INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1690, 26 January 1888, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

During tbe last year 19,748 sheep were frozen at the Southland Meat Freezing Works, and were exported from the Bluff. If tho works had been fully employed good returns might have been expected, as a not profit of £217 was made for the five months of the actual operations. Another shipment is now being got ready for the s.s. Selembria, which calls at the end of the month.

A Westport man, giving the name of John Gardner, waa arrested on the Buller road, thirteen miles from Westport, on Tueadaj, by Constable Bowden, of the Lyell, He is wanted for the sticking-up case at the Birch Hill Statidn, Marlborough. It is alleged that he entered the hut of ft man named Anderson and stole a sum of money, and fired a rerol rer at Anderson. The prisoner answers the description, and admits being at the station on the day in question, but denies having had any row there. A telegram from Hokitika states that twenty silver mining leases of one hundred acres each, have been applied for at Mount Rangitoto, and there is great excitement in the district about them. With the 500 acres freehold belonging to the Mount Rangitoto Silver Mining Company, there are now 2500 acres of silver country taken np. Mount Kangitoto is a mineral be t of country containing amongst other ores galena and lead, the former containing gold, and both rich in silver. The last piece assayed by Professor Black contained at the rate of thirty-three ounces of gold to the ton of ore, besides silver. It is rumoured that the Mount Rangitoto Silvermining Company has been floated in London. The reefs at Cedar Creek continue looking well. William Tell stone is maintaining its quality. Leaders are now met with, and the low level tunnel is expected to make into the reef. Four more silver' mining leases of 100 acres each were applied for on Tuesday. The Fabart, a French war ship, arrived at Akaroa on Sunday morning from Port Chalmers. She is a wooden vessel of 2200 tons, carrying 8 guns and a crew of 200 men. Her engines ere 2100 b.p. H.M.S. Swinger, from New Caledonia, arrived Auckland on Tuesday. The Conference of the iNew Zealand Temperance Alliance at Wellington has concluded its sitting. Che following resolution was carried ;—“ That this conference of representatives from the different lodges of the colony endeavour to secure the appointment of committees for the advancement of prohibition in the colony, and earnestly urge their friends in each licensing district to form meetings, and secure voles in favor ef no increase ot licenses in the coming local option contest.

Ten bankrupts obtained orders of discharge at the District Court, Invercargill, yesterday. Tho Government have cabled to the Agent General asking him to use his discretion in making the appointment of Chief Railway Commissioner. A man named Mark Spratt was found dead in a paddock at Mount Eden on Monday mornirg. He had gone there to work, and was suddenly taken ill and died In a short time.

A man named Joseph Osborne, engaged on the Napier Harbour works, was drowned on Tuesday morning, being washed off the monolith casing as it was being lowered. Osborne could not swim, and before another workman who swam out could reach him he sank.