INTERPROVINCIAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10944, 13 April 1907, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL

(Per Presß Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. At the annual meeting of the Auckland Rugby Union, an amendment to the sick and accident fund was carried, providing that an injured player be allowed free medicine and hospital and dental expenses, m addition to payment of £51 per\^ week for ten weeks, as well as medicaf attention, as already provided for under the rules. The profit last season amounted to £912. The Auckland sittings of the Arbitration Court have been adjourned till May Ist. During the past five days the court has disposed of some 80 cases of breaches of awards and 12 compensation coses. The fines m enforcement cases amounted to £146. The Court left to-day for Waihi, whero it will commence a round of country sittings. Six members of the City Labor ticket for the coining municipal elections addressed a Well-attended meeting at Ponsonby last night. The chief planks of the platform put forward were municipalisation of gas, coal, meat, and milk supplies, and the estaplishment of workers' homes and efficient sanitation. In a wrestling match between C. Mubker amateur champion of Australia m , 1902, and England m 1901, and M. Leslie, champion of New Zealand, Leslie won eaph of two bouts, though' Musker was not m condition. The opinion Was expressed that the result would probably have been the same under any conditions. M. Jullien, Governor of the French jslands m the Pacific, is now m Auckland en route to France, primarily m the interests of his health, but also with, tlie intention of urging upon tho French ' Colonial o>fßce the growing importance of the'-Tu-ljjiti group. He was, asked as to the success of ft British line of steamers between Sydney and San Francißco calling at Auckland and iu..»w en route, and replied : ''Officially I can say nothing, because au American company is _ already running a regular steamer between Papeete and San Francisco. Personally^, I should think a line such as you suggest would be Successful. The French Government puyfc already 156,000 fraucß a year subsidy M) the Amerioan steamer Mariposa, of the Oceanic Company. She makes five-weekly trips. It seems to me that a British steamsmp line running a monthly vessel on the route suggested would be a profitable service, for it would most likely be subsidised by three Go- , vernments interested; namely, France, Australian^ and New Zealand. The business witli New Zealand is considerable, , and heavy cargoes are now oarried be—* tween San Francisoo and Tahiti. Understand, I ijpeak only as a private'individual, and express the views of a casual observer. l'he Auckland Provincial, Industrial Association discussed a proposal to hold an industrial; exhibition m Auckland during the next twelve montliß. Final consideration will be deferred nil next meeting. It is ooiisidered probable the wreckage reported last night is identical with the wreckage from the scow Vixen, recently dismasted at Coromandel, which wreckage has since been picked Up m the Gulf and brought to Auckland. , • THAMES, this day. Tlie residence of Mr Edward MoLouglilin, Wuikjawau, together with Uie Btableß and barn] was destroyed by fire. The cause is unknown! It is believed to have been due to the overheating of hay. The house wast insured for £000 iii the Liverpool, London, and Globe. MoLpughlin will be a substantial loser. PLYMOUTH, this day. A brother of Coldriok, who was killed at a sawmill oh the Carrington road yesterday, was brought to the hospital the same afternoon, having sustained a very severe injjury to one of bis eyes. He is a coachbitilder at Ingle wood, and a splinter from! a bar of iron he was cutting flew into his eye. The two accidents occurred at almost the same hour. , OHAKUAE, this day. John Elliott was found dead m a whare, tying half dressed near the chimney, yesterday. ihe rails are now laid to Ninia, 32 miles north of Taihape. WELLINGTON, this day. Gold valued at about £8000 was shipped from New Zealand by the Turakina, which sidled from Wellington yesterday. Willi reference to the departure of Air Mclntyre by the Turakina, the Hon. Hall-Jonfes stales tlmt the Government knew of Mr Mclntyre 'b departure, but • as nothing of a criminal nature was known against him no "attempt wks made to detain liim. The police visited him on board the vessel, The Acting-Premier said so far no absolute irregularities had been discovered, but several oases were being investigated. In any case the Exhibition finances would not suffer materially) and there was no suggestion whatever of defalcations op a Targe scale. A fire becurred at Bridge street, Lower Hutt, at an early hour, this momiity. Three six-roomed cottages were destroyed, and one damaged. The fire originated m a house occupied by Donald McDonald, and owned by U. W. Tanner, and sprejad to houses on each side, one being' occupied' by Mrs Hill and owned by C. Jenkins, the other occupied by F. Reid and owned by W. Lumsden., The house dafnaged was occupied by W. Seiners and bwned by M. Gleeson. The insurances Mere : McDonald's house, fllOO on the furniture m the New Zealand In-' surance Company, £400 m the Phoenix, nothing on the furniture ; Reid's house, £100 on the furniture m the London and Lancashire, and £200 on the house. BLENHEIM, this day. Mr W. H. Eyes, whose death occurred at Wellington yesterday morning, was tlie fifth superintendent of the Marlborough province, He defeated Mr Weld, afterwurds Premier, for Wairau m the General Assembly m 1860, and continued to represent Wairau till 1870, when he resigned m order to take the positions of Provincial Secretary and Commissioner of Crown Lands. Irofn. first to lost Mr Eyes held twelve public positions, ranging m importance from M.IIjP; tp sheriff. He catm? to WairaU m the fifties, and became the owner of sheep rims near Blenheim. He was credited witli great executive and financial ability, which faculties he\ brought to bear m retrenchment during his period as superintendent m 1865. His married daughter, Mrs Duckworth, resides at Blenheim, and also two unmarried daughters and a married son are at the Rai Valley, Marlborough, Another is m the civil service down south. WESTPORT, this day. Messrs Greenwood, Hansen, and Hill, three members of the Borough Council, are pronounced as candidates for the Mayoralty of Westport. In connection witli the recent discussions regarding the cnarges at different ports, Captain Haase, of the barque Amy, recently arrived here from Liverpool, exs. presses the fullest satisfaction with the fairness and reasonableness of tlie charges he has been called upon to pay here, and speaks m terms of praise of the attention received \, at the hands of the port a\\<s thorities. Captain Haase has traded m Newcastle, New South Wales, and m comparing the charges, facilities, and attention at the two ports, places Westport an easy first from a shipmaster's point of view.

Work is fairly busy at the Seddonville State colliery at present. Good liard cool is being produced. The manufacture of briquettes from the colliery's soft coal is .proceeding at the works m Westport. ASHBURTON, this day. At the Magistrate's Court, Mr V. G. Day, S.M., presiding, ten sly grog selling cases were heard. Frederick D. Robinson, with one previous conviction, was sentenced to five weeks' imprisonment on each of two charges, - tlie sentences to bo concurrent . Annie Alexander was convicted, and ordered to come up for sentence, when called upon. Samuel Alexander,' with three previous convictions, was sentenced to tliree months' imprisonment. Robert Paterson was fined £50 and costs. Andrew Sutherland, Thomas Sutherland, Ellen Young, and Mrs Arthur Madden pleaded guilty, ahd were each filled £110 and costs. Julia Hylnnd, with one previous conviction, on altering her plea froni not guilty to guilt V," was fined £40 and cost*. Thomas Williams, with one previous | conviction, AVas sentenced to five weeks' imprisonment on one charge and convicted on two others. When tlie express train conveying the sentenced men to Lyttelton gaol was leaving the station a demonstration was made by the mob, and one man was arrr-stcd for behavior likely to provoke a breach of the peace. Other arrests me pending. The Mayor has proclaimed a public holiday on Monday, the closing day of the Exhibition, m accordance with the Hon. G. Fowlds' request. OAMARU, this day. Several deer-stalking parties have relumed from the North Otago red deer forest, and report fair 6port. Tlie Rev. W. 0. Oliver, so far. has been tlie most successful sportsman, one head securedV being a magnificent 14-pointer, of tliCfc short, heavy type, the bare skull and horns weighing 191bs. DUNEDIN, this day. The action, of Victor Maurice Bruund against the Hon. Geo. McLean and P. C. Neill, Colonial Bank directors, stands dismissed as regards defendant Neill, with costs agaitist plaintiff, owing to the failure of the hitter to .proceed with the trial at the February sittings of the Supreme Court, Dunedin, as directed by the Chief Justice.

(Special to Herald.) Tho Trades and Labor Council will shortly surrender their interest m the Beacon, a weekly paper published m tlie interests of labor m this city. An endeavor is being made to form a syndicate to acquire it. The few people who were standing m the vicinity of the Law Courts yesterday morning received a shock that caused one or two of them to wonder if a violent earthquake had taken place. For a. moment there was a scatter for the middle of tho street. It was then ascertained that a lofty repairing macliine belonging to the Telegraph Department had fouled a wire ill Stuart street. The first thing that attracted utteninn was the Bvvaying of telegraph poles as if shuck by a tornado; then followed a Umd crash, ahd down came several of the wire*.