INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3412, 3 September 1885, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegraph.) Auckland, Sept. 2. The Lumpers' Union have resolved, that while sympathising with the men m dispute at Lyttelton, they cannot see their way to join m the strike. A file broke out m a hay and corn loft at Crowther's stables, Wellesley street, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Crowther's employees live m the vicinity, and assisted by the" Police and some civilians, speedily got the horsea — 70 m number— loose, and turned them adrift m the streets, when they galloped away for the suburbs. As soon as this was done the cabs, carriages and omnibuses were run out into the streets for safety. The Brigade succeeded m confining the fire to the upper storey and flooring thereof. The whole of this part of the premises was completely gutted, and the stores of horse feed destroyed, rowtber can throw no light on the origin of the fire, as no one had been m the loTt during the evening. The insurances are £300 on the stores and £700 on the building m the National. A semi-detached house m York street, Parnell, occupied by Mrs Greig and owned by McCarthy, took fire yesterday afternoon. The flames were not subdued till the house was completely gutted. A boat accident is reported from Great Barrier Island by which a Maori named Hate and his wife are believed to have been drowned. They were m a boat during Monday's storm. The boat has been thrown on shore and smashed. Wellington, Sept. 2. A man named James Walden wos arrested to-day on a charge of being implicated m the tarring case ot the Hutt. The Survey Department will undertake observations of the approaching eclipse from Otahuhuhill, about six miles from Masterton. Photographs of the corona will be taken, ond every effort made to contribute to the elucidation of that phenomena. Westport, Sept. 2. A heavy thunderstorm was experienced here on Monday. Lightning struck the wire rope and rails leading to the Koranui mine, and a number of miners m it at the time, together with a pony, were knocked down by the severity of the shock, but were not injured. Dunedin, Sept. 2. At a meeting of Hutchison's creditors an application wa3 made by him for maintenance, but it was refused. Thc English Company had made an offer to purchase tbe estate, and the matter was left m the hands of the Assignee. Another case of attempted suicide by " Rough on Rats " came before the Court to-day, when Alice Clayton was charged with the offence and remanded to the Refuge. It ia stated that a case of. rabbit coursing by fox terriers is likely to be brought into tiourt under a charge of cruelty to animals. A telegram from the postmaster at Koitangata states there is now little doubt thot one of the men m the boat noticed adrift was drowned. The boat has not yet been picked up. Later. Information is to hand that the body of one of the men who were m tlio boat seen off the Nuggets has been found on tho beach.