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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 38, 10 January 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

INTERPROVINCIAL .

(&NITED fJIESS ASSOCIATION.) Dukedin, Jan. 9. The Presbyterian Syaod op«ns its annual sitting on January 16th. The question of union with the Northern Church is to come »p for final decision Timaru, Jan. 9. A movement is on foot at Geraldine to start a woollan factory, and at a largely attended meeting, held on Friday evening, an influential committee was appointed to obtain tae nec-issary information, and to report at an early date. Napier, Dec. 9. The rainfall registered m Napier during 1882 was 87 inches. j Greymodth Jan. 9. ! The gold to be shipped by the Mahinapua is as folllows:— Bank of NewZ9aland, 5236 ounces; National Bank of New Zealind, 1924 ounces. The total value is £28,656, besides which there are over 5000 ounces from Hokitika for shipment by the same vessel. Hokitika, Jan. 9. Gold has been struck ia the pros* pectiug shaft m the Donnelly's Creek Company's lease at Ross. The depth of wash dirt is yet unknown. Oama.ru, Jan. 9. A newsboy named Arthur Bird, m passing from one carriage to another, while th? south express was m motion, fell on the rails and was killed.

An inquest was held to-day on the body of J. A. Rogers, formerly station * master at Burnside, who died from an overdose of chloral uader circumstances le ding to suspicion of suicide. The jury returned an open verdict. The Coroner censured the chemist, who had supplied deceased with chloral regularly, tor selling it except upon a prescription from a medical man.