INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8293, 23 September 1903, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

By Telegraph. Pee, Pbess Association. * WELLINGTON. September 22. The Postmaster-General leu- to-night- for Invercargiil. Mr -Seddon sent the following cablegram to 'Mr Chamberlain to-day :— ''Though the colonies are losing the best .Secretary _ o-t State* and friend they ever had, sincerely believe you have, under the extraordinary conditions obtaining at Home, acted wisely, and will be able to do more for closer union as a citizen untrammelled than as Secretary of State. Do. not be discouraged. To obtain reforms ever entails great sacrifice'. Your chivalrous action and sacrifice will never be forgotten." Mr Chamberlain replied under yesterday's date: "Thanks for your kind message. Very graceful for your constant and generous co-operation." The Department of Industries and Commerce- has received a communication froman association composed otf large industrial and mining concerns in l Chili who are projecting the establishment of cold storage warehouses in the principal Chilian ports. Their present object is to arrange for sup-plies-of mutton to be delivered by' steamers en route from New Zealand to London, or failing that they propose to build one or two suitable steamers to carry mutton to Chili-, returning thence to New Zealand and Australia with nitrates. The President of the Wellington Racing Club has been informed from Sydney that its proposal to run a £SOOO sweepstake in which Cruciform, Ibex and Achilles wou'-d take part-, has been found unworkable.

NELSON. September 22. •A heavy rain occurred this morning, over an inch being recorded. The downpour caused floods,and some streets were a foot deep with.water. Cellars were flooded, and the water entered some houses, while some gardens Suffered. There were a few landslips, but the total damage is not great. Air Turnbull, S.M., of Napier, recently held an inquiry concerning the charges made by Mr Mace against Mr Veysey, master of the Foxliill school. The Education Board has received official information that Mr Turnbull has reported to the Minister completely exoneraung Mr Veysey from the charges preferred against him. Mr Veysey has received many congratulations on the result. To-day Mr Wilson Heaps, who has been collector of customs at this port for many years, was presented with a gold albert by Air Wratt, on behalf of the staff and other customs officers who had been associated with him. iMost kindly reference was made to the consideration and kindness Mr Heaps had always shown to his subordinates and to the regret felt at his retirement from the service. .

TIMARU. September 22. At the Court to-day before three justices, John Louglilin, bookmaker, Dunedin, was charged with using indecent language at the late Timaru races to Dr Reid, one of the stewards, who interposed in an altercation between defendant and Kraetzer, a private detective, employed -by the Club to prevent betting. Dr Reid, having turned to go away, could not tell who used the bad language. Kraetzer swore it- was defendant, and another Christchurch. man believed it was defendant's voice, which he only knew from having heard in the altercation just before. A number of witnesses called for the defendant swore it was not defendant, but another witness who offended. The Bench, however, convicted and fined defendant £5, and at the request of defendant's counsel made the fine £5 Is to enable an appeal to be made. The same defendant was convicted of trespassing on the racecourse for betting and refusing to leave after being warned to do so. The club's detective, ivraetzer, corroborated by Adams, swore that he saw defendant receive a bank note from- another man and make an entry in a book. Ivraetzer stated that he saw defendant receive or pay money nine or ten times, but only on one occasion. had he any one with him to corroborate. The defence, was a criticism of the evidence for the prosecution. The Bench convicted, and proposed to fine defendant 10s. but at defendant's request made it £5 Is to allow him to appeal. The costs in h"th cases against defendant were £5 10s Bd. STRATFORD September 21. At the- Magistrate's Court- to-day, George. Hitchcock was charged with procuring Isaac Salmon to burn down a shop and factory at- Stratford in August, 1901. A second informatiofi cliarged liim with having burned the premises. Prisoner was committed for trial on both charges. The chief witness against him was Salmon, who is awaiting trial on a charge of arson in connection with the same affair. NAPIER. September 21. Th 9 representative football- match, Auckland v. Hawke's Bay, was played here today in fine though somewhat, warm weather. The visitors had the best, of the game all through, though in the first spell Hawke's Bay defended well, hut- these were nullified by wild passing. In the last half of the second spell the Hawke's 'Bay backs became demoralised, 'the game ending in- a win for Auckland by 20 points to- 3. The forwards were fairly equally matched, though the visitors on the whole showed more combination, but it was in the back division where their superiority was most marked, and they simply ran over the local backs at the. finish.

WANGANUI. September 21. At the Supreme Court, to-day, M. E. Cot. t-rell, charged with perjury, was acquitted.