INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6294, 15 February 1892, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Br Teleoraph.— Press Association^ WELLINGTON, To-pat. In reference to the trouble in the Synod last week the Archdeacon of Wellington writes to the Times stating on the authority of the Primate that no formal inhibition whatever was issued against the Rev. Howell, but that the Primate did privately require the clergy of the city churches not to ask the Rev. Howell to preach in their churches. This was done for two reasons, first, l)ecause of the personal attitude, assumed by the Rev. Howell towards the Primate as diocesan while he held the position of assistant curate in St. Paul's parish, and secondly, because his presence in that parish unfortunately proved to he a source of division. The Tainui arrived from London via way ports yesterday morning. She was detained in London five days by dense fogs. Her dates are : Plymouth Dec. 31 , Teneriffe Jan. o, Cape Jan. 20, Holiart a p.m. Feb. 11. She had moderate weather throughout until the second day from Hobart, when she experienced a heavy gale and sea from N. to N. E. , moderating only yesterday. Constant thick weather was experienced from the 11th inst. She brings 19 hags of mail and 27 boxes of parcel post. The health of the passengers and crew was good throughout. Passenger for Gisborue (3rd class) Mr A. R<. Hughes. A prolonged but gentle shock of earth, quake was felt at 11. CO last nijht. An earthquake shock was felt at Palmerston and Woodville at 11.20 last night. The earthquake shock at Marton and Masterton was very smart, being preceded by a loud rumbling. At the General Post Office this morning, a presentation of a collection of plate was made to Mr J. K. Warburton, Public Trustee. The Hon. Mr Ward in making the presentation spoke at considerable length referring to the services rendered the Post and Telegraph Department during Mr Warburton's 28 years' connection with the Department. The whole of the Post and Telegraph service canvassed for the presentation, and not the slightest difficulty was experienced in raising sufficient money for the valuable present. Messrs Ballance and Buckley also added their testimony to the worth of Mr Warburton, the former defending the Government in their selection of him as Public Trustee. The Government, he said, had preferred to search the Civil Service for an officer rather than select a lawyer or a commercial man, and he believed they had got a right man in the right place. Since Mr Warburton became Public Trustee, he had completely restored the confidence of the public in the office. Government have not yet appointed any Commissioners for the Chicago Exhibition. In fact there is a hitch about the representation of the colony. Some Committees want the Government to buy their exhibits outright, which the Minister of Public Works flatly refuses to do. If the majority of the Committees take this line he will probably throw the matter up altogether, but if satisfactory arrangements are made he proposes to ask Parliament to vote £5000 more. The Railway Commissioners have nofc received any report on the damage to the Southern lines, but the cost of repairs amd the loss of traffic will make it very difficult, if not impossible, to pull up the arrears this year. DUNEDIN, To-day. Mr Driver has been appointed judge of the Jockey Club, which has adopted several improvements for the forthcoming meeting, the princinal being an electric machine stopping the totalisator from the judge's box when the race starts. John Dickinson, an employee of a woollen mill, went for a ride on Saturday with a fellow employee. On the return journey they commenced to race. Dickinson was subsequently found lying unconscious on the road and died yesterday. He had been drinking. He leaves a grown up family. CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. The Fire Brigade demonstration has l>een fixed for the 16th and 17th March. This lias been done l>eca\ise the previously decided dates clash with the annual Ram Fair. A presentation has been made to Mr James McLean for the share he took in the gallant rescue of Jane Blackmore from a burning house on January 14th. TIMARU, Saturday. The balance-sheet of the Atlas Milling Company shows a profit of £4343. After writing off nearly £300 for depreciation, a dividend of 10 per cent, will be declared, and three-quarters as much carried to the reserve fund. The managing directors reported a busy year, the mill running the full time night and (lay, except a month for overhaul. Competition was increasing, and New South Wales had practically been lost as a market. They were endeavoring to meet these adverse influences by writing down and seeking markets in the other colonies. A drying nor'-wester has set in, which will save much otherwise inevitable loss in sprouting grain in the stook. AUCKLAND, Today. At the Presbyterian Synod the committee appointed to consider "the desirability of appointing a delegate to the pan-Presbyterian Council at Toronto recommended that the Assembly grant permission to Dr. Elmsley, provided he sees his way to go. ASHBURTON, To-day. Andrew Black, jeweller, has been arrested on a charge of firing hi* premises on Friday moriiiu". The fire was discovered by a constable, otherwise the principal block of the town would have been burnt. INVERCARGILL, To-dat. A fire at Sheffield &Co's large grocery store was promptly extinguished. Great damag« was done by fire and water. In the breach of promise case Aubrey Valentine and Ale.< Mikillop, the jury awarded £25 damages. The Southland Frozen Meat Company hag devlavetf a divideud, of 8 per cent.