INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 2947, 4 March 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[P&bss Association Telbgb»ms.l Auckland, March 3. Mrs Gillies, wife of Judge Gillies, diod yesterday. She was one of the founders of the Auckland Benevolent Society, ar.d Treasurer for 20 years. The flags were halfmast on the shipping. A quantify of the Triumph's cargo still remains on the rocks at Tiritiri, but A!.'r I/Vaser, the owner, expects to recover it all. The steamer Annie Millbank again proceeded to the ftcene of the catastrophe this mornin,;, with tho object of securing another load. At tho annual meeting of the Auckland Coursing Club the accounts showed a small debit balance. Mr A. E. Isaacs was roelectdd President. Liaut. C. Fordham, commander of H.M. schooner Lark, and his first lieutenant, le::fc for Tiritiri this morning, for the purpose <if taking soundings where the Triumph recently wont ashore. A n accident happened to a goods train from Waikato near to Papatoitoi on Sunday. Seven trucks m the centre of the train run off the line, and wore badly damaged befoie the engine could bo Btopped. The accident blocked tho line, and damagod the rails to such an extent that traffic was suspended for somo hours. Tho engine and passenger earriiigcs were not injured. The cause of the occuiTence ia unknown, but an investigation will be made. The Buapehu -was thrown open yesterday to the public. Sis thousand persons visited her. A collection was made for the fund inaugurated by Captaiu Crutchley for the relief' of widows and orphans of seamen ia the employ of the N.Z. Shipping Company, and iimounted to £9 10s. The publicans huve finally decided to lodgs a petition to upset tho City Licensing elections on technical grounds. Mr E. Hosketh is the solicitor retained for tho case. Tho Zealandia, mail steamer, passed tho Bay of Islands for Auckland at on^s o'clonk to-day. Mabton, March 3. Miyor Willis, formerly M.H.R. for Bangj. tikei, died on Saturday night. Wellington, March 3. It is understood that His Excellency ths Governor with family and suite will leave Wellington by the Hinomoa on the 12th inst. for Auckland. His visit is expected to las t about two months. Tha various rumors circulated as to tbs Civil Serricc changes aro incorrect, Ministers having decided nothing m fcho matter yet. Tha Education Board have discontinued Normal Schools. Mr Jameti Furness who wag drowned at Relson is an old resident of Wellington, having arrived here m 1842. Tlin Excellency the Governor has presented tho Star Boating Club with a trophy for thu sculling race at the autumn regatta, to bi> rowed on Saturday week. Wanoakoi, March 3. Another case of poisoning from taking " Bough on Rats " has occurred. In Wanga • nui lest evening, a man named Peoples, wh.> had been drinking, took a bottle of the poison which ho bought nt a local store, and toot two doses, though it is not. known how much. Ho was m n, v<iry precarious Btato whtfl visited by Dr Tripo, but is now out of d&ngor and recovering. No reason has been assigned for tho deed, oxcept that tho man was'fceaporarily deranged from tho effects of drink.

The coining meeting of the Wanganui Jockey Club promises to bo one of the most successful oTer held here, from eTery point of view. In addition to the highest number of entries evpr received, the acceptances have been good throughout, and as a better class of horses than usual will run, the sport will probably be capital. For the Cup thirteen horses hiire accepted, of which it is expected fully ten will make fimil payments, and a good number will also run m the Derby and other principal events. All the principal horses from outside the district hava now arrived, und the course is very busy m the morning. About 30 horses worked this morning, including Tim Whifller, Libeller, and other principal horses engaged m the Cup. Both horses mentioned did good gallops and favorably impressed the touta. The weather at present looks settled, and there are a number of visitors m town, including metalliciaus from Auckland, Napier, Wellington and Christchuroh, and betting is pretty brisk. At prostmt everything looks well for tho annual regatta, to be held on Wednesday. Subscriptions are coming m well, and tho meeting promises to be unusually successful. In addition to entries from tho local Clubs, Wellington sends a junior inrigged and outrigged crew, and Foxton n crew for the senior outrigged and inrigged, and maiden and junior inrieged mce3. lJatkin and Pollen, scullers from Wellington, have arrived, and are practising daily. The result of the shooting for the Champion Belt at the meeting at Auckland was received with great excitement m town to-day, it being tbe first time the belt has come, here since 1863, when Owen, of Rangitikei, secured it, and the fact of three Wanganui men heading tho list makes the -victory doubly gratifying. It is probable a public reception, of the competitors will bo held on their arrival on Saturday. A shocking accident occurred yesterday, by which a boy named Hall may lose his life*. He was waiting beside a boy on horsoboct, with another lad on the other side, when the latter touched the horse's leg with a stick. The animal kicked out with a start, and caught Hail just above the eye, inflicting 11 terrible gash, from which the brains protruded. He was found by men nearly suffocated from the blood clotting m his mouth, and taken to an adjacent hotel, whore an operation was performed by Drs Connolly und Earle, and nine pieces of bone taken from tha wound, which was covered up. This morning the boy was suflioiently rational to detail tho circumstances, the other boys having run away on tho occurrence, and this morning hp was sufficiently recovered to be removed to the Hospital, where he is making satisfactory progress. But slight hopes are entertained of his recovery, however. Nbisox, March 3. At a meeting of tho University Senate tho application of Dr Rowan for admission to ad eunden degree of M.D. was refused on tho ground that the applicant was not a resident m the colony. In consequence of the increasing number of candidates for the junior BcholarshipH, it was resolved to apply to Government for a grant to enable the Senate to offer annually four additional scholarships of £45, tenable for three years, and to ask the Gilchriat Trust to give annual instead of triennial scholarships. The United Copper Mining Companyresolved to send 20 tons of ore to Newcastle to test ite commercial value. Chbistchukch, March 3. