INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVI, Issue 8071, 18 March 1901, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) Per Press Association. WANGANUI. March 17. An elderly man, John Cronin, a painter, dropped dead at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church during this morning's service. Heart disease is supposed to be the cause. The Government are giving £36 ;n prizes for the match for t-lic returned members of the New Zealand contingents at the New Zealand Rifle Association meeting, and are anxious to see larga entries. There, seems to be some jnisunderstanding, as. so far, few entries have been received. No entrance fee is demanded, and all. returned members can obtain t, free pass from the district commanding officers. The match takes place about the 25tli. The meeting commences on Thursday.

WELLINGTON. March 16. Members of the Hibernian .Society assembled in Hill street- this morning, and headed jjby the Garrison Band marched ■with burners flying to the Basim Reserve, where the annual St. Patrick's Day sports were held. Tlis principal handicap of three distances was won by Somers from scratch, he being first in the 220 yards and 440 yards, and third in the 100 yards. Payne was second and Furrie third. P. M'Coll won the half-mile, and L. Ward defeated his brother H. Ward in the mile run, after a good race, by a, fewinches. The two mile bicycle race was won by Randrup, Burton being second. In the three mile event the positions wsre reversed, Burton being first, and Randrup second.

March 17. On Saturday Mr Ward went to Eketahuna, to open the new post office. In his speech he stated that in 1876 tliero were 61 nosb offices in the Wellington and Wanganui districts, and in 1899 the number was '254. Referring' to the requirements of the districts north of the Rimutaka, he stated that alter next month the extra five miles in the railway charges now imposed by reason of the difficulty of getting trains over the incline would be abolished. During last, year those extra charges totalled £7OOO.

DUNEDIN. March 17. It has beew decided to postpone the winter show . till about June 26th, the date to be definitely fixed when the movements of the Duke and Duchess of York are fixed. The idea is to have the show on. the week tlisir Highnesses are in Dunedin.

A suggestion has been, made to the Education I'oard by Mr .1. F. M. Fraser. Crown prosecutor, to bring into town on

the occasion of the visit of the Duke and Duchess' of York all the school children over 10 years, billeting them under the charge of their teachers in the various city and suburban schools, keeping the boys and girls in different schools.