INTERPROVINACIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 2918, 30 January 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINACIAL.

[Pbbbs Association Tblhobams H , . . AncKtAND, Jan."2s>. Ovrin^ to tho Provinoicl holiday, tho covrocted hat of the ineuranoes on laafc night's firo Vr© unobtainable, the los? of the Cjttonial is not so muoli as ftntieipaijod, 'as the policies 0)1 tlio promises of Messrs Gladding bad, it seems, run out nnd noi; becnronsWad. ,' i The eight hours movemoot woa to-day cfile*

bratcd with a procession and sports ■m 'the Domnin. The affair passed off successfully. •■. A demonstration of Hnited: Temperance Societies was held m the Domain to-day. About "2000 persons wero present. Sir Wm. Pox delivered an address, and was well received. A fire occurred at Mount Eden Road last night, which destroyed fire houses '?and three shops. It arose through' a tenant named Jones placing a pudding m a pot on the fira snd going to bed. It fe'supposed, sons* of the-fire fell on a wooden floor. •. A tihocking accident has occurred at To Arohu. A lad named Kollison..was wprking m n_ sawpifc, when- a log down" hifl, striking him and causing him to turn n somersault. His neck was broken, and hi 3 head was found buried six inches m v siding. Sir Gteo. Grey, Mr Moss, M.H.R., and Mr J. M. Dargaville, M.H.R., addressed a public meeting m tho Choral Hall $o-night,,under the auspices of the Eight Hours Demonstration Committee. Tie Mavdr presided, and thero was a good attendance. Sir George Grey referred afresh to federation, going ovor much of the previougground. He'complained that the Hon. F. Whitaker had told them httle new. He averred that m appointing delegates to the Conference the Governor had exceeded his powers, and committed a breach of duty to hi B Sovereign and the people of tho colony. The Federal Council would be supremo, and would be war tho local legislation. Colored labor would be introduced to the depreciation of- white labor, and the wages of Europeans. ., In nil fedoral matters Now Zealand would be outvoted and overborne. Messrs Mobs and DargaviUe followed iii the same strain. Tho speeches wero well received, and votes of thanks wore recorded. At a social gathering of the United lemperance Societies, m the Theatre Royal, Sir Wm. Fox delivered an address and exhorted the ratepayers present to unite to put men on the Licensing Committee at the forthcoming election, of sound teetotal principles, so as to secure not merely the regulation but the abolition of the liquor traffia A vote of thanks was accorded him. : i m. „, Gisbokne, Jan. 29. ■The Turf Club have decided to establish a ono days. spring meeting, and are negotiating with the Native Lands Company for buying a course close to the town, Which, is estimated to cost, with preparation, £5000. A number of bankrupts who availed thumselves of the expiring Act, are being refused their discharge by the creditors. The Native Land Company have sold altogether about £8000 worth, of land m the last few days. Napibb, Jan. 2i). The Resident Magistrate decided to-day that the words hi the Licensing Act importing the masculine gender apply to femiUes, and convicted two Maori women charged with sly grog-selling. Hews, has been received that a part of Wilding and Bull's sawmills at Waiputorau was burned down this afternoon. All the planing machinery and forty thousand feet oE timber were destroyed. The insuranceii are not known. It is reported that a certain firm 'of* railway contractors have levanted, owing a larjje sum ii wages. The navvies to-day at Dauevirk, and m default of (contractors ■ to abuse, they took entire possession of an hotel. Reinforcements of police have been sent from town. A proposition made by the Hon. Matthew Holmes, Mr J. B. Reid, arid other Lincoln breeders now m Napier attending, the Rani Fair, that a colonial exhibition of Lincoln rams and ewes should be held m Wellington about October next fora BweepEtake of £1600 is likely to be warmly taken up by the leading breeders m both Islands. The conditions proposed are that ho artificially fed, housed, or clothed snedp'flhall be allowed to flon\pete, hut hay or roots may be allowed. The proposal, it is believed, will meet with general npprbval as a" standard test of sheep on their best merits, particularly as the ••■ Various pastoral societies of the colony will be' disked to appoint the judges.- The exhibition may likely extend to other description* oft stock besides Lincolns. In fact, there isa probability of a grand 'central show. WBiiinroTOir, Jan. 29. ■ I Advices were received m Wellington this afternoon that the s.s. Doric front. London to Auckland had arrived .m Hobart wheie she had put m for cool. She is expectedito arrive at Auckland on Sunday morning. i' Daniel Sullivan, formerly : a' , restaurant ieeper, has. been committed for trial' on a charge of forging an order./ . „:..,' The Native Minister has received a fcojjjgram from Alexandra, stating that Sidney Taiirhanga has persuaded *Rewi to. withdraw from his undertaking to bring the NgatiImauiopoto land into the Native Land Court and to allow surveys and roads to be made through bis country. He admits that ho is acting treacherously m this recantation, but says he is influenced by an article which appeared m. the .Seto, Zealand Herald, stating that when the title is determined m the Native Lands Court the land will be sold or leased to Europeans. In the Supreme Court this morning, Mr J. Champion, solicitor for plaintiffs, again mentioned the case of Brandon and Brandon v. Bhaw, applying to have a date fixed for tho trial. Mr Gully, for the defendant, insisted bit the case being iried before a jury, and the trial was therefore postponed until after the close of the long vacation. An accident occurred. on the' raflvay line this evening. When the down train from Masterton had reached the summit of the Riinutuka hill, a stoppage was made to shunt six goods wagons, and while this w^4 being done, they got away on their own account and came thundering down the incline thiii side. The train from this side .was ! sent on an soon as nossible, and proceeded cautiously, until a mile from the summit, where the runaway trucks -were found; having loft: the. iii-j at a sharp curve. . Three o£ the trucks were completely wrecked, and the others are considerably' damaged. The goods m the trucks were principally merchantfisey and wßre-jeattered m all directions. After half-an'hour'e delay the train resumed its journey. At a meeting, of thq- Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Company, , the following gentlemen were elected directors :— -Sir; William Fitzherbcrt, .Messrs. R. Cleland, Iluick McKelvie, J. Dransfield, T. K. Meltynald, and James Smith. ' . The Gear Meat Freezing Company had its annual meeting to-day, and declared a dividend of 12J- per cent. .. „ •, •- Nblhok, Jan. 29. Tho logal manager of Johnston's United Gold Mining , Company has received the following telegram . from ColUngWqsd : ." Struck rich stone this morning m. dm vo m ■bdttom of incline. Splendid specimens." Cheibtchuech, Jan. 29. . Heavy rain set m from the south- west Yesterday evening, and continued all m'ght. Tlio weather is 'still gloomy, with ocoa.iional ahowors. The annual four-oar race between the Wellington and Christchurch Union Clubs iakes place on ■" the Sumner^estuarr on February 21st. The Wellington crow will also compete' in the Champion raco at the Heath • oote regatta. ; '"-• ' The annual moeting of the 'Canterbury Acclimatisation Society wos hold this evening. the report showed the recoipts for tho year to bo £918 and the expenditure £914,}' The Hon. J. T. Peacock waa elected Chairman. The Health Officer* annual report'- shows that m tho Christchrfrch district, having a population of 42,000, the following cases wero reported during 1883 r— Fever, mostly typhoid, 123 ; diphtheria, 18*j.8carlet fever 46; measles, 13. In 1882 there wens iWer cases of fevor and more of diphtheria, snarlet foyer and measles. 'The' death rate from *rmotie dise^sea ww highex. thaft iß,lßßS:. • ,? wwS^ Shipping Company wsued abou^gOO invMtions to a collation on bpard the Aorapgi, about 500 of whom fa lurge proportion bein^' ladies) acceplo^ and were_ most hospitably entertaiaSl; ' The Gam»on Band was' on' board. tJancing took place. It Trtsattenjoyabld affair,. ;de!pite t,io unsettled weather. Speoial trams con»eyed.the gnests to aud from. the port. If ' DtTNBDiw, Jan. Ji9. Tho Garibaldi Company's onishingof 100 tons yißlded,l63 ounces. :1 • • <;■: Wright, Stephenson and Co. to-day sold tho. flook, on Bugged Ridges «taiion. About 23,000 sheep wore sold m lots' 'pf fipinjlSOO ti» 5000, and they brought -«o»H»nt prices. Four-tooth ewes brought 18», Bd, .And. sixtooth 12s 7d, and two-tooth Vather^ifeiight 10s od. ' , ' * '.- ■•.-■.- '. ■. . --.i! -.j . ■i * • j^as ...'■' B '" ■■■■ - ■ . -• '. .- '.•■:.■ ••: 1:2 :i$

' iKTBBCiIiOIIi, Jan. 29. An Amateur Athletic Club fas formed her© last night, md intend to hold sports next March. The proposal meets with ap- ' prevail and support. j