INTER-PROVINCIAL NEWS

Oamaru Mail, Volume X, Issue 4201, 31 August 1888, Page 3

INTER-PROVINCIAL NEWS

(BY TELEGRAPH. ) WELLINGTON. August. 30. An attempt was made at high tide last nl;;ht to fljal the barque Kate Tatbam, stranded near Walrau bar, but owing to an accident to the pulaometer pomp, operations had to be abandoned. The bulkhrait w«-ro opened to allow the water to flow in the fore and aft compartments «o as to steady the vessel, and when tho repairs to tho pump are effected another attempt will bo made. It iB believed the vowel will be fixated off.

DUKEDLN. Anqust 31. The re-parted falling throagh of tbo West port coal negotiations is contradicted. CHRISTCHURCH. Tho Bjard of £dncatlon this afternoon iixpd tho salaries of their three inspectors at L 450 per year each. Notice of motion waa civen to reduce the inspectors to two at L 450, with LIOO travelling expenses. The police have been making a raid on the vagrants. At tho Resident Magistrate's Ooort this morning, three women, old offenders, wero sent to ganl for six months each for petty theft*. A man, also an old offender, received 12 months' hard labor for being a keeper of a bouse frequented by thieves. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt here nt three minutes past ten to-night. The direction was north-west to southeast, and the duration was about half a minute.

AUCKLAND. August 30. Tho City Conncil to-nieht concluded their consideration of the Finance Committee's retrenchment proposal, tho only other reduction of note being the cutting down of the sanitary inspector's salary from L2OO to L 175 per annumr The retrenchment effected by the Council in silarie* alone amounts to about LIOBO and to this there is also to be added a saving of LIBO now psid to the keepers of btths, which are to bo leased ; Lll6 16i in park expenditure, and the estimated saving nf L 770 in the lighting of tho city iby extinguishing the street lamps at midj night. W. Mooro was charged at tho Police Court with stealing a mare at Dome Valloy, and was remanded. Tho accused was married at Wark worth yesterday, and, on arrivioc by steamer at Auckland last night with his bride, on his wedding tour, was apprehended and lodged in the cells all night.

j HOKITIKA. ■ August 30. A heavy shcck of earthquake was felt to-night. Time, five minutes past ten; dotation, 20 seconds ; direction, west to ;east. WE3TPORT. August 31. The mnat severe shock of earthquako that his been experienced hero for years w;i3 felt at 10 o'clock last night. Glass nnd crcckeryware were vigorously shaken, and people c\me hurriedly down from the top storeys of their buildings. The direction was about east to west. TIMARU. August 31. At the R.M. Court to-day, a man named Breen was fined 20s for giving tobscco to ono of a prison gang working in the street. Breen had lately been in gaol, and thought he was doing a kindness to a late 3ss >ciate.

Michael O'Oonnel, a laborer, who was arrested yesterday mornlcg in an out-of-the-way piece In tho Albury district on a charge of being In possession of utensils used in distilling, and of spirits on which duty had not been paid, was brought up at the R.M. Or.urt this morning and remanded till next Thursday. The police brought in two demijohns of spirits and some malt and Bmall utensils from the prisoner's plsc?. Henry Dixon Adams, alias Bently, was committed for trial on a charge of forging and uttering a cheque for L 6 9i. The barquentiue Olytlo arrived from Newcastle last night, via Foveaax Straits. She experienced very rough weather all the way to tho S: rait a. Several sails were split or carried away, and the decks were constantly wet, and the crew suffered much from exposure and wet, being unable to dry their clothes. All but the captiin and the cook wero laid up off and on with colds, swollen feet and hands. On Saturday a heavy tea broke aboard and did considerable damage, and Injured the mite by dashing him against the pumps.