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received the following cable : — " Ixmdon, March 2nd. Tongariro left Plymouth for Port Chalmers at 5 pjn. to-day. Among her passengers we Sir Julius and Lady Vogul." On Saturday afternoon :i six-roomed house at Oxford, the property of W. Ford, waa burnt. Tho furniture and tools, to the valuo of £100, with Ford's wages for the month, were destroyed. The building was worth £170, and waa insured for £100, but the office is not known. The Plumplon Park Coursing Club received 27 nominations to-day for the Derby, and 37 for the Oaks. Last year tho total for the two erects, was 36. AsHBtTBTOif, March 3. To-day a man named A. McKay was fined 5s for riotous behavior at a Salvation Army service. The weather is keeping fine for harvesting operations. Threshing is m full swing, and the yields are turning out beyond expectations. Oamabtj, March 3. The resolution of the Dunedin grain buyers only to buy grain with bags included haa created a good deal of feeling among the fanning community, and on Saturday night n largely attended meeting of farmers wan held atNgapara, at which the following resolution was passed : — " That the farmers sell their grain and bags as heretofore, and pledgo themselves to sell m no other way ; and further, that they seek the co-operation of other communities." Nearly 500 entries have been received for the ram and ewe fair which is to be held on the 6th instant. DtnTBDIN, March 3. On Sunday night, a quantity of potassium. was found scattered on the platform ot tho Dunedin railway station, and there ivau no little abirm. No damage, however, resulted. It lias transpired that thepaciage? were forwarded from London to the Otngo University two years ago, and have boen lying at the station since, through the omission of the shipping clerk or the railway officials. The Registrar of the University was not informed of their arrival, and he came to tho conclusion that as often happens, they had been thrown overboard on the voyage out. Tbe Refrigerating Company have received the folio witurcablegram from their London agents : — " We have sold at the average price of 5Jd, 2000 sheep, ex Tongariro. Tho market is firmer, and competition U increasxng." Messrs K. Meikle and Co. have signed, tho tender for the northern contract of the Obigo central lino of railway, the amount being £42,333. At South Dunedin the temperance party gained a decided victory, returning five candidates. Judge Williams goes to Christchurch to attend the Appeal Court tliis week, and afterwards proceeds to Hokitika to take a circuit there. Judge Johnston takes the Oamam sitting, and then comes to Dunedin. iHVEBCAEOrLL, March 3. A somewhat peculiar case came before the Assessment' Court for Invercargill to-day. Duncan Campbell applied to have the valuer compelled to pnt his name on the roll as occupier of two town sections. The valuer objected, and 'stated that the sections belonged to two children at present m the Industrial School. They were children of Bobt. Jenkinson, deceased. Applicant was not entitled to occupy the sections, and objector did not consider him as ocuupier. The applicnnt stated that he had occupied tho section* since 1861, and had fenced and raised crop) on them. That Bobt. Jenkinson, who had purchased the sections wa« now m Scotland. He was a single man ard had no children m the Industrial nchooL The valuer thought tho applicant only knew of tbe original purchaser, John Westlake, und had not seen Jenkinson. He objected to applicant obtaining any kind of title, and considered that he was right m endeavoring to protect the infants' interests. His Worship ruled that applicant was entitle to have hit name added to the roll, as he was the occupier of the sections, but ho would take note of the facts and communicate with the Government. The Woihora, which arrived to-night, brought a heavy mail, 200 bags being delivered m Invorcargill. It is supposed to be the San Francisco mail short shipped last trip. The mails are for all parts of the colony except Auckland and Taranaki. The Southland Neioi to-night repents that the passengers who left Invercargill by tho morning train for Kingston on Wednesday had a novel experience. After pausing Farrows it> was thought that there would bo no further trouble from floods. Soon after leaving Athol anothor break was, however, observed ahead. Speed wasaccordinglyslackened at a point whore the water bad encroached to within 11 few feet on each side of tho line. Here hundreds of rabbits hod collet-tod, and as the engine advanced they took to the middle of the railway and ran before it like a flock of sheep m constantly increasing numbers. As thoy went some of the passengers who bad been bewailing their ill luck m having to return to Lumsden for the night became excited at the prospect of sport, s.ud jumping out of the train, were

i soon engaged m a regular rabbit battue. In r, some cases walking uticks were brought into " play ; m others chunk.! of ooal did equally ■ good execution. How long the slaughter i would huve continued it is hard to say, for 1 the huntors had rabbits to thu right of them, rabbits to the left of them, and rabbits m front of them, all hurrying and scurrying m mortal teiTor, but just as the train drew up at an enforced stopping place the bunnies, unablo to go further ahead, plunged right and left into the water and swum for dear life. The water -was thick with them, and the probability 13 that few of them livod to reach their burrows on the higher country. When the train came along next morning the freshly skinned carcases lying about indicated that the rabbitors had been on the scene m the interval. They must hare made a rare haul. C. K. Martin's sawmill, Winton bush, was destroyed by fire this morning at four o'clock. No particulars are to bond as to the cause of the conflagration. The insurance is £850 m the New Zealand office, of which £600 is reinsured m the National, Victoria and Union offices, for £200 each.