INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9336, 28 December 1901, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, this day. At the Chese Congress the score at 1 o'clock was: Edwards, no wins, 1 loss; Forsyth. 1 win, no losses; Grierson, 1 win, 2 losses; Jacques, 2 wins, 1 loss. Barnes has won Forsyth's queen for a fought. Miles looks like winning the third game against Jowitt. At Morrinsville, Hewitt, a' seafaring man, was thrown from his horse, and his neck was broken. At Hontly, Doris, the third daughter of Mrs Lucy Leek, was drowned whilst attempting to reach her sister, who was m a boat. PALMERSTON N., this day. Mr Richard Leary, a very old townsman, died at Auckland last night. Deceased left here m bad health a few weeks ago. The late Mr Leary was Borough Treasurer for many years, President of the Chamber of Commerce for several years, a prominent member of the Wesleyan body, and one of Pabnerston's.most enterprising and go-ahead citizens. His death is universally deplored. / WELLINGTON, this day. At the Feilding athletic sports L. McLachkji, who recently returned from Australia, won the Sheffield Handicap, 120 yards, m 13sec, and the half-mile m 2min 2sec, both from scratch. C. Huttou, 90yds, won the- mile m 4min 27 1-5 sec. Stables at Carterton valued at £300, owner by Mrs Tucker, were burned last night. Incendiarism is suspected, this being the fourth outbuilding mysteriously burned mas many .months. It was insured for £125. The Stock Department have purchased 60 horses for remounts m Masterton district, also considerable quantities of forage. The Wairarapa Agricultural and Pastoral Association now has a membership of 600, showing an increase of 300 m two years. The s.B. Waikare, sailing for Sydney to-day, takes only between 80 and 90 tons of cargo, including 40 tons of concentrates to be transhipped at Sydney for London. WELLINGTON, this day. Captain Russell has telegraphed the Premier that he fears the Lieutenant Russell killed m the West. Yorkshire Regiment is his son. The Premier has cabled to Lord Kitchener, Major Pilcher, and the Agent-General, asking for information. The Premier has made an offer to the War Office to SU up vacancies m the Sixth and Seventh Contingents. Abont 100 men are and these will be chosen from men excluded from the Eighth, and will go with that contingent. A long despatch has been cabled by the Home Government, accepting m detail the terms of enlistment of the Eighth Contingent, as already published. The Imperial authorities agree to pay all disbursements made by the New Zealand Government m regard to raising and transport of the contingent, providing l«>rse and other equipment. The despatch emphasises the condition that all members of the contingent must be single i men. Rifles will be provided on arrival j of the corps m South Africa. j With reference to the complaints about I non-payment of moneys due to volunteers j for attending the Royal receptions, the Premier states that the only sums outstanding are those that are the subject of disputes, and £50 would cover the whole. Some of the claims*, he adds, are exorbitant. The men are asking for 7s per day, including time spent on shipboard, whereas under the terms stipulated tlip rate was to be 4s per day, each man to find Mb own food, and m these cases steamboat, passengers provided for their food. It is only these questions of adjustment that are causing delay, and the whole trouble, Mr Seddou declares, is due to the electioneering tactics of politicians, who, m view of the coining general election, are using this question, and that of the Trunk Railway works, as a basis for their enterprise. DUNEDIN, this day. A private cable from London reports an advance m copper to £57 per ton. Local members of Parliament, interviewed by the Star, inclined to favor the importation of Boers as prisoners of war, to be maintained and guarded by the Imperial authorities. They are unanimous m opposing the proposal to settle them on the soil or their reception as ordinary immigrants. The weather is again bad, leading to the postponement of all outdoor sports.