announced that Messrs Deakins and Lerrimer will repre sent Victoria at the forthcoming Colonial Conference in London. The small-pox patients at Sorrento and at the Quarantine Station are progressing favourably. Perth, Tuesday. It has been decided that Mr iforest shall represent Western tralia at the Colonial Conference in London. Adelaide, Tuesday. Pour boatmen landed yesterday

it the quarantine station and were at once quarantined though they will be separated from (lie Preussen’s passengers until the lat er are released. Loxinv, Jan 10. It is umicunc-! I th it Sir Henry Ilolls.nl has been a { • j> he. ml try of State for the C )!o:iies The lion. Henry Staff >rd Northeote, son of Earl Jddesltdgh, has -esigned his appointment as Financial Score.' tary to the Surveyor-General of Ordnance. It is understood Earl Iddeshugh has taken exception to his being superseded at the Fcreim OlKce. John Dillon has entered an action against the Inspector > f Police for malicious piosecinion and for .assault committed at Loughrea. | Damages are laid at L’JOOO, INTERPSOVINCIAL. [United Press Assoc a; ion.] Auckland, Jan, 11. Over t2()0 less ar osts far drunkenness were m ule in Aucklaud i:i ISSIi thau iu the preceding ye:e. Owing to a drought, the overflow from the \\ t’steru tsprioys reservoir has ceased. I'he Council intend to take steps to prevent the waste of water which takes place. Sixteen tenders received fertile erecliou of the local Government Insurance offices have been forwarded to Sir Julius Vogel at Waiwera for his decision. I A bush the is reported in the Waitnkarei ranges, and also iu the North A fire on Rangitoto is burning fiercely. The heat is considerable, the highest reading this season being registered oil Sunday last, when the thermometer reached SO ill the shade. Wellington, Jan 11. A woman giving her name ns Annie Hind has been arrested, along with Reuben Hind, in connection with the robbery from the residence of Mr .John Plimmer. The estimated value of the property stolen is L2OO. The greater portion of the money and all the jewellery Iris been recovered, but the cash box, marriage cert ificate and other stolen documents tire still missing. Information has been received by the Minister of Lands that the tourist traffic during the present season is only about one-fourth of the average before tito crup* tion of Tarowena. There arc only three Ministers hero but they all disavow any knowledge of the rumor to the effect that one of the Jabinet iulends to resign. THE DUNEDIN DREDGE COLLISION Ui:.\i:ulv, Jan. 11. The nautical enquiry into the collision between the Omapere and the Harbor Board’s Dredge, was commenced to-day, before Mr Carew, R.M., and llear-Ad-miral Scott and Captain Orkney, NautAssessors. Captain Smith of the Onmpere stated in his evidence that he thought the dredge was about to pass close to the Goat Island and that it gave him no chance of keeping tMo Omapere on tho right side of the channel. Ho set the engines going full speed astern and had the dredge kept straight, on the course she was shaping there would have been no collision. Capt Steivarc of the dredge blamed the Omapere for the collision The enquiry is not yet concluded. A SECOND MILNER STEPHEN. Invercap.gil, Jau, 10. '‘ lie Rev. Gordon, of St Paul’s Presbyterian S Church, dilivered a sermon on Sunday night on Faith llea’ing. what is it ? with reference to the Rev. Dowie. Melbourne, now on ft Faith-healing Mission here, Mr Gordon asserted Ins beliefc that Dowie’s so c:ille»I healing power was simply animal magnetism, that Howie’* arguments were blasphemous and expressed the opinion that Dowie’sjso called mission was not free from a suspicion of selfishness. To-night the Rea-, Mr Dowie anuouncad th it he would reply to Mr Gordon. The Wesleyan Church was crowded and the proceedings were of a very lively order the rev. gentleman being unguarded in his references to those who interjected remarks, or asked questions. One of tho audience, who said Dnv.'e’s nude of procedure was all “bounce ’ was characterised as a “ lying scoundrel. Another gentleman, who a-ked Dowie when he was going to the 110-p'til to heal the sick there, was ord .red out of tao Church. No cures effected by Howie's agency here hive yet been made public. THE CHARGE AGAINST A CHRISTCHURCH PHYSICIAN.. CititLSTCiiUEcir, Jan 11. Ur Russell, charged with procuring ftboilicm on Mary JJowern, is sufficiently recovered from the ellects of the poison he took to he brought before the R.M. Court to-morrow.