INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3520, 9 January 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegbafh.) .Auckland, .Tan. 8. An extraordinary meeting of shareholders m the New Zealand Smelting Company, Limited, was held at noon to-day m a room tD the Chamber of Commerce. As the pro* ceedings were of a private nature the fress representatives were not pormitted to attend. The Hon. Minister of Public Works to-day visited tlio Onehunga works now manufacturing iron. A meeting of the United Charitable Aid Board was held to-day, whon a resolution fixing the rate at one-fifteenth of a penny m the pound was rescinded and the following resolution carried :— " That full information as to the requirements of the Board of Charitable Aid be sent to government, and that they be informed the Board will be ready to proceed on receiving from tlio Government an indemnity and a supply of necessary funds for charitable aid." It has been decided that the Roard's \?g*\ powers under the Act are sufficient to onforce payment of the respectiTe contributions. Wellington, Jan. B. Mr Ebenezer Fox, who for many years hw heen Secretary to the Executive Council, died this morning from what is termed creeping paralysis. Mr Fox had been failing for the last eighteen months. Latterly he had been on leave of absence, but the change had little effect. Gradually ho wus losing power of bands and legs, and yesterday he was removed from the Wellington Club to the Hospital, where he expired at six o'clock this morning, aged 69. It has been decided to entertain Admiral Trron and the officers of the Nelson at a bull, and the crew at a picnic. She is expected to arrive on Monday. The charge against Edward Shaw for misappropriating n cheque was called on again at the Resident Magistrate's Court this afternoon, when it was dismissed on the grounds that there was no specific instructions as to what was to be done with the cheque. The French Government have decided to make Wellington the French consular headquarters, and a French consul will be sent out. Blenheim, Jan. 8. ATr James Buliff, pilot at Wairau for over 17 yenrs, died yesterday. The Spring Creek Road Board, following the example of the Waiau Rod Board, declines to contribute to the maintenance of Hospital and Charitable Aid, on the ground that the new Act is unfair to landowners. Cheistohokch. Jm. 8. Howard has heea identified as the m»n w'io. wearing goggles and moustache, called ut the Hotel at Heathcote Bridge on December Irtth, the day when the serene I hand was found at Taylor's Mistake, and told the landlurd of the circumstance. He was brought up at the R.M. Court to-day and romanded to Junuary 18th. The date of the rhristchureli regatta has been fixed for February 17th. Dunbdin, Jan. 8. Cardinal Moran reaches the Bluff on February Bth nett. The annual meeting of the Educational Institute is to be held at Christchurch. Tho .'ury, after a short retirement, acquitted Margaret Brown of the charge of m rdering her mother. The s.B. Arawa left Plymouth on 2nd inst. for Port Chulmors. Sho has 370 tons of cargo for Lyttelton, 300 for Wellington, 100 for Napier, and 500 for Auckland Benjamin Rudd, a deferred-payment settler at Flagstaff, was charged to day with attempted murder. A man named Waldie and another wero riding past accused's place and saluted him as " Undo Ben." He throw stones at them, and then rushed away for his gun, which ho fired, wounding Waldie iv tho neck with a bullet. Accused's solicitor stated that prisoner bad been annoyed for some time by people calling him " Uncle Ben," and that he only fired tho gun with tho intention of frighteniug them. He was committed for trial. Bail was allowed, himself m £50 and two sureties of £50 each.