INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3521, 11 January 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegraph.) Wellington, Jan. 9. The steamer Wairarapa, which left here laetnightforSydney via Auckland and the East Coast, returned to port this morning, having bent her piston rod. Bepuirs have been commenced, but it is unlikely she will leave again befure to-morrow afternoon. The Hawea loft the Manukan with the southern portion of the niaih at 1 p.m. to-day, and tho Wanaka for Lyttelton will bo detained here until tho Hawea's arrival tomorrow afternoon. I Jan. 10. H.M.S. Nelson arrived m harbor from Auckland between two and throe o'clock this afternoon. Colonel Whitmoro returned from Napier this morning by the Mannpouri and will, it is understood, accompany Admiral Tryon when the Nelson visits Lyttelton The steamer Wairarapa having effected repairs to her piston rod sailed for Napier and Auckland at noon to-day. The Euapehu arrived from Jjyttolton this morning. The Hawea with the southern portion of the San Francisco mail is expected to arrive here about ten o'clock to-night. The Grafton will take on the southern mails and will leave for Lyttelton übout midnight. Subscription lists m aid of the sufferers by ! the bush fires at Stratford have been opened at the various newspaper offices, and at tho Evening Post office over £75 was collected to-day. Small amounts have been collected at the Press and Time* offices. Viscount Do Jouffray Dobbona is the