INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 2245, 1 December 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.) Auckland, Nov. 30. Detective Jeffrey has returned from Whangarei. He was enable to discover the perpetrators of the recent attempt to burn down Farmer's boarding-house at Kamo, but there cannot be the slightest doubt incendiarism was attempted. At the Harbor Board meeting to-day a resolution was passed that it was desirable to form a Royal Humane Society for New Zealand. The Secretary was instructed to corretpond with other Harbor Board* m the colony, with a Tiew to co-operation. The Secretary was instructed to communicate with the Royal Humane Society of London, asking for information as to their rules and procedure, and whether the proposed Society could be affiliated with the Royal Humane Society. Tenders are out for the erection of an Auckland Coffee Palace, four storeys high, near the new railway station site. ' Thomas Petty was sentenced to three months imprisonment to-day for robbing a comrade named John Rowe, of the Hauraki Engineers, on board the Rotomahana. Wade, the contractor for a tramway for Guthrio and Laruach's company at Manukau Heads, and a man named Ormsby, were severely injured by a shot exploding while being drilled out m a blast which missed fire. The Jews have taken steps to erect a new synagogue. . Wellington, Nov. 30. No. 5 company of the Constabulary has been transferred to Pungarehu. Captain Messenger was sent m charge. Rahotu camp is entirely dismantled, Nob. 1, 3, 4 and 7 companies are now stationed at Parihaka. The Vernon contract, being an extension of the Picton and Blenheim lino towards the south, has been accepted. The successful tenderers are O'Melley and Easted, of Christchurch, at L 4270 10s. There were fifteen tenders ranging as high as L 7091 5s 7d. New Plymouth, Not. 30. Hirski was brought up this morning charged with stealing a double-barrelled gun and other articles, the property of W. Taylor, of Waitotara. After the evidence of Mr Taylor and a native witness, the priioner was committed for trial. Informations have been laid and summonses taken out against the two men who were dismissed from the Taranaki Mounted Rifle Corps for appropriating articles belonging to the Maori* when searching the whares north of Waitara for arms. Reefton, Nov. 30. A fire, which originated m Finlay's bakery establishment, occurred about two o'clock this morning. It gained a rapid hold, and consumed on the one side Hampson's shop and premises, Michael Sunn's shop and furniture warehouse ; at the corner of the street, and on the other side, Shephard's old shop, Dawson's Hall, Dawson's Hotel, Corbett's baker's shop, Dank's Hotel, and Colling's bootmaker's Bhop. It was checked at the right-of-way next Dick's butcher's shop, which is safe. The intense heat did damage to Coram's Hotel and Ching's store, across Broadway. Finlay was insured for L4OO, and Dawson for LIOOO. Great damage to property m other places was done by the hasty removal of furniture, &c. The unsecured loss is 1.15,000. The casualties were : — Oharlea Sinclair, broken arm ; Henry Dudge, broken head ; and David Mcßeath, hand severely burnt. The air was hot and oppressive. Everything wan quickly consumed. Later. The charred remains of Peter Alstead, a native of Donmark, have been found m the debris of the firo. Christchuroh, Nov, -30. • The Industrial Association last night passed a resolution condemning the pamphlet issued by the Committee m opposition to Messrs Joubort and Twopenny's proposed International Exhibition ; also

requesting the Committee to use its best efforts to ensure a good, display of New H Zealand goods. **■ The Working Men's Olub have decided Dl to purchase a Bite for the new Club buildings, at a cost ol L 2900. The vital statistics for the month are : —Births, 170 ; marriages, 38 ; deaths 50, Te being much the same as for the same b , month of last year. ■ Gretmotjth, Nov. 30. a. The Customs due* collected at this port CJ during November amounted to L 2350 14s SI fid, being an increase of 1,80 2s Cd, as compared with the corresponding month of last year. The gold duty amounted te to L 730 12s lid ; the beer duty (exci«e) to L63 10s 6d. Emigration during the month was equal *" to 36 statute adults. Ashburton, Nov. 30. g The vital statistics for the month are — R Births 38, marriages 5, deaths 4. Mr O'Reilly, a candidate for Wakanui, B , broke his collar bone by being thrown from his horse on Saturday night, whilst a| riding to Rakaia to address the electors. G Ah important decision affecting electoral matters was given to-day by Mr a Beswick, R.JI., who decided the case of 1c Weston Worthington, who was proved to si have obtained registration on the Waka- °] nui electoral roll although he had not '■ complied with the residential qualifies- a j tion, having only resided m the district some five months. The Magistrate said w that under the 28th section of the Act he t< had no power to strike his name off the „ roll, notwithstanding the misrepresents- g tion, as tho Act prescribed . this could ri only be dono m the case of death or the c ] written consent of the person registered. B Oamaku, Nov. 30. tl The stables and contents at the Rugged a Ridge Station were burned yesterday, h There was no insurance. Ddnedin, Nov. 30. Wilhelmj opened this evening to a full l I house.