INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 3331, 1 June 1885, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegraph.) Auckland, May 30. Mr Chas. Bright has commenced lecturing here under engagement to the Rationalistic Association. He does not intend going South. John Ayers, a jeweller, charged with breaking and entering Levy and Hart's premises last year and stealing therefrom £108 worth of jewellery, was to-day discharged by the Bench without a stain on his character. Tho Young Men's Christian Association j have accepted the designs of Mr Barrows, out of twenty applications, for their new buildings, which are to cost £6000. Maeton, May 30. Mr Eiloy, an undertaker of Bulls, died this morning through inhaling the effluvia from the corpse of a Parawanui chief, Kawana Hunia, while placing it m the coffin last Tuesday. Gisbobne, May 31. Mr John Thomson, of New Plymouth, has been appointed Harbor Engineer, at a Balary of £800 a year. WbIiUNGTON', May 30. The Colonial Insurance Company hare received a cable message from the Melbourne Underwriter's Associiition, stating that the barque Lochnagar arrived at London on May 2nd. Mr Hector McKenzie, of Woodville, is the successful tenderer for the Mount Somers railway contract. The amount has not transpired. By a fire at Otaki thi3 morning, the stores of Messrs Cotterill and William Smith were destroyed.. The latter is a Chinaman, and for some time back has been carrying on an extensive business at Otaki. The following are the insurances: — On the building, £200 m the National ; £100 m the South British ; on the stock, £200 m the National ; £300 m the London and Lancashire j £300 m tho New Zealand ; on the billiard table, £100 m the Northern ; on the furniture, £50 m the Northern. The sum available for distribution m Waring Taylor's bankrupt estate is £14,000, principally derived from the sale of the stock m trade. Tbe creditors will receive about Z» ' m the £. • The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer acknowledges the receipt of £140 from some one m New South Wales who states that many years ago he. wronged the Government of New Zealand to that amount. Major Cautley and Major Badham, of the Defence Department, proceeded South today. The local woollen Company aro about to commence erecting their factory buildings. Tho Wellington Football Union have decided to send a team south, leaving here on July 13th. May 31. The s.s. Janet Nicoll arrived at half-past six this morning from Baratonga, with a cargo of fruit, after a very stormy passage. She was hove-to for seventeen hours. She leaves to-morrow evening for Lyttelton and Dunedin, and beginß her contract service to the South Sea Islands on Thursday next, June 4th, from Dunedin. The police, it is understood, have a clue to the perpetrators of the jewellery robbery at Jenniss'. At all events, one arrest has been made, but the accused has not been arrested here. The police believe that there are several confederates, and until further arrests are made they decline to give further particulars. It is, however, currently reported that the arrest was made m Christchurch, and that the discovery was made through the pawning of a watch, tbe number of which Jenniss was able to identify. June 1. The police havo made two arrests m connection with the late jewellery robbery here, viz. : — John Davis, a mulatto at Wellington, and a young man named Appendale, at Lyttelton. The latter had been employed at the Te Aro Hotel, and on the room which he occupied being searched, a couple of keyhole saws were found, also a gimlet, and it is said that m a carpet bag lying m the room some of the missing property was discovered. The police are very reticent. The Loan Agents telegraph that the new loan is quoted at a two per cent premium. Chbistohttboh, May 30. Nine late employees m the Kailway service at Lyttelton, were charged to-day before the Resident Magistrate's Court, with conspiracy to defraud the Goverment. The men were remanded till Wednesday next, as one of the principal conspirators had not been arrested. May 31. A man has been arrested at Lyttelton on suspicion of being concerned m the Wellington jewellery robbery. At present it is deemed unadvisable to publish particulars. Thomas Howe, formerly a timekeeper on tho Lyttelton railway, and eight other employees, are charged with defrauding Government by means of Howe giving the others credit for doing work which they never performed. The exact amount of the defalcations is not known, but it is believed to bo some hundreds. Howo was arrested m Wellington, and arrived here yesterday. DtnrEDiN, May 30. A man named Stanley, who was injured nt the City Hotel yesterday, died m tho Hospital this morning. Mr John Aitken, a settler at Outrani, was found dead on his farm this morning. His death is believed to have been accidental. May 31. Mr D. R. Hay has accepted a challenge from the Canterbury Chess Club to play a chess match by telegraph, between teams of eight or ten aside. INTEBCABGILL, May 30. A Lacrosse Club has been formed here with a strong membership. The lacrosses arrived from Melbourne to-day, and on Saturday next the opening match will be played. This is the only Club of the kind m the Middle Island.