INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7659, 18 June 1896, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Pjsr Press Association.] WELLINGTON, To-day. Mr Walter Brown, who has been in business here as an importer of machinery for some years, died suddenly yesterday afternoon. He left his business at 1 p.m. with the intention of going home as he was feeling unwell, and died a few minutes later. He leaves a wife and six children. Mr Coleman Phillips, a well, known / resident of the Wairarapa district, speaking at Greytown, announced that he would be an independent candidate at the general election, possibly for the Wairarapa seat. A firm of solicitors in Auokland have written to the Mayor of Wellington re the offer of a Wellington syndicate to undertake electrical tramways, and urge that no concession be granted until an opportunity be given to such persons as may be desirous of competing for such concession. The firm ' write on behalf of a London syndicate and ask that the whole matter be determined by ' public tender, and further, that time be allowed in order to enable colonial rspre- '-. sentatives to communicate with their principals in England. - INVEECARGILL, To-day. Daniel Watson, aged 30, committed " suicide at South Riverton by outting his . throat and then his wrist, aud so bleeding to death. It is stated that he had money invested in property, and fears for its security • deranged liia mind. He was to be married '<■ .■ on the day he committed the act. , • CHRISTCHURCH," To-day. ; Harry Thompson, of the Pioneer Bioyole. , Club, yesterday lowered J. O. Shorland's ;," record of lhr 40aec for 25 miles to. 59min -•.'.' 30aec. Thompson now holds all the ' Cyclist; ... Alliance standards and records from half-a-mile to 25 mileß, also the record for one hour's riding, having yesterday beaten " ; Shorland's record for one hour by. over •-" three miles. Thompson's time for 25 miles . is the record for Australasia. AUCKLAND, To-day. J. The Government having appointed. Sir ■ Maurice O'Rorke to the University Council,' : at yesterday's meeting of the Council, on the -;"- motion of Bishop Cowie, Sir Maurice was - ' unanimously re-elected chairman. A number of cases have been brought) '••. against tradesmen at the Police Court under ' the Shops and Shop Assistants Aot, in connection with employees delivering goods on Wednesday afternoon while the ahops were olosed. All were fined with costs. At a meeting of the members - and adherents of St. Andrew's Church who supported the call to the Rev. J. Milne, of : Sydney, a resolution was carried unanimously . pledging the meeting to use all legitimate ' means to place in the hands of Mr Milne a call to become minister of St. Andrews. ,- A resolution was also carried that the action of the Presbytery in removing four names from the call at a meeting called . for ■ another purpose was ultra vires, ■and that the meeting invite the Moderator- -or "^ other competent person to oonvene a pro j£*< ' nota meeting of the Presbytery for the pur- \ pose of considering the above complaint, and take whatever further steps ho deemed: . necessary. A legal opinion was read to the ' effeot that the duty of the Presbytery was . ■ only to take evidence in connection with the ' charges brought against Mr Milne, and that the removal of names was out of order. : ;