INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8421, 21 January 1899, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Pbess Association.] WELLINGTON. To-day. With the view of securing the site of the late Royal Oak Hotel for a Town Hall, Councillor LuUe is moving that Mr Gilmer should be asked to cancel the lease on consideration he is provided with an equally suitable silo. AUCKLAND, To-day. The Austro-Hnngarian Consul. Mr Langguth, states that the remainder of the Austrians who arrived here by the Mokoia from Sydney have all found employment. The Collector of Customs intends to institute prosecutions ag.iinM some of the steamers plying on the West Coast for overcrowding dining the Christmas and New Year holidays. Eight hundred and eighty applications have now been received for old age pensions. I. -Mills, the Auckland crack batsman, has been asked to accompany the New Zealand cricket team on it-,' Au>traliuu and Tasinaniiiu tour, lie leaves for Dimedin on .Monday with his brother George, who is the only oilier Aueklander selected. The almost, continuous wet and stormy weather lias done great damage to the crops. Much oats and wheat have been badly laid. A largo proportion of crops are in a very had condition. NAPIER, To-day. Two four-roomed cottage.-- on the Marine Parade, owned by .Mali's Tinipcrley and D. Woods, were totally desuoved l>y fire at 3 o'clock this morning. Mr Timpeiley's was insured for £100 in the Imperial, and Mr Wood's for A' 1,50 in the Norwich Union. Mrs Sexton, one of tenants, lost practically everything, and had no insurance. REEI'TON, To-day. News h.is been received of an accident at the Dig River mine. A man named Morton was engaged with two other men in putting in timbers, when sonic stone fell from the roof of the tunnel, striking -Morton on the ba.-k of his head and killing him instantly. Hia mates had v narrow escape.