WITHIN THE COLONY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 242, 19 December 1894, Page 3

WITHIN THE COLONY.

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. Fer Press Association.

Napikr, This Day. Obituary—Mrs Williams, wifs of the Bishop elect of Wiapu ; aged 67. Afe the volunteer inspection, Col. Fox complimented the rides on the cleanliness of their uniforms and accoutrements, but said they were deficient in drill. Invbrcakgill, This Day. The overdue sealer Anna has arrived at the Bluff. Auckland, This Day. McLean Black, said to be a commercial traveller, was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment for the larceny of a book from the free library. W. J. Smith, a grocer in Wakefield, England, who was coining to Auckland for the benefit of his health, died in the social hall of the steamer Te Anau as the vessel reached the wharf. Dunbdin, This Day. Mr Larmach, M.H.R., had a rib broken through being thrown from a trap, the axle of which had broken. The captain of the ship Blenheim has been charged with having by unlawful negleet through drunkenness endangered the life of one of the seamen. The latter was taken ill, and, it is alleged, did not receive the attention he should. A passengsr is ona of the principal witnesses. The case was adjourned until Thursday. In the Bankruptcy Court, Kenneth McLeod, a buteher of Tap&nui, had his discharge suspended for three years. Palmerston, This Day. The following acceptances have been received for the Mananwatu Summer meeting:— Telegraph Stakes Revolution, Kent, Kalrnea, Cretonne, Irish Twist, Magazine, King John, Stranger. Hurdles—Kapaa, Oakland-s, Rangipai, Revolt, Osman, Strike, Sunbeam. Cup—Au Kevoir, ltosefeldt. Musket, Senator, Revolution, Princess May, Irish Grandstand Handicap—Kent, Stranger, Kahuea, Princess May, Revolt, King John, Bonovaree. Wellington, This Day. Captain Edwin says there are now well detiufcd evidences of hard gales from the northward with rain on most purls of the colony between midnight of the 20th and noon of the 23rd inst.