INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2881, 17 December 1883, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[PBEB3 ABSOCIATIOS TsT,BOBiM.I Auckland, Dec. 15. Xlio Xcw Zealand Tobacco Manufacturing Company is Coating with p-eat success. The Directors have decided to curtail the allot' racnt of shares hi Auckland, and to allow a qnnntity for allocation to other parts of the colony. Mrs Wilson, who attempted suicide by poisoning, is now expected to recover. The first regatta of the Rowing Association was held to day. The whole of the events (fire) were won by the North Shore Rowing Wellington, Deo. 15. A case of infanticide was reported this morning. A young girl named Kute Boylan^ aged 19, who was engaged as a domestic servant to a gentleman in Wellington, gave birth this morning to t» full-grown female child, and subsequently it was discovered in an outhouse. The body was removed and is awaiting an inquest. The mother of the child will be taken to the Hospital this afternoon. An aie stained wilh blood has been iiscovered. CiraiSTCHOHcn, Dec. 16. • A number of the Highlanders who intend making part in the Caledonian games tomorrow, inarched in costume to St. Paul's Dhureh to-day. Mr Owen Jones, a member of the Harbor Board, and one of the contracting: firm for heLytlclton graving dock, leaves. for Tagnama on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Jones were mtertained at a dinnor at the Canterbury -■lub on Friday night. Arthur Henry Gaineford, a three-Tear-oB on of Mr Bobert Gainsford, a farmer on tho Vew Brighton road, was drowned yesterday ifternoon in the Atob." Deceased va« ph-ring

in a boat with two boys aged sis and nim years, and overbalanced himself. He «■ ijuito dead when his father got him out o tho water. Messrs Eollcston aud Mitchelson receivee a deputation from the unemployed working men at the Citv Council Chambers last night They were addressed by the Mayor and Messia Montgomery, Holmes, Wynn-Wil-liams, and White, 'who strongly urged tin necessity of finding immediato work for the man-fed" men. The unemployed represent 1234 persons in destitute circumstances 307 signed the petition. The Ministers sniil they would consider what could be done, and let tho Mayor know on Monday. A large crowd of men were outside waiting the result, but they were very orderly. The Ministers leave Christchurch to-moiTow. Dfxbdin, Dec. 15. A fire at Lawrenco broke out in some unoccupied premises last night. The loss is about £220, and is mostly covered by insurance. Dec. 16. Captain Russell informed the local press that he ha? not made any report to the Underwriters Association about Thnnru Harbor for some years. The information referred to by the Equitable Insurance. Company, and which formed the subject of a discussion at the Tiinaru Harbor Board's meeting on Wednesday, was obtained from a plan of tbo Timuru Harbor Works on -which is shown the berth occupied by ships which load there for Home ports. It is shown that, at this berth, marked A on the plan, there was only 39 feet of wator in the line of the foremast, and 19^ feet nt the mainmast. The plan carries at the head of it the following memo, signed by the Harbor Muster of limaru, C:iptain Webster : — " Waimate, Lurliuc, Arauco and Norway finished loading at this berth (A). Waimate left at first quarter ebb, drawing 18 feet 6 inches on oven keel, ou September 10th at 11 p.m.; September 11th, high water, 9.5 p.m." The Otago Rille Association meeting, which has lasted over three days, ended yesterday. The two first clays were very -net. The prize for highest aggregate scorer in four matches was won by Vol. Sontag, of the Waikari Rifles, with a total of 322 ; tho next highest being 315. Sontag took first prize in the first match and second in the third. The competition between teams of fivo from varioas companies for the Ladies' Shield resulted in the Clutha Bines' team winning. Vol. Johnston of the team made the grand score of 95 out of a possible 105, and Vol. McCarthy, of tho City Guards' team, made 94. 92 was the highest mado in any previous year.