INTERPROVINCIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 1589, 6 May 1882, Page 19

INTERPROVINCIAL.

> ' ''' ' ' ' „''. AuoktAN'rij May 3rd. . Re the motion'' 'proposed that' 'the Board of Education should restrain teachers' from' trading in school-books, it is stated that some 1 teachers made £50 per annum thereby. "<■ ' ■ Nkw Plymouth, l May 3rd. • In the Supreme Court this morning Wiremu Hiroki was brought up on the charge of murdering' John M'Lean, at Monotaki, 1 on- 19th September,- 1878. Mr Samuel appeared for 'the Crown' and Mr Richmond for prisoner. -The trial-lasted' fill day; and will' be! continued tomorrow. The evidence is similar to that given when the prisoner was before the RiM. ; Mary Jane Sullivan was found guilty of' concealment of childbirth, -and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment. < ; ' Wellington, May 3rd. ' ' . The Wellington Artillery in the return .car* bine match .with the, Dunedin Battery scored475 points. The Dunedin score is not yet known. '' • • fu i -i — — »~— • '■ i,( ii,, „ Nelson, May 3rd. , Dodson, who shot himself on Saturday lastj died in the hospital this morning. At the inquest a verdict was returned that- he shot himself while in a state of temporary insanity. . , I' "',, Ohbistohdboh, May 3rd. ! - i 'The customs revenue for April was £21^957, ' against %£19j185 for the -same month in 1881. ■'The beer duty was £1249, against £1066. . , "' ' ' THe ent'erprisingk'burglarji^stillimaking'his 1 , i rounds, but he has not been : .very < successful 'lately. Two attempts' have, been i reported ; within <f the last few' days 1 / which came 'to \ nothing in" consequenoe'of. the. inmates, being \ re%dy toireceive the maraudeu./iMidnight fowl': ■' stealing, howev'eV, is still successfully carried on; i /The" •brass' band- contest: took- 'place mnthe Exhibition^building ;lasfr Tiight.' Four/banda, \ competed^ with the 1 following result tTT-Timaru ! i Artillery! Band,' first prize; Christchurch. City I Guards,' second } iGhristchurch f Artillery^' c° m '' jmended.'" •> »k <■; ■ ■ • ■ i « s • > _i v ; •i" .'l,'.- ■'! iNVEBOABQILLi May_ 3rd. Lumsdeni i township appears to be infested •just .nowwbyaband of ruffians.. They have inflicted injuries upon two or three well-known residents, and in their drunken-orgies use open knives and the . most ■ 'disgusting ■ .language. Apparently they have for the present i.possession of the town. ' >'■