INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 3257, 5 March 1885, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegraph.) Auckland, March 4. At the sitting of the New Zealand University, Professor MoGregor moved that the Senate should go into Committee to consider the cose of B. L. Stanford, of Dunedin, upon whom he thought the degree of LL.B. ought to be conferred. The motion having been carried, the Senate accordingly went into Committee. It appeared Stanford had failed m one of the seven compulsory subjects, Roman Law, but m answer to a private telegram the examiner, Profeßsor Hunter, had wired from Aberdeen that had he thought failure m Roman Law would have involved the loss of tho degree, he would have passed the candidate. It was agreed to confer the degree. Sir James Prendergast was elected a Fellow of the University. An old Auckland resident, Wm. McKinsley, commission agent, who had been suffering from melancholia for the last few days, was found at dusk to-night m a gully on tho Surrey Hills estate, dead, with his throat cut and a razor m his hand. At a fire this afternoon at Reddy's fishcuring establishment the building was gutted. The stock is insured. The owner of the building, Thomas Inglis, was insured for £300 m the Colonial Insurance Company. At an inquest on Robert Clark, killed by a tram-car, a verdict of accidental death was retruned. Ne blame was attachable to the driver. It is stated that Mr R. Reid, formerly proprietor of the West Coast Times, and at one time a member of the House for Westland, has joined the staff of the Anglo-New Zealander, and after making a canvass of the ColoDy, will proceed to London. The success of the paper is said to be assured, and it will shortly be published weekly. Wellington, March 4. Mr Micarab Read, Governor of the Terrace Gaol, has been called upon to retire, on account of age. Mr Read is 65 years of age, and has been Governor of the Wellington Gaol for 25 years. It is understood that several transfers are about to be made m the Detective Force m the colony. Detective Chryatall, of Wellington, is to be stationed at Dunedin, and his place here will be taken by Detective Henderson, of Dunedin. Detective Grace, of Napier, and Detective Bain, of Dunedin, will also exchange stations: An information for perjury has been laid against T. E. Price, bookseller, Masterton. The offence is alleged to have been committed during the hearing of an affiliation case a fortnight ago. CHBIBTOHTTBOH, March 4. The funeral of the late Mr M. H. Oram, proprietor of the Royal Hotel, who died suddenly at Dunedin on Saturday, took place this afternoon. The hearse was preceded by a huge number of members of the Masonic Order, and was followed by a train of fifty carriages. The annual report of the Directors of the Tramway Company showed a surplus of £1630. It was decided to place £1518 to the temporary reserve account, and issue 4923 new shares among the present shareholders. The Directors were empowered to transfer from the reserve fund from time to time amounts equal to 14s per share on the existing shares when the new shares are issued, that is, practically each shareholder on paying 6s will receive a new share of 20s paid up. The weather continues gloomy with heavy showers, and there is little indication of a change for the better. Harvest operations have now been at a complete standstill for over a week, and it is reported that m many cases the wheat is commencing to sprout; Duhbdik, March 4. An eight-roomed house, owned by Mr Thomas Wright and situated m Havelock street, Mornington, was destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The insurances were £250 on the building and £150 on the furniture m the National. At the Dunedin Licensing meeting a number of publicans m the north end of the city, where ten o'clock licenses are the rule, applied for an extension to twelve, which is the hour m the south end of the city. The new .;*■ Bench said they had determined to make no ,^ change till the annual meeting m June. Mr William Reid, an old resident of Waikouaiti, died suddenly of heart disease :' last night. John Harrigan, of Oamaru, who had come down to go to the Dunedin Hospital, was found dead m bed this, morning at the Leviathan Hotel. An inquest will be held to-morrow. The ship Turakina, which sails on Saturday morning, takes between eleven and twelve thousand frozen sheep. Mr James Shand ships nearly half of them, and Messrs Thomson Bros, about 3000. Samuel Green, a laborer working on tho • FernhUl railway branch line, died suddenly lost night, it is supposed from heart disease. The deceased, who was 57 years of age, left Green Island last evening with the intention of returning to his tent, and he was found dead on the railway line at six o'clock this morning. Deceased, who leaves a wife and family residing at Roslyn, had been under medical treatment some tune ago for heart disease. Invebcabchll, March 4. Murdoch's sawmill at Woodend was burnt this morning. The fire is supposed to have originated m the smithy. The owner had an insurance of £600 m the Victoria office on the mill, but it is uncertain if it is still m force. Murdoch is the oldest and most extensivo Bawmillerin the district. Much sympathy w felt for him, as ho recently had another mill destroyed. The local industry of sheep dip manufac lure is progressing, Hatch and Co. having ieaured orders from several large flock owners. They have iust completed orders for 2555, and 800 gallons for the N.Z. and A. Land Co., and the N.Z. Agricultural Co. respectively. The first lot will dip a quarter of a mmicm sheep, and will be ueed on all tJjt Company's e»tat«i.