INTER-PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume X, Issue 4203, 3 September 1888, Page 3

INTER-PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(bt telegraph.) WELLINGTON. September 3. Mrs Agoew, of Otago, was obarged at the R.M. Court with provoking-behavior towards the Premier, and ordered to find a surety in L2O to keep the peace for a' month. - The General Post Office advises that the steamer Zealandla, with the English mails of the 11th ult., left Sail Francisco for Auckland on the 25th August (timetable date), and that the steamer Mariposa, with the colonial mails of the 13th, arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on the Ist ihst. (one day early,

DUNEDIN. September 3. At the inquest on Walker it was proved that he had over L2OOO in his possession at the time of his death. Mr Oarew to-day decided that he had no power to grant the promoters of the Mining Company the right to claim allotment of money. NAPIER. September 3. The charge of alleged perjury against F, D. Luckie, Seoretary of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Clerk, brought by his clerk, B. C. Ware, was dismissed without the defence being called on at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning. HAWERA. September 3. Mr Nairn, manager of the Bank of Australasia, was driving with his family to Manaia yesterday, when the horses bolted and upset the buggy as they were approaching the Waingongoro bridge. The youngest child, an infant, was badly hurt about the head, and the child's ankle was sprained. Mr and Mrs Nairn aad Miss Fantham were much bruised. NELSON. September 3. Arrived—Janet Nicoll, eight days from Bnndabersr, with 12,880 bags of for Nelson, 4924 for Wellington, 6160 for Lyttelton, and 6400 for Danedin. THAMES. September 3. John Johns, a highly-respected miner, died suddenly on Saturday evening. The cause of death was heart disease. Mary Davies, charged with attempted murder of her husband at Mount Pleasant, has been further remanded for a week. KAIKOURA. September 3. Kiucald House, the residence of Mr A. W. Inglis, was bnrned down last night. Nothing was saved. Mr Inglis lost s lot of valuables, iucluding plate, a number of family relics, and a fine library. The fire was discovered at 9 o'clock, when all the inmates were in bed. Insurance, L 450 in the Victoria Insurance Company's office. WOODVILLE. September 3. A copper lode was struck on Friday, in the low level, and shows rich ore. The promoters will probably take steps immediately to form a company to work the lode. GREYMOTJTH. September 1. The coal miners at Brunnerton, suspecting the Union Company's Pakaki is coming here to load coal for Melbourne, are resolved that if that is so to refuse to load her. They are much interested in the Newcastle strike, but it is generally believed they will not refuse to load other than Australian boats. .