INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6478, 22 September 1892, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Bif TELEQitAPir. — Piiess Association.] WELLINGTON, Last night. The Wellington Liberal Association has carried a resolution that it is not desirable tha* the franchise should be extended to women, unless the majority of the electors in the colony declare in its favor. It wan also decidod to appoint a deputation to wait on the Government urging the establishment of a female branch in connection with the Bureau. The Boot Trade Conference have adjourned until the 11th of October, when it re-opens in Christchurch. The Agent-General has informed the Government by cable that the only vessel which has left a cholera infected port for New Zealand within the last three months is the barque Advancement, which sailed from Hamburg on the 19th. Her destination ia not mentioned in the message, but it is known that she is bound to Port Chalmers. To-day. — At the inquest on the body of Moeller, who lo3t his life in attempting to escape from the steamer Hauroto on Monday night, a verdict of found drowned was returned, and the jury exonerated che constable of any blame in the matter. The medical evidence proved that death resulted from drowning, and the examination of the heart and lungs showed there had been great muscular exertions before death, apparently by swimming. Deceased was fully dressed, and a life belt was worn between the coat and vest. The only marks on the body were slight scratches on the face and hands, and Dr Chappell is of opinion these were caused by fish. At a well attended meeting of insurance companies representatives held this morning to consider the Foreign Assurance and Insurance Companies Bill, now before Parliament, a resolution was carried to the effect that no circumstances have occurred in connection with insurance business in New Zealand to call for legislation in the direction taken by tho Bill, and that it is extremely inadvisable that such a measure should be given the force of law. A deputation was appointed to wait on the Premier with the resolution, and a committee appointed to watch the progress of the Bill through Parliament. AUCKLAND, To day. The body of a gumdigger named Elomily has been found in a well at Kankapakapa. Of the thousand casks of cement on the Timaru about half are destroyed, but the ship was not much hurt. The cement was brought from England on ship's account, but could not be sold. The insurances are unknown. Judge You Stunner made some severe remarks that Native Land legislation was so involved by eternal amendments that it was impossible to understand it. The Liberal Association have passed a resolution congratulating the Government on passing the Conciliation Bill, and express a hope that the Council, in the interests of industrial peace and prosperity, will also pass the Bill. Tke official enquiry into tho management of the Costlcy Home foraged people commences this afternoon, the Charitable Aid Board holding the enquiry. The specific charges are that articles of clothing, etc., are often removed from the inmates in an arbitrary manner, that little annoyances are caused to the inmates, the dieting scale is not sufficiently varied, and that the manager and his wife, Mr and Mrs Moss, are not fit to have charge of the institution. A shocking accident occurred at the Otahuhu railway station last night, which resulted in the instantaneous death of Mrs Catherine Rowe, wife of Mr Rowe, an employee of Mr John Hall, storekeeper, Otahuhu. Mrs Rowe had been into Auckland on business and was returning home. In alighting in the dark she fell while tho train was moving, and was almost decapitated and her arms and legs were mangled. She leaves no family. DUNEDIN, To-day. A conference is being called of local bodies to protest against increasing the amounts for charitable aid, and to endeavor to formulate some plan by which local bodies may be relieved from the heavy burdens imposed on them under the Hospital and Charitable Aid Act. In the Divorce Court in the case of Mark v. Mark and Mothorwell the jury found for petitioner and awarded i.oO damages. The Judge found the case came within tho small cases rules. The husband and wife diet not agree and petitioner had to admit that he twice struck his wife. Petitioner had often said he would sell his wife for L 5. He had said this before the co-respondent. She then spoke to him and said Motherwell was quite prepared to give L 5 for her, and the husband said she could go tomorrow it she liked. Petitioner alleged that he was joking when he spoke of selling his wife for L 5. Shortly afterwards Mrs Mark and Motherwell came to Dunedin and consulted a solicitor, and then returned to Lawrence, living as man and wife close to Maik's house. PORT CHALMERS, To-day. Arrived : Now Zealand barque Laonherdson, 120 days from New York with part cargo for Lyttelton and Auckland. On July 12th Carl Olson, while hooking the fore sheet, fell overboard. A life buoy was thrown and a boat lowered, but they could see nothing of Olson. It is supposed he was stunned in the fall and sank immediately. He was clothed in oilskins.