INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3426, 21 September 1885, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegraph.) , Auckland, Sept. 19. officers of the local Volunteer corp; ire received from Colonel Sir G. Whitmore 'c Commandant of the New Zealand forces, i Ocular letter, drawn up respecting th< ■#cinq bout between Inspector Smith am ieutenant Wolfield, m the Wa-erley Hotel hich formed the subject of a recent inquiry ilio commandant severely condemns the incident as disorderly and injurious to discipline. He directs" the officers to return to their duty, as it is the first case of the kind, bat m any future case he will recommend the cancellation of the commission. %c letter is to be published as a district ihe criminal calendar for the October isions of the Snpreme Court contains dirges against eighteen persons, including io for attempted murder, two for embezzlement, two for cattle stealing, two for personation, one for burglary, two for breaking and entering, and one for indecent assault. A firo at Devonport at 4.30 this morning destroyed two cottages, one belonging to Mr Paterson and the other to Mr Melville. A family named Donovan, who just escaped with their lives, were sound asleep while the fire was raging. Other buildings adjoining we.re saved with difficulty. Tho insurances on the buildings destroyed were £HSO m the New Zealand office and £50 on Mr Paterson's furniture m tho same office. The cause of the fire is unknown. There is no fire brigade m this populous town. An elderly man named John Xamont committed suicide by drowning m the Waikato river, at Cambridge, yesterday. Ho carefully folded his clotbe3 on the bank and walked if i theriver. He left a letter bidding goodbye to his friends and his executor, and stating that particulars of his family could be cot from bis brother at Christchurch. Lamont has for some time been suffering from religions mania. dr Flood, Secretary of the Auckland Club, vhile looking at the Pakuranga Hunt got **>"ove n from his horse. He is m a precarious iition. ~ Wasoasui, Sept. 19. In tho Supreme Court to-day a decreo nisi was granted m the divor^o caso Helcnor Chaldicott v. Louis Wm. Cbaldicott. The ipellant proved adultery with a barmaid, j3 cruelty to herself. Tho defendant is a orewer here, and ho 3 until lately been a partner m the firm of Strachan and Chaldicott. Wellington, August 10. Au information for perjury was to day sworn against Mr S. Waters by Mr S. D. Muir, m connection with the Hutt tarring case. At tho inquest on Greatbead, who was poisoned at Carterton, the evidence showed that he had two medicine bottles m the room exactly alike, except th« one contained linimont tor^rheamatism and was labelled " PoisoD," while the other contained two ounces of rum. A candle was burning, but tho deceased accidentally helped himself to a Üblespoonf ul of -iiument, which consisted partly of belladonna, mixed it with some hop bitters and drank it off. Finding his mistake ho called for help. V-rious emitica were administered and finally vomiting was produced, but deceased sank rapidly and died three hours after swallowing the poison. Dr Smith pronounced the cause of death to be a sliock to the system arising from fright, deceased being Tery frail, 72 ye3M of age, and suffering from heart disease and rheumatism. Sir Juliua Vogel'd eldest son, Mr H. B. Yogel, who was born m tho colony, has just earned off, at Wimbledon, the Spencer Cup, which is a prize given by Earl Spencer for tho best shot m all the uublio schools of the United Kingdom. Jfr Yogel represented Charter Home, whoro ho previously won, during the same season, a Bilver cup at the Wimbledon competition, and a silver medal for the highest aggregate score of the season. Sept. 20. - ?" . ElBC "t"0 Committee of the New t 'Vand Exhibition have made arrangements r7 li nMr °" A - Bala wiU B ivo two lectures m the Bshibitton buildings before taking his AtfXlkMT 11 " 8 the du P«<»t 0 cable frojr Australia to Tasmania Hmeraoa for ten days past, wns discos refloating m (he harbor at noon to-day betweer the Queen and Bailway Wharf,. ' H is IZ »* XSPL' P*?^ DaeM " d waa »»l identified by his clottong, It is believed tbw

Croll walked over the breastwork while under the intluenco of drink. The steamer Ilinemou. wilh the No: thorn members of tho Lcgbhttuv, leaves for Inranaki nnd Manakau at one o'clock to-monow morning. , TT • The men belonging to tho Lumpers Union * went out on strike at noon to-day. Subset qucutly 27 of their number, deprecating the action of the Union m calling the men out on a strike, notified the shipping companies that , they had resolved to withdraw from the - Union and so to work. - Tho Union Steamship Company are li working their steamers with their own men, , and the Tongariro and Doric will bring up ft men from the South to work them if nocesV s " ' CußisTcnrncH, Sept. IS*. B The mcetim: of the Ljttelton Lumpers " Union, held last night, was unproductive ot 3 nnv satisfactory result, the majority ot the * Union holding out for tho higher rato oE 1 wa-es. Captain Anderson, of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company received a teler ,t.™ from the Wellington lumpers this nurn- - m" which stated their willingness to work on y tut> Doric at Wellington, at the lesser rate of 1 w«cc«. The reply sent to them was, that the Company had .mule arrangements to work ,t the Doric, which would rcn.l-r themindependent of the Union. Tho Union is Bhowing a signs of weakness.