INTERPROVINCIAL

Poverty Bay Independent, Volume I, Issue 73, 12 November 1885, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL

(OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Napier. Wednesday. Mr J. A. Cunningham, stock and station agent, formerly a sheepfarmer, died here yesterday, after a short illness of pheuno nonia. Wm. Kireti, a piioil at the Te Aute College, was drowned in the Te Aute Lake on Saturday last, by the upsetting of a canoe. Deceased would have come into a large property had he lived.

A swagger named Humphries was drowned on Sunday last in the Ngaruroro, near Maraekakano, while endeavoring to ford the river. Auckland, Wednesday. I here were a large number of spectators at the sham fight on Monday. A du nmy cruiser was blown up by a submarine mine. Two parties of navals representing an invading force, got through into Auckland and hoisted the Russian fl g. They interviewed the custodian of the Bank of New Zealand, and arranged for removing the booty. The battle however was decla ed drawn by Colone Whitmore, who was acting as umpire, in consequence of the invad ng fo ce making so many mistakes, and failing to follow up the advantage gained. Five shops in Newton were burned to the ground on Monday morning. Wellington, Wednesday. It is stated that Major Atkinson will shortly stump the country, speaking first at Hawera, from thence south, and afterwards in Auckland. The Court of Appeal opened here yesterday. Only two Crown cases were heard, but no decision was given.