INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 3272, 23 March 1885, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegraph.) Auckland, March 21. The Auckland Volunteers have decided to give the returning Rifle and Carbine Champions an enthusiastic reception. A general parade is ordered for Monday. -- - — Furtrader is scratched for all engagements at the Auckland Autumn meeting. The Auckland Horticultural Society held its show to-day. One thousand persons visited it. There are 150 entries more than last year. Thedisploy of fruitis magnificent ,• that of apples is said to be unequalled m the colony. Oswald Hertzog, formerly a cabinetmaker of this city, whose shop was burned down a month ago, was arrested at Napier last night, on a charge of defrauding the National Insurance Company. He was insured for £250, and compromised for £150, and the Company have now reason to believe that the stock was not worth more than £60 or £70. Wanganpi, March 21. - At the inquest to-day on John Higgie, a verdict " died from alcoholic poisoning' 1 was returned. At the inquest on a young man killed yesterday, a verdict of "accidental death" was given. A boy 10 years of age, named John Tellwell, fell down the Shakespeare cliff, broke bis leg, and sustained other injuries. Nbw Plymouth, March 22. Fully 1600 natives passed through the town at 10.30 a.m. They were headed by Titokowarn. The cavalcade was nearly a mile long, and consisted of 50 expresses and spring carts, 800 horsemen, and 500 natives on foot. They proceeded to the Mangane Pah, two niles from town, and remain there for two or three days. A largo crowd of Europeans assembled at the Pah to-day to witness the proceedings, but nothing was dope except feasting, mussels, potatoes, etc., being the principal fare. Wellington, March 21. The Act passed by the Samoan Government annexing that island to New Zealand providos that all preliminary expenses be paid out of unauthorised expenditure pending a vote of the New Zealand Parliament for the purpose of giving immediate effect to the annexation of these islands to New Zealand, i

as the Samoan Government has no funds or * revenue of its own. The Bill shall take effect from the date of King Malietoa's signature and. seal, and give effect to the annexation of the Samoan Islands m accordance with the Annexation Bill passed m 1883 by the New Zealand Parliament, or to any Bill that it may be . necessary to paes by the New Zealand Parliament to give effect to the Bill and annexing, and for the better government of the Samoan Islaads and of the Samoan people. It was signed and sealed on the 9th Febraary, 1885, by Mr Self, Secretary and Clerk to the Upper and Lower House of Parliament, Wauauti (his mark »*!), the Speaker of the Samoan Parliament, and Malietoa, King of Samoa. The fever patients at the quarantine station are now convalescent and have bean released. An information for perjury has been laid against T. E. H. Taylor, boatbuilder, of Clyde Quay. It is alleged that the perjury was committed m a written declaration made last month. The present month has been an exceptionally wet one m Wellington so far. Bain has fallen on ten days out of twenty-one, and the rainfall has already reached 2*39 inches as compos 1 with 2*84 inches for the whole of March last year. Strong winds have been experienced chiefly from the north-east, and there has been lightning on four days of the month. Mr Liardet, a fishmonger here, is making several experiments m tinning and preserving fish. He is using almost every variety of salt water fish and also freßh water oels. He has forwarded a trial shipment to Sydney, and by the Doric to-morrow he sends Home a large quantity of fresh and salt water fish. A slight outbreak of fire was discovered m the refrigerating chamber of the Doric this morning. It is understood the cause was the" accidental upsetting of one of the lights, and it ia fortunate the fire was discovered m time otherwise the result would have been very; serious. Blenheim, March 22. At a large meeting of shareholders of the Marlborough Meat Freezing Company to-day, resolutions were almost unanimously passed censuring the Directors, and calling on them to take steps to Btop all further expenditure and wind up the company without delay. Severe comments were made on the way the company was originated and on the excessive, salaries paid to the Managing Director and Secretary, who first started it. It was stated at the meeting that the owners of the ship Lyttelton are claiming damages from the company for sending her away from Picton not fully loaded, and that such claim willfully absorb the calls now being made on the shareholdersr Cheistchoech, March 22. W. H. Trebblecock, a lad of 17, was drowned yesterday evening, while bathing at Sumner. He was unable to swim, and was carried away by the tide. A man named W. Hiscoke made a gallant attempt to rescue him. He succeeded m getting him out, but life was then extinct. Oasl&bu, March 22. A deputation from the Borough Council waited upon Sir Julius Yogel on Saturday afternoon, with reference to urging the Government to take steps to place the town m a state of defence from hostile attack. Sir. Julius said he thought the money that would require to be spent on this would be much, better applied to promoting the development of industrial enterprise. He did not think, there was any danger of the town being' visited by hostile cruisers. In the event of such a contingency, he Baid all the bullion could be removed to one of the larger towns for safety. Dunedik, March 81. Sir Julius Yogel arrived last night, and expects to remain m Dunedin till Monday, week. The Government have empowered Lieut.* Colonel Staveley to purchase the tents necessary for the Easter encampment, so that it will not fall through. ■ \ _ The body found on the banks of the Taieri river near • Nenthorn last week cannot ba identified, and the inquest has been adjourned for a fortnight. The body is much decom-, posed. March 22. ; Seven fireman of the steamer Tainui wera sentenced at the Police Court yesterday to be imprisoned with hard labor for one month for continued refusal of duty. Great trouble has been experienced with the firemen of this vessel. The detachment of the L Battery, who returned from the Government prize firing on Saturday, were met at the Bailway Station by the Battery, headed by the Battalion Bandy and were escorted to the Drill Hall. Several hundred people were at the station, and the men were londly cheered as they inarched through the streets.