INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7356, 2 November 1898, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(BY TELEGRAPH.)

(per press association.)

WELLINGTON. November 1,

The death is announced of Captain H. M. Brown, who saw a great deal of servico in the Maori wars, and who was subsequently employed in several departments of the Civil service.

At Hulke's inquest several witnesses gavo evidence as to statements made by the deceased which might imply either a prebontiment of coming death or suicidal intention. Dr Tripe who made a post mortem of the lungs andheartof diseased deposed there were no signs of irritant poison. Would say that death was duo to failure of fciie heart from a diseased heart and lungs. A perfon in Hulke's condition might go off at any time. (The jury wished an mmlysia of the stomach and the iDquest was adjourned till Saturday for that purpose. DUN iiDIN. November 1. At a meeting of the Presbyterian Synod to-night the Rev Ci. Lindsay gavo the address. He compared church life with what it was 50 years ago. There was an impression in some minds that the great truths of religion had aomo difficulty in holding their owd, but it was far otherwise, and there need be no fear as to the future of Christianity. The Church as a whole manifested great interest in the toiling masses, as was shown by the many organisations established for their welfare. 'J he evening was mainly taken up with the Bible-in schools question. The report of the committee recommending the setting free of a minister to devote his whole time to the formation of associations to promote the question was adopted, and the-. Clutha Jrresbytery was appointed a committee to take the fulless advantage of the facilities for the instruction offered at present, and report on the difficulties. At a meeting of ministers and elders of the Presbyterian Church, held this afternoon, at which about 60 were present, to consider the question of union with the Northern Church, a resolution was carried to the effect that any basis of union likely to be adopted munti provide articles making provision for a representative assembly, retention of the Otago Synod as an Fcolesiastieal Court, control for a time by each church of its respective funds, together with provisions for maintaining the historic doctrine of the Southern Church on the lines likely to be adop'ed in the union of the Free and United Presbyterian Churches. The Glenrock Co., Macetown, cleaned up 1230x,3 lodwts from 315 tons. AUCKLAND. November 1. Death lias been busy among tho old identities. Patrick Donovan is dead. Ho arrived in 1838. Mrs Thos. Wyllie, Papatoitoi, anivea in the Duchess of Argyle, in 1542. i aniel Lundon, ex Collector of Customs at Wauganui, aged 73, had a se cure in his bathroom, and was found on the floor unconscious. He arrived in Auckland by the Westminister, in 1840. The police made a raid on certain places at Opitonui and Whangapona, suspecttd of carrying on illicit grog selling. Constables Law and FraFer, and also a plain-clothes man, wern successful in finding liquor in two houses. Informations were laid. Twenty tons of Cambria stone yielded 64 ounces of bullion. Mr Hone Heke, M.H.R., left by the Weatralia for Wellington. CHRISTCHUROH. November 1. A man named Hugh Kenuedy Miller, aged 29, manager for G. T. vv hite, jeweller, died suddenly last night. A bottle containing what appeared to be the remains of a sleeping draught was found beside the bed. At an inquest to-day the verdict) was, death from an overdose of bromidia, taken inadvertently.