INTERPROVINCIAL

Otago Witness, Issue 1598, 8 July 1882, Page 18

INTERPROVINCIAL

Auckland, July sth. The body of William Neil, lost in the bush at Dargaville three months ago, was found in a creek. He was lying on his face, with a large bundle of nikau on his back, which had evidently prevented him from rising. At a dinner to the officers of the Auckland Volunteer Engineers, Captain Anderson, of that Company, referring to the Volunteer regulations, said their prospects for the future did not. seem to be very bright under the proposed regulations for the Volunteer force. These new rules did not offer much inducement to any man to join the force, no matter how enthusiastic he might be. It was absurd to expect a man who gave his time and means for the defence of the Colony to comply with these regulations as to putting in at least 15 daylight drills a year. These drills were to last three hours each, but he oould not see how the majority of men could give the time, even if they were willing, unless, indeed, drills were to take place on Sundays. There were some good provisions in these new regulations, such as that which compelled negligent Volunteers to pay the amount of their capitation grant to the company, but there were other portions of the most objectionable character.

m Christohuboh, July sth. At the nomination for the Stanmore district at noon to-day the following was the result of the show of hands :— Cowlishaw '7o ; Richardson, 58 ; Pilliet, 47. Mr Pilliet demanded a

Two men, named Chamberlain and Ryan, were before the Court to-day for assaulting one of the Exhibition attendants named Anderson last night. They met him in the street, and one of them knocked him down. Anderson informed a constable, but as he would not arrest the prisoners, not having • seen the assault, he followed thorn himself, and then they set upon him and severely maltreated him. His cries breught out Detective Neil from his house, and Ryan thereupon turned his attention to the new-comer, and after striking him in the face, both men got off. Neil, however, recognised them, and they were arrested. Ryan got a month, and Chamberlain, who was imprisoned not long ago for the same sort of thing, got two months.

Ashbubton, July sth. Search parties were out on Saturday and

Sunday to endeavour to find the missing man Anderson, but their efforts were unavailing. His disappearance is most mysterious. Anderson frequently told his friends that some day he would disappear and never be found.

Tijtabu, July 5th. The number of applications for shares in the new Timaru Steam Collier Company is so greatly in excess of the requirements that it is not improbable the capital will be increased, and more than one steamer built. . Inquiries are being made as to a suitable steamer to charter till the Company's can arrive.

Oamabu, July sth. At the R.M. Court to-day, Alexander Beattie was charged with having at Papakaio, on or about the 4th of June last, killed and murdered Sarah Adams. < Sergeant • major Thompson at onfee applied for a uouks remand, saying that tho facts of tho cmmj w«ro that the woman Sarah Adams, who had been killed, had for a long time cohabited with tho accused. They had quarrelled, and tho woman had disappeared. After the lapse of some time her body had been found in a creek, and there was evidence that she had been killed by gome person. An inquest was being held ; it had been opened and adjourned until Monday, and he would therefore ask that the case should 'be adjourned for a week. The Bench remanded the accused until Wednesday next.

• Inveboaegill, July sth. Information reached town from Otautauthat John Comerford and Hugh M'Derriotfc were drowned last Sunday while attempting to cross the Aparima Rivov on horseback, ihe horses reached the bank, and returned to the place from which their riders had started.. The men were not seen again. Ihe bodies were found last night. Both men were wellknown residents. M'Dennott leaves a wife a \ resident at Woodlands, who had his home killed on a recent Saturday night by th.i laUs train to Woodlands, was to-tky prosecuted tor allowing the animal to wander uji the line. It appeared in evidence that the horso could only have got access to the railway, which was fenced on both sides, through a gate left open by a railway servant at the station yards. Ihe negligence in this particular instance could not bo proved, and the Resident , Magistrate inflicted a nominal fine of ss, remarking that these sort of cases were matters of great hardship. He had often found a difficulty in construing the provisions of the Public Works Act in the matters of fencing and straying animals on the railway.