WITHIN THE COLONY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 104, 29 January 1894, Page 3

WITHIN THE COLONY.

NEWB BY TELEGRAPH. (Ph* Paaaa Asa^osanoa.) Enquiry.

WAVOAWt, This day. 'Tb* enquiry into the charge* against WiUißin V*illi*in». native interpreter, wu opened on Friday Charle* Wa 1 lore, native interpreter of Oteki. depoeed to being present when a cheque for £5400 (the enVject of enquiry) wea handed Witham*. and he understood William" «n to caah ihc cheque %t Pate? and bring the money to the natives The manager of the bank at Patea said William* c**hed the 29th Dumber. 1860 The enquiry ia proceeding. A Publican Stabbed. InvehcaßOlLL. Thi* dav I Ml ■ gfel Mr « O I*'. ImIM of th» Criterion Hotel, was stabb»d in two by a man named Duncan Stewart, whom the former waa ejecting from the houn< for using bad language. The wounde bled freely, bat are not dangerous. Stewart, who comes from the country, has been in a lunatic aeyluui. The Weather. Invkrcaboill. This day. The weather ha* become unseasonable. There an* heavy rain and hail shower* and a great fall in temperature. Flax Bonuses. WiLLIKOToJt, This day. The Government has decided to offer the eum of £2OOO voted la*t tension for the encouragement of the hemp ii. due try in two bonuses. Ooebonusof £1760 is to be for improved machine or proconses of dressing N.Z. hemp; and the other £250 is to be offered for a process of utilising the waste product** of the hemp. App.i a tiona for the bonuses must reach the Minister for Agriculture before the 80’hof August nett. The Pacific Slope. Welli noton, This day. Two more local tradesmen are supposed to have levanted; one a baker, and the other a restaurant keeper. Drowned While Bathing. Gisborne, This Day. A boy named 'William Heapley, aged 13. was accidently drowned while bathing on Sunday. The German Emj-eror's Birthday.

Auckland, This day

The birthday of the German Emporer was celebrated with great eclat to-day on the German warship liussard. The French flagship Duguay Trouin was also ablaze with bunting.