INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1582, 17 May 1887, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Mill Olinkard, sister-in-law of Mr Glenny, stationmaster at Ooebunga, Auckland, hai mysteriously disappeared, leaving a letter hinting at suicide on account of some troubles. Search has been made for her since Friday night without eSect, About 10 p.m, on Sunday a fire wai discovered in the Council Chamber of the new library buildings, Auckland, but the fire was suppressed aftert wo chairs bad been destroyed and the flooring burnt through, The origin is mysterious, as the room had not been entered for S 4 hours and the key left in the door by the caretaker was missing. The .Auckland Radical Reform League have forwarded to Ministers and to Sir G. Grey resolutions approving of the stand made by the Premier on the main principles of the Represent tion Bill, and urging the Govern meat to retrench by reducing the salaries of the Governor and Ministers and the members’ honorarium. Bodgei, who was assaulted and robbed at Auokland last week, it still in a critical condition. It has been ascertained that £23 in notes and cheques were stolen from hit pocket book, His watch and chain were untouched. His hat and umbrella were found in a stable near where he was found, There is no trace whatever of the robbers. A deputation of importers waited on the Colonial Treasurer yesterday morning, urging him not to enforce the tariff immediately on underproof spirits. The Treasurer replied that he would give the importers six months’ time from lost Tuesday. B. S. Hawkins will be a candidate for the Wairarapa seat. W. 8. Monday, Registrar of Births, etc., and commission agent, Westport, shot himself through the heart on Sunday night. He was formerly a Collector of Customs. He left a note saying he oould not account for the infirmity he was suffering from, but it seemed he or his person was obnoxious to many, and he therefore took his lift, Yesterday the barque Conference capsized in the Lyttelton dock. She is water ballasted and the tank was pumped out. The dock was afterwards opened to let another vessel in and through some mismanagement the Cox* ferenoe was not properly secured and overturned. The last clean certificate was granted to a fleck in Queen Charlotte Sound on Saturday. New Zealand is now free from no ah. Mr John Sawyers, late inspector of the Bank of Australasia for this colony has been appointed to succeed Mr Parker, the Superintendent, who was killed in the Windsor Railway collision. Dr Neill denies that be has resigned the luperintendency of the Seaoliff Asylum. John Madden, son of Dr Madden, of Melbourne, was killed by a fall of earth in his claim near Waipori, Otago. Mary Bameay Stinton, four years old, living at MensieiFeriy, Wyndham, was fatally burned on Saturday. The mother went out to milk cows, leaving the child in the kitchen. On returning she found the girl’s clothing in ablaze, and beiore the flames were extinguished she was so severely burned that she died five hours afterwards. George Waugh, aged 23 years, wag found dead in bed at Groper's Bush, Southland, on Sunday, He went to bed at nine o’clock on the previous evening, and no noise was beard in his room during the night. He had bsen suffering from bronchitis.