INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XIX, Issue 5905, 29 March 1894, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(by telegraph.) (per press association.) WELLINGTON. March 28. A number of young women: were proceeded a«ainst to-day under the new bylaw on a charge, of keeping a disorderly house. The Stipendiary Magistrate, after pointing out the" enormity' of the offence, convicied and discharged tho rfecusod, it being the first case under the by-law. The annual report of. the Wellington Education Board, presented at today's meeting, shows that at the end of 1:892 there were 87 schools in operation, this number being augmented during. 1593 by the establishment of seven now'schools, while two others were in course of erection, and sites had been acquired for three more schools. At tho close of, the year there were 307, teachers in thoservico of the Board, and the number of children entered oil .the books was 12,254, with an average of 9713, increased to 9816 on tho work in" average, being an increase 0f;414 on the books and only 95 in tho average attendance. The Masterton local option poll was ineffective. At the regatta yesterday Nelson won the junior outrigger fours with' Stars and Wellington in' the other places. The Christchurch Unions won tho senior double sculls, and the Stars tho senior pairs. The Wellington Club won tho Ladies' Plate, but have yet to run the gauntlet of a protest for using a wrong stamp of boat. March 29. A meeting of electors was lield : last night to ventilate grievances in connection with the recent licensing-electiorifor tho city; The following resolutions 'were carried:—(l) "That thi* meeting is of opinion that the State electoral' laws and their administration, as revealed at the recent licensing poll for Wellington and many other parts of the colony, constitutes a public scandal and requires tho immediate attention of the Government, and it calls upon the members for the city and suburbs to represent tlie matter to the proper authorities without delay." (2) That the gross irregularities tolerated at various polling booths ab tho recent licensing election for the city of Wellington, and the attempt, in many cases, to keep back the moro important of the two ballot papers from electors calls for the immediate attention of tho returning officer and the Government.'" Dr Cahill, of Wellington, who attended the Medical Conference at Napier, is lying there dangerously ill of typhoid. t)v Henry left to-day to attend him, and Sir Patrick Buckley, one of Dr Cahill's oldest friends, left by the morning train. Mr Valentine, the dairy expert, has returned from northern towns. He considers that co-operativo dairying is going ahead in the colony, but a great hindrance to it's further success would be removed if each colony left the management to _ a managing director, who should work in concert with the manager. Tho Ruapehu'" passenger*, for Port Chalmers are Mrs M'Kay, Messrs August, Vinet, and Fox. For Oamaru : Messrs Nuttle, Phillips, and Honex. The Ruapehu which arrived from London, via. way ports, late last night had an uneventful passage. Her dates are : London Feby. Bth. Plymouth Feby. 10th. Teneriffe Feby. 16th, Cape Town March 4th, Hobart March 24. She has a quantity of prize sheep on board for Lyttelton. Mr Johnston, the umpire at yesterday's regatta, has declared the Pearse Sculls no race on the ground of interference with Keefe by the umpire's boat, and has also disqualified Young for fouling M'Grath. As M'Grath and Keefe leave for home today, he has ordered the race to be rowed over again this afternoon. The regatta committee meet at 1 o'clock to consider the matter.

CHRISTCHURCH. March 28. Heavy rain fell during tho greater part of to-day, and culminated late in the afternoon in a 'tropical downpour, which flooded the streets for some time. AUCKLAND. March 28. On Monday, Mr W. H. Whiteman, of the Wanganui district, was drowned afc Rotorua, in a bath known as the Postmaster's Bath. It is a new bath which of late visitors have commenced to use, and it has not a caretaker. The deceased went alone, and was found drowned. He is supposed to have fainfcqd through sulphurous heat, and to have drowned in that condition. A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest, with a rider that the Government be called upon to. place all the baths under supervision, and also cautioning the public, against bathing alone. A son of George Yates, of Whangaroa, three years old, died from the effect of burns. He was sent for matches, and struck some, setting fire to his clothes. Death resulted in a few hours. Mr Wilson, chief officer of the Mararoa, who died suddenly last night, leaves a widow and family at Hobart. He will be buried here.