INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9043, 11 January 1901, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. Mr W. S. lteid, the retiring Solicitor. General, was presented with a beautifully illuminated address from the members of the. legal profession practising m Wellington, expressing their appreciation of the many eminent services he had ren-. dered the colony during his 25 years' service. The presentation was made by Air Campbell, the President of the Wellington District Law Society. The Government have received the following cable from South Africa : "Sur-geon-Captain Godfrey, Captain Crawshaw, and Lieutenant Montgomerie rejoined their regiment ; Lieutenants Tucker and Sommerville are doing well; 476 Trooper Booth undergoing operation to extract bullet from arm; 466 Trooper Borlase, slight fever; other men doing well." The date for -receiving the competitive designs for the Town Hall expired today. Thirteen designs have been received at the City Council offices. The services of the Stratford Rifles have been accepted by the Government. Surgeon-Major Parkinson's commission on the volunteer medical staff has been cancelled for absence from the colony without leave. A notice appears m the Gazette to-night stating- that a new bylaw has been made for regulating the admission of persons to railway platforms. Under the bylaw it shall not be lawful for any person to be upon a railway platform 15 minutes before or after the arrival or departure of a train unless holding an admission ticket, for which twopence must be paid. New regulations are also gazetted for the transport and delivery of luggage belonging to railway passengers. New regulations are gazetted under the Pharmacy Act. \ During the month of December the estates of sixteen deceased persons' have been placed under the Public Trustee for management. In the Russell election the returns so far received show that' Hone Heke has polled 1539 votes, HapeTaheriare 77, Pouaka Parore 66, Eparama Kapa 258, Rhi Paraea 92, and Riapo Puhepi 437. Seven small returns, totalling m all about 100 votes, are not m, but the result cannot be affected, and Hone Heke's return is assured. At a meeting held to-night some arrangements were made for giving a reception to the soldiers returning by the Orient, and the rest were left to , a committee. It is proposed to bring, m from the country districts as many horsemen as possible, and the troopers on arrival by train will, with the exception of 'the sick, be mounted and taken to Forbury Pork, where the official reception will be held. The Auckland yacht Rainbow arrived m harbor last night, after a rough trip from Lyttelton, but without mishap. The new railway regulations gazetted yesterdajy, providing for admission by ticket only (except as regards travellers) to railway stations a quarter of an hour before and after the arrival or departure of trains, are only to be put into force when occasion requires it.~ NELSON, last night. For some months great quantities of slime have been apparent m Tasman Bay,' and this slime has 'proved highly fatal to fish. Of late it has been less apparent m this vicinity, but reports just m from Golden Bay state that it is proving increasingly fatal to fish. The captain, of the Lady Barkly reports that m steaming from Collingwood to Takaka and thence to Separation Point, he passed through slime and dead fish the whole way, the fish being so close together that they were not a footstep apart. He observed hapuka, hake, schnapper, cod, herrings, gurnard, and other fish. The beaches of Golden Bay are strewn with dead fish m places to a depth of 3ft. arid such is the stench that some settlers contemplate leaving their homes for a time. Captain Stevens says the waters are thick with slime, and appear a beautiful green by day, while at night they are like liquid fire. ~ AUCKLAND, last night. ' At a meeting of the Auckland Builders' Union notice was received from the Operative Bricklayers' Association of a demand for increase of wages, to take place on March Ist. The s.s Kawau, from Mangawai, reports having seen" a ketch ashore about two- miles nor of Te Arai. She appeared to have been driven hard and fast on the beach, and heavy seas were breaking over her. The identity of the ketch has not been ascertained, but it is believed to be the Lizette, bound m ballast from Auckland to Ngunguru. The Waihi Gold-mining Company's final clean-up for the year 1900 (for 13 days) consisted of 6394 tons, which yielded £20,335. The total output for the year was £315,135, which exceeded the previous year by £12,331. The total won from the mine since the commencement of crushing operations is £1,510,814. AUCKLAND, this day. Obituary: Captain Alexander McGregor,, steamship^ owner. Julia Stevenson was committed to triaJ at Waihi on a charge of concealment of the birth of a child. „ CHRISTCHURCH, last night. This morning Dr Mason, the Government health " officer * saw the woman who was supposed to be suffering from leprosy, and he and Dr Clayton will go further into the case to-morrow, morning. It has been decided by the medical experts that the case is one for isolation, as much m the interest of the woman as m those of the public, though no danger to the. public is anticipated. It is expected that arrangements will be come to between the City Council and -. the hospital authorities whereby the woman will be taken charge of by the latter. Dr Mason will meet the Mayor to-morrow morning and discuss the matter with him. Dr Mason han an interview with the Mayor" with reference to the supposed leprosy case, and said there was not the slightest danger to the public health. He, however, recommended that a professional nurse be engaged The question arose as to the possibility of the. City Council to undertake the work, and the Mayor promised to consider the matter and communicate with Dr Mason as soon as possible. NEW PLYMOUTH, this day. Mr Stanford, S.M., gay». judgment this morning m cases m which a toll-gate keeper proceeded against one Rawlings for evading the toll by leaving the main road within. 300 yards of the gate. The infor-i mation was dismissed on technical grounds