INTEROPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2056, 26 April 1881, Page 2

INTEROPROVINCIAL.

[Pbk Press Association.] Auckland, April 25. A miner named BurliC, at Ooromandel, committed suicide by putting a riflo m his mouth and blowing off his head. Mr W. L. Rees, solicitor, has laid another information against Wickhuni, of tlie Free Lance, for a loading article m Saturday's issue, as being offensive, and published for the purpose of annoyance and provocation. Wickham has been summoned for Wednesday. Tliu articlo objected to concludes thus : "We shall fight for our right to make coromonts on the notions of Messrs Iteea and Hurst, when they affect tho public interest, with our last sheet and our last shilling." Tho Chineso residents aro greatly exercised over tho disappearance) of a Chinaman. The police aro under the impression ho has go\io to the country to work. A boat containing four men capsized yesterday evening m Brick Buy, on tho North Shore, being struck by a squall. Two of tho men, nnmod Henry Drummond and Daniel O'Sullivnn, were drowned. Drummond leaves a wife and three children ; O'Sullivan was recently married. James Allen and Joseph Dexoy. single men, saved themselvos by swimming ashore. The polico searched for tho bodies unsuccessfully. At tho settling up on tho races, (he following amounts were paid : — Mr McDonald, L 274 ; Mr Rutherford, L 95 ; Mr Horafall, Lll6 ; Mr Owen, L 142 ; Mr Douglas, L 5 2; Mr Smith, L 57 ; Mr Leonard, L 35 ; Mr Walters, L 23 ; Mr Ellis, Ll3 ; Mr Carina, Lll ; total, L 873. Gua.iiamst.own, April 25. On Saturday afternoon the most lamentable affair that has ever taken place m Ohinomuri occurred at To Puke, near Pureora. A number of hoya, whose a<-es averaged from 11 to 17, were out shooting, when one namod Walter Ititchie, son of tho local schoolmaster, got m tho line of fire and bad his brains blown out. Much sympathy ia felt for the relations of tho lato unfortunate lad, ono of whoso brothers is now lying m a critical alate m tho Thames hospital. At tho inquest the jury returned tha following verdict: — " Tho jury nro unanimously of opinion that the deceased, Walter Ritchie, met his death by a gunshot wound inflicted by Froelerick Lipsey, and that it wns purely accidental and a misadventure" Tho To Aroiin battery wus opoi'iod on Saturday with great eclat. Over 200 persons were present, including visitors from Auckland, Waikato, and Thames. This morning stone from tho prospectors' claim will bo crushed. ■ New Plymouth, April 25. A robbery has boon committed at Capo Egmont camp. The affair is onrulopod m mystery. Wellington, April 25. Government intend to prosecuto every person connected with tho Mount View Asylum, against whom a jwima facie caso is disclosed m tho ovideneo given beforo the lato Commission. Tho Crown solicitors nro carefully considering tho ovidonco.

Charles Luwis, steward of the Te Aro Club, has Keen summoned for silling liquor without a license. About a fortnight ago he was fined L2O on a cl ,vgo of a, similar nature. Numerous summonses are being issued against property tax defaulters m the country districts. A fatal accident occurred at Kaiwarra. to-night. An old settler at Taira Flat named William Peckham, a carter, was driving home from town, and had to ford the Kaiwarra stream (the bridge, being under repair). He, however, mistook the road to the ford, and it is supposed that m attempting to turn back, the horse and cart slipped over the embankment. The cart was found by two men capsized m the stream, and on search being made Peckham was found underneath, life being extinct. Deceased had a nasty gash on the forehead. Ho leaTes a wife and large family. An inquest will be hold. While the barque Himalaya was off the Heads this morning a seaman fell from the royal yard to the cross-trees, and broke his thiijh. William Ebden has been fined LSO for sly grog selling. Ho was also charged with assaulting the constable who detected him, and was sentenced to fourteen days' hard labor. Reefton, April 25. Mr G. C. Bowman reports for tho week ending April 23rd : — Tho United Alpine Company put through during the week 168 tons of quartz for 172 ounces of amalgam from the top plates. At the low lovel the reef is 10 feet m thickness, without any sign of running out. In the southern workings tho reef is 35 feet wide, and will average all through 25 feet. The Fiery Cross Extended crushed Gl tons for 70 ounces 14 dwts ; the Golden Fleece Extended, 138 tons for 214 ounces; tho Welcome, 100 tons quarts for 455 ounces amalgam. There is about two feet of stone on the face of the drive. The Golden Treaauro Company has a pnod reef at 50 feet, which shows gold freely. Tho Wealth of Nations have 3 feet of stone, with good gold. The Nil Desporandum stone, of which a good supply is on hand, is estimated to yield 14 dwts to tho ton. Greymouth, April 25. Mrs McGabey has petitioned Government for means to enablo her to leave Reefton. Ever since the fatal occurrence she has been stopping at the police camp. Up to the present the police have been nnable to find any traco of the gun with which the murder is supposed to have been committed. - The money found m McGabey's pusses3ion is satisfactorily accounted for. Messrs Seed and Batkin arrived here tonigh I. Chkistcupech, April 25. The manufacture of potato starch, farinaceous food, arrowroot, and similar products is being commenced here on a large scale. The case brought against Hobbs and Goodwin, proprietors of the totalisator, by Snider and Drake, bookmakers, was this morningadjonrned, on the application of Mr Joynt, for one week. This will enable tho defendants to attend the Timaru'races with their machine, much to tho annoyance of the bookmakers The body of Rico Foulke3, who has been missing some days, was found by a search party yesterday, near the Heathcote estuavy, under circumstances showing clearly that deceased had commit'.ed suicide. He wns 29 years of ago, and had been drinking heavily of late. At the inquest a verdict of suicide while m a stato of temporary insanity was returned. The foreman of the jury thought the police should have obtained evidenco as to Foulkes' financial position, sis somo one might possibly have robbed him. He \va9 known, however, to be m financial difficulties, and from the position m which the body was found | with a gun tied to his left foot there can be no doubt of suicide. A pack of harriers numbering eleven arrived by the Mataura. The Native Minister, attended by Mr Parris and Honi Pihama, arrived at Lyttelton on Saturday on business connected with tho liberation of tho Maori prisoners. The Drainage Board, by five to three, to-day refused to cancel their Engineer's (Mr Napier Bell) engagement. Mr Bell is also Engineer to the Harbor Board, and there i 3 some dissatisfaction at his holding both positions, though no objection was made at the time, and by arrangement with tho Drainage Board hiß salary was reduced. He holds an agreement with tho Drainage Board for five yen is. The experiments made by tho Agricultural and Pastoral Association with the new subntaneo for preserving butter, known as butyrosoter, did not turn out a success, but it appears that the cellar m which the butter operated on was stored was inundated a few weeks ago with putrid water. Mr S. P. Andrews addresses his constituents on Friday evening. Professor Ruuleaux, the German Commissioner at the Sydney Exhibition, has presented the Canterbury Museum with the exhibits shown by tho Minister of Education for Wurtomberg. These consiat of 129 models m plaster of paris, 20 m wood, and nine works m folio, containing several hundred diagrams. Ddnedin, April 25. Cheshire, an hospital wardsinan at Queenstown Hospital, has committed suicide by taking prussic acid. Jealousy is the cause. At tho City Polico Court, Samuel Stewart was committed for trial for criminally assaulting a child aged five. At a meeting of tho Committee of the Chamber of Commorco to-day, a deputation was appointed to wait on tho Directors of tho Union Stoaniship Company, m order to ascertain how far they deemed it practicable to establish a monthly lino of steamers trading betwo<n Great Britain and New Zealand. Mr J. T. McKerras proposed that Government should discontinue the subsidy granted to the San Francisco service, and instead grant one to a direct line of steamers. Tho Deputy Property Tax Commissioner has been instructed to suo all defaulters. Mrs Hampson, the femalo revivalist, is drawing large houses. On April 15th, Angus Cameron, tho carpenter of the ship Otago, was washed overboard. Every effort wa3 made to recover him, but without success. Ho was 20 years of age. All tho sufferers by tho tram accident aro progressing favorably. Garrott has partially recovered consciousness, and tho dootors think there is a probability of his recovering. It was reported over town hist night that ho had died, and m one church a fiinoral sermon was preached. Traffic was resumed to-day as usual, and was well patronised. Tho gradient of tho portion of the lino where tho accidout occurred is 1 m 74.