INTERPROVINCIAL

Marlborough Express, Volume XVI, Issue 156, 7 July 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL

RELICS UF THE DIDO,

[united press association,]

Wellington, This Day. The police are still enforcing the provisions of the licensing law regarding Sunday trading. The proprietor of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Tory-street, was fined £3 and costs for a breach of the law.

The Law Society this morning brought an action against a solicitor to recover annual subscription due. The magistrate held that thj society, not being corporate, could not recover,

The Government received a cable from the London actuaries to whom were submitted the Insurance Depot accounts, stating thai they find the sum of fifty thousand pounds devisable amongst the assured for the qninquinial period. This sum closely approximate* to tbat airived at by Mr Knight, actuary to the Department.

A letter received by the "Post"»tate9 that for ihe past fortnight the bands belonging to the vYatarhngi Station have seen wreckage on the sbore belonging to a small craft, judging by the size of mast. Amongst it is a bnoy with the name Dido on it ; also part oi a boat painted light blue on the inside. The spot -where Ihe wreakage ia «een if about 5 miles west of Cbpe Balluer.

The Government have received information from the Agent-General that he has, as instructed, completed arrangements for the efficient representation of New Zealand at the Wool Exhibition, to be held at Crystal Pf lace. The Agent-General also sends that the intelligence as to amount of New Zealand revenue for the year ending March 31st. including the statement that the railway profits represented 3} per cent of the construction, had been received m London with great satisfaction, and thought it is likely to have gopd effect on the price of New Zealand stock.

Nelsoic, This Day. A boy named Orson Brooks, aged 14, together with his horse, has been Irowned iv attempting to cross the Waimea ieer.

■ ' Christchorch, This D.iy. A girl named M'Kenna, agea nine years of age, residing at Sandridge, while sitting before the fire last night fell asleep, aud woke to find her clothes m flames. She was severely burnt before they were extinguished, and died at the Hospital this morning.

Dbneoin, This Day. Thos. Allan, seedsman, has been committed for trial for libel on Mr Massey, the Town Clerk.

19,404 children attended the Otago schools during June quarter. Towards the end the numbers decreased by 1,373, owing to the prevalence of measles, 1000 being trom the City schools alone. Cnly 200 under school age attend the Otago schools.