INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVI, Issue 8074, 19 March 1901, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

i . « iby telkubaph.j Per Fbxss -Association. WELLINGTON*. March 19Argument in the M'Pbee v. Wright, Ktepheiwon. and Co case was concluded this afternoon and the Appeal Court adjourned to consider its decision. The> Native Minister is asking each Maori tribe to send 100 representatives to a native gathering at Rotorua during tha Duke and Duchess of Cornwall's visit, and all the tribes that have vet answered agree to flf> so.

The Department of Agriculture has received the following from the Agent-Gene-ral dat«d 16th March: Butter. 102s; market dull. Cheese. 495. Transactions in cheese are very limited. Hemp—.Market firro ; good fair Wellington. £24 : fair current Manila. £55 10s! Cocksfoot, 17th standard, 535; buyers have been offering for cocksfoot seed more- readily. Canterburr mutton, Wellington, 4; Australian, s£d; River Plate, 3£d. Canterbury lamb. s|d: Wellington. 5Jd: Australian. 4§d ; market steady. Beef, hind 3gd; fore. 3id: market dull.

Mr Macarthur, S.M.. dealing with tha case aginst a firm of stationers, who are agents for the Christchurch Press, far i pening their premises on half-holidavs to supply the papers to runners, he id "that such an opening did not constituten a breach of the Shops Act. and therefore dismissed the charge. CHRISTCHURCH. -Marcli 19. At last night's meeting of the Council of the League of Wheelmen Martin wrote that hecou.d not leave Melbourne before April 23rd. but would I>e prepared to stay iinir v.eefcs if sufficient inducements were iorthcijiuing and arrangements made with otiier tent res for him to race. Lawson and Ca.ipman also Australian riders, asked expenses for themselves and trainer. It was o.cc;ded to place the offers before the local clubs. The Council decided to endorse the action of the Southland Centre in suspending Sutherland for 14 days for abusive language.

Augustus Moor, was charged at the Magistrates Court tills morning, on remand with the theft of £2OO from Renter's Agency, where hi- was formerly employed. The evidence went to show that a cheque .V.r £253 was [said through accused on February 4tlt. 'but not place*! to the Agency's credit. Accused had opened a private account at the bank on February sth with a credit of a like amount, which had since been drawn, except for a few shillings. Defence was reserved by the accused, who had given himself up. He was committed for trial

AUCKLAND. March 19. At the Paeroa races the Hack Race was wun by My Lord, piying £1 17s. In the Steeplechase the positions were : Triller. 1: Larragnn. 2; Freewill. 5. The dividend was £5 9s.

At the inquest on the body of Pert. drowned by the capsize of a dingey on Wednesday night a verdict, of accidental drowning was returned. The Elingamite took to Svdnev last night bullion vained at £11.2501 545 boxes of butter and 200 cases of meats for the Imperial forces in South Africa. IXVERCAKGILL. March 19. Lite session of the Grand Lodge of the American Order of Oddfellows was opened last evening, when Grand Master George Grichton. a northern representative, was presented with a handsomelv framed address, he and P.G.M.'s H." J. Williams (Wellington) and Burchell (Auckland) responding at a social afterwards. The business of the session begins to-dav. The Talune sailed for the" north this afternoon.

The .ship Zealactlta sailed for London to-day with a cargo of 5800 bales of wool.

XAPIER. March 19. The death is announced of Captain Tnke, who took a prominent part in the native w:>r. He arrived in the ship Cornwall in 1851. and when the war broke out he was appointed by Sir George Grey as second in command, under Colonel W. Fraser. of the military settlers, and saw active service on the East Coast, for which he received the Xew Zealand war medal. He was also for 18 months in charge of the native prisoners at the Chathains. but was not there when they escaped. Deceased was in ids 75th year.

TVOODVILLE. March 19. There were 48 entries for the Rnahine Rifle Association Meeting, most of the competitors us/ins the .305 rifle. The Petone Match. 200 and 600 yards, seven "hots at eirh. w-s won bv Ballinser with fn. W. J. WtM : am s hem? s-cond with 63: "n-tertnn Match. 300 Yards. 10 shots. AV. H. BalLinsrer 46. Oleadow (Xapier) 45: Nursery. 500 yards. 10 shots. Oleadow and Lttd-ay iWaimate) 45 each. It was a tine inorninc for shooting. Tn the Xar-ier Match of 500 and 600 yards. seven shots. Bidwiil was first with 66 and G. Wilson second with 65.