INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XIX, Issue 6128, 19 December 1894, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(BY TELEGKAFH.) ) (PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION",) WELLINGTON, rn, ~ December IS. -liie silver cup to be presented to the owner of the winner of the Wellington -MJp arrived from London by the Doric "• beautiful piece of silversmith work "est cup seen here. It stands 2 fc"-- "■'•ove the ebony stand, and case ii " have been used in its The Tim. v ' The j whenua judging • "uricd Uio ignored the sale of ±-> effected by Warena Hun. i and for which the latter mau . ' payment of L 2,000. The State . village settlement are situated on portion of the block, but as the chief promoter of the case is known to be a staunch personal friend of the Government, the i Times says that it may be assumed that he will use his best influence to assist the Government in completing its title to the i farm and settlement. The Times hopes < that the native owners will not be allowed to sell an acre of the block, which consists i of 15,000 acres of splendid land. By < taking advantage of the provisions of the Native Lands Act of last session the ; natives will be able to dispose of leases , through the Waste Lands Board to the i highest bidder, and can make sure of . getting the best possible rent. The first sod of the drainage tunnel through the hill to Lyell's Bay was turned , by the Mayor to-day in the presence of ; a large number of people, including the Mayor-elect and former mayors. The work will cost L 16,500, which is some ; LIO,OOO below the cost originally anticipated. The Mayor mentioned that so far , the amount expended out of the loan was L 25,500, for which 13| miles of sewers , have been laid besides other work. 700 houses were connected with the new sys- ; tem already.

DUNEDIN. December IS. A somewhat unusual case was called on at the Police Court to-day, when the captain of the ship Blenheim was charged with that during November, by unlawful neglect of duty, through drunkenness, he endangered the life of one of the seamen. At the request of the captain's counsel the hearing was adjourned till Thursday. The sailor was taken ill, and it is alleged he did not receive the attention he should. One of the principal witnesses is a passenger. The Mining Committee of the Otago University recommend Mr P. Fitzgerald as lecturer on metallurgy and assaying. In bankruptcy to-day the discharge of \V. Grega, coffee merchant, was granted. The certificate of Kenneth M'Leod, butcher, Tapanui, was suspended for three years. At the inquest on A. J. Brown, bank clerk, the evidence showed that deceased had been despondent, being troubled a good deal with his head. The jury returned a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane. Mr Larnaeh, M.H.R., had one of his ribs broken to-day in driving into town. The front axle broke, and the body of the cairiage coming to the ground, Mr and Mrs Larnaeh and son were shot out. All but Mr Larnaeh escaped unhurt.

CHRISTCHURCH. December 18. P. Butler, the well-known racing man, was admitted into the hospital at an early hour this morning, suffering from a wound in the throat, supposed to be self-inflicted. AUCKLAND. December 18. Mr J. C. Hanna, manager of the Bank of New Zealand Estates Company, and staff of 10, left for Wellington. M'Lean Black, said to be an ex-com-mercial traveller, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labor for the larceny of a book from the Free Public Library. Three respectably dressed young men (William Hutchison, Henry Wilmot, and Henry Wilson) were committed for trial on a charge of larceny on the steamer Tasmania. As the Te Anau reached Queen-street wharf, a saloon passenger, Walter John Smith, died in the social hall. He came on board in bad health. He was a passenger by the Kaikoura from London, and was a grocer in Wakefield, England.

INVERCAHGILL. December 18. The overdue sealer Anna returned to the Bluff late to-night. NAPIER. December IS. There was a large attendance of the public at the volunteer inspection by Colonel Fox in anticipation of some severe strictures, but they were agreeably disappointed. He complimented the rifles on the cleanliness- of their uniforms and accoutrements, and appearance in general, but were deficient in drill, owing to the want of proper training. No good work could be expected from them under the existing system of instruction. Of the artillery he was more complimentary, and eulogised the appearance of both men and guns, and the careful imstruction given by the officers of the battery. Mrs Williams, wife of Archdeacon Leonard Williams, Bishop-elect, died today, aged 69. She came to the colony in 1853, and was always an active worker and assistant to her husband, being much beloved in the Poverty Bay district, where she was best known.