INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3378, 25 July 1885, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegraph.) Auckland, July 24. A Bank clerk named Blundell, formerly resident at Auckland, but now in Sydney, applies for a dissolution of marriage, on the ground of the alleced adultery of his wife with a man named Hager, of Whangaroa. At the iuquest on tho late Princes street fire, the jury returned a verdict that tho fire was occidental. A new trial is to be applied for in the libel cose Elliott v. Hancock, on tho ground of tho damages being excessive and tho verdict contrary to the evidence A petition to the Assembly is in course of signature, praying for rolief work for the unemployed, as the City Council are unable to 6nd employment for them. But few signatures have been yet obtained. A meeting of citizens was held to-night, the Mayor presiding, to inaugurate a movement for a memorial in memory of tho late Mr John Sheehan, M.H.R. A strong committee, representing all parts of the colony, and containing tho names of many members of tho Legislature, was appointed to consider the matter, and report to a future meeting as to what form the memorial should assume. The Mayor was appointed Treasurer to the fund. Mr J. H. Upton has been elected Chairman to the Board af Education. Napibb, July 24. Already £550 have been collected for the Fire Brigade Intercolonial Competition, besides £80 in trophies. The first prizes in principal events range as high as £115, with second and third prizes in proportion. It has been resolved by tho Committee to give £60 as a bonus to be divided amongst Australian teams, provided that not less than three teams compete. The prize money and trophies are expected to amount to nearly £700, or moro than three times as much ns was given last year in Dunedin, and moro than double the sum given at the great intercolonial competition at Bnllarnt. An effort is to bo made to get tho Union S.S. Company to carry- the visiting teams at reduced rates. At the close of the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday a motion was tabled condemnatory of the proposals of Government re tho East and West Coast railway. Several members spoke in its favor beforo tho Chairman ruled it to be out of order, the meeting being a special one to consider tho \Fri9co mail service subsidy only. Nblson, July 24. At a meeting of tho City Council of Nelson to-night a resolution was carried unanimously — " That this meeting entirely agrees with the proposals of Government on the subject of the Nelson nnd East and West Coast railways, and that this resolution be telographed to the Government." CHBiSTCnUBOH, July 24. The numbor of signatures to the West Coast railway petition- has beeH largely increased to-day. Tho Mayor has rallod a public meeting for Monday night to consider the subject. An alteration has been made in tho Wellington football team. Thompson and Leckio cannot play, and Murlett and Kilncr will take their places. Major Cautley arrived in Lyttelton from Port Chalmers to<lay on a final tour of inspection to tho defence works. Ho goes on to Wellington and returns in time to catch the R.M.B. Rimutaka, in which ho takes pa«sago to London. At the half-yearly meeting of the Canterbury Tramway Company, held to-day, a dividend equal to 7 por confc por annum was declared. Dunedin, July 24. Tho stabbing affray at tho Heads enme before tho Court at Porl Chalmers to-day, tho charge against John Newman being dismissed. As a result of tlio voting on tho question of establishing a District Grand Lodgo of Druids for tho Middle Island, only ono Lodge in Otago and Southland voted against it. The local lodges had a torchlight procession tonight on tho occasion of a concert in aid of tlio bcnovolont funds.