INTERPROVINCIAL. (BY TELEGRAPH.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3972, 4 June 1885, Page 2

INTERPRO VIN CIAL. (BY TELEGRAPH.)

AUCKLAND.

June 3.

Colonel Hulstain left by the Manapouri to represent Nhw Zaaloud at the welcome to the New S >uth Wales contingent oa their return from the Soudan.

THAMES.

June 3.

Mr Fraser, M.H.R. for Thamas, addressed a large meeting of his constituent! to-night, ana received & unanimous rot* of confidence.

WANGANUI.

June 3,

Mr Bryce, the member for Waitora, spoke to-night. His speech was much tho same aa at Waverley. A vote of thanks and confidence was passed.

WELLINGTON.

June 3. The government intend asking a com- * mittee of citizens to undertake the management of the Wellington hospital, pending legislation on the subject of the hospital and charitable aid.

Booth's temperance mission opens to* morrow night. The balance-sheet of the Island Bay Park company show a credit of L2lB. The Wellineton racing club have decided to bold a steeplechase meeting on the 18th July. Stakes amounting to L 415 will be distributed.

NELSON.

June Z.

The total results of the Waitnea election, which has caused great excitement, show K«rr to have a majority of three. The numbers are — Kerr, 253 ; Franklin, 250 j White, 95 ; Denecker, 92 ; Wastney, 60 ; Piper, 33. Mr Kerr is a government supporter.

CHRISTCHURCH.

June 3.

Joseph Spencer and William Colltna, two A.B.'a of the ship Soukar, were convicted at the Lyttelton R.M. court to. day of broaching cargo, and aentenced to six months' hard labor each. It appeared that owing to their nefarious practice on the voyage out, the ahip had a narrow escapo of being burnt at tea. They explored the hold with naked lights, and once left a candle burning oa » case of candles, which was one of Dearly 300 luch cases placed just above a larga quantity of spirits. The lighted candle burnt down and charred the case on which It stood, but fortunately the fire did not spread. Fire children, in a family at.Sydenb.ua

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were taken violently ill la«t ni«ht. after partaking of » meal of new bnadi butter, chep«p, and fpn. They were attended by Dr Thomns, and nre a'l consid«rcd out of dancer. It is supposed that some of thn food mieht be poisoned, nnd the police ar« enquiring Into the mnttor. During the the year ending April 30th there were 149 lejrer convictions here for drunkenness than during the previous year. Thu man All^ndale, who was arres'ed on a charge o' being oncerccd in the jewellery robbery at Wellington, was brought up at the resident magistrate's court to-day. The watches which he had pawned in Christchurch were identified hy Mr Rash, an employee of Mr Jennese, the owner of the ahop, as part of tYe stolen property, and the prisoner was remanded to Wellington.

It 8 stated tb.it the police here have obtained information as to the whereabouts of the bulk of tho jewellery stolen from Mr JennesiTs shop, and also as to those who are supposed to be Allendale's accomplices in the crime. Allnndnle went to Wellington in custody by to-night's steamer.

As the Canterbury chamber of commerce committee have decided not to send a delegate* to Samoa by the Janet Nicol on her first trip, the Canterbury industrial association resolved to-night to send one with the assistance of the commercial community. Mr T. Pavitt has been aelected for the purpose, and a teln cram to that effect was sent to Sir J. Voeel tonieht.

Meairs T*matai Parata, Tave Tikau and Haonl Paratere were the three candidates nominated at Kainpoi to-day, from whom a member will be elected to represent tha Southern Maoti -constituency In the House of Repre?enWives. The polling will take place on Wednesday next.

ASHBURTON.

June 3.

Mr Grieg, the member for Wakanui, has resigned hia aeat in the Houso of Representatives.

DUNEDIN

June 3

Mias Sptrry, of Wellington, hai been tntrusted with the tnak of painting a portrait of Mr Macandrew to be placed in the university hall. The night alarm to tpat the celerity with which tha volunteers would turn out on a nudden emergency, came off at 11.30. The signal was the firing of two guns, and the ringing of the city and suburban fi rebel la within a very few minutes there waa a very large muiter at the garrison hall. The Port Chalmers men were brought to town in a •pfctil train, and there waa an immense turn out of people. The parade atatei handed in showed that 804 volunteers paraded — not very far ahort of the full strength. Id tha country districts, 219 volunteers turned out at their respective railway itationa.