INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XIX, Issue 5953, 24 May 1894, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) (PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON. May 23. The San Francisco mail will leave Onehunga by the Mahinapua this afternoon. She will arrive here about midnight tomorrow. It is expected that the southern portion will go on from here on Friday afternoon by the Penguin. DUNEDIN. May 23. At the City Council to-day a communication was received from Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards intimating that L 1951 was required for charitable aid and L 951 for hospitals. The general opinion is expressed that the cost should be defrayed out of the consolidated fund. The Mayor said he would bring up the financial position after the meeting of Licensing Committees, when the loss of revenue was ascertained. He thought it would be necessary to strike a special rate. The Mayor's motion in favor of establishing abbatoirs was carried. Legal opinion was received that three months tenants can only be put on the roll by applying during the time the list is open for inspection, and at no other. CHRISTCHURCH. May 23. A deputation waited on the Domain Board to-day and asked that work should be found for some of the unemployed. It was pointed out that the Board had no funds, but would provide work if the citizens subscribed the money. The Mayor suggested that funds should be raised by letting part of the Park, but the proposal met with no favor. At Lyttelton to-day a point of some interest came before the Stipendiary Magistrate. Dr T. 0. Guthrie, a local medical man, sued Sergeant Rutledge, the officer in charge of the Police Station, for the sum of LI Is, for a certificate given to the police by Dr Guthrie's locum tenens. It appeared that it came to the knowledge of the police that a family was suffering from poisoning, the result it is alleged of eating brawn unfit for food, and with a view to taking proceedings, the police applied to the doctor in charge of the case and obtained written particulars. Dr Guthrie said that such information had hitherto been supplied free of charge, but the practice of the police in calling upon medical men for information regarding sick cases had grown to such an extent that the present proceedings were brought to test their liability. The defence was that Sergt. Rutledge had followed an established practice, and it was stated that if judgment were given against, him he would personally have to pay the amount, the department having refused to recognise the claim. The magistrate reserved judgment. A young man named Giles Keeley was run over by a plough at Springston yesterday. His recovery is doubtful. AUCKLAND. May 23. The 5 o'clock train to-night from Auckland to Onehunga accidentally killed an old man named William Thompson, aged 70, at Tepapa crossing. He was somewhat deaf, and it is supoosed that he did not hear the sound of the approaching train. The cowcatcher struck him, inflicting mortal injuries. He died in a few minutes. He was a sort of tramp with no relatives known in the colony. Shillelagh pulled up very dotty at Ellerslie yesterday, and he has not been seen on the racecourse since. Union Jack is reported lame behind. The Monowai left for Sydney this afternoon. The Mahinapua, with the San Francisco mail, left for southern ports this afternoon. DANEVIRKE. May 23. A young man named Harry Corskie, son of a blacksmith at Waipawa, while out shooting in the Umutawa block today, was climbing over a fallen tree when his gun caught in some fern, and the charge exploding entered under his jaw and killed him. PORT CHALMERS. May 23. Mr Cunningham, health officer, proceeded outside the Heads to the Rimutaka. Scarlet fever broke out amongst the steerage passengers shortly after leaving Capetown. The doctor isolated the whole of the steerage passengers. There are now about 10 cases on board. The vessel will be quarantined and the steerage passengers removed to the island. The ship will then be fumigated, and the saloon and second-class passengers will probably be liberated to-morrow. The Lady Mayor. (by telegraph.) Auckland, May 22. There was an unexpected development at Onehunga lasc night. It being the date .of the ordinary meeting of the Borough Council, two Councillors and a big crowd, including many visitors from Auckland, put in an appearance expecting a night's fun. Half an hour having passed, the Lady Mayor and her supporters were conspicuous only by their absence. Councillor Wade then arrived and stated that he had met Mrs Yates in the streets. She told him there would be no meeting of the Council that night. The disappointed audience then dispersed. Captain Yates, on being interviewed, said that the reason for the unexpected postponement of the meeting was that Mrs Yates had heard, that a number of strangers were going from Auckland to attend the meeting, and that she, having " another engagement," and being desirous of upholding the dignity of Onehunga, had gone to town. When asked why the whole of the members present had not received notice, he said that of course if there was no quorum there would be no business done. The ordinary meeting of the Council takes place this evening.