INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XX, Issue 6298, 4 July 1895, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) i WELLINGTON. July 3. A middle aged man known as Hal Verne and Charles Windward, who has already been committed for trial last week on a charge of false pretences, was up again to-day on a similar charge, the plaintiff being Charles Wainwright, of Springston, Canterbury. In the course of the hearing it was discovered that accused was really the man Hazel, who some four years ago was convicted at the Supreme Court of a similar offence, and since then has served various sentences in the south. The report of the Boar.l set up by the Government to suggest a new uniform for ail infantry volunteer corps in the colony is drawn up. It recommended that the uniform should consist of dark blue Norfolk jackets with soarlofc cuffs and collars, wide trousers of dark blue cloth and leather gaiters, with dark bluo helmets for reviews and folding cap of same color to be worn in drill order. It is also understood that corps which are already well uniformed will not bo required to make any change until the present uniforms are worn out. The Secretary of the Hutt and Petono Coolgardie Syndicate has received news that the prospectors have taken up a new claim, which shows nice gold. The party are still holding the previous claim, which is considered a valuable property. Williams, head of the party, speaks very hopefully of the syndicate's prospects. During June the Benevolent Trustees issued 15,000 rations. Siemens, the well-known iron and steel founders and electrical engineers, England, have intimated to the Government their willingness to put aside L 200,000 for the establishment of works in New Zealand for the treatment of ironsand. First, they ask for information as to the extent of the deposits available, and whether the use of some foreshore where it abounds will bo granted them ; whether the Government will give LI per ton bonus up to 20,000 tons of iron produced from New Zealand ores. If the Government do this Siemens intimate that they will not require any part of the bonus till 2000 tons of the iron have been produced and they are in a position to prove that the industry is established on a sound and profitable basis. Bishop Wallis considers the education system of New Zealand is better organised than in England, and its excellence as a secular system could not be overrated, but in religious instruction we were much behind, and something ought to be done to gtapple with the question, for Sunday schools could not do it alone. He said that at Palmerston North out of 1484 persons interrogated on the question all but 171 signed a memorial in favor of taking action in the matter. AUCKLAND. July 3. The Flora, for Sydney, takes 200 sheep from Auckland, principally Lincolns from the Waikato. The Invincible, towing a raft of logs from a northern port during yesterday's gale, lost it off Cape Colville. It is now floating round iu the Gulf. The Stella had to let go a raft of logs which she was towing down from Tako Bay. Tho raft is now aground near Omaha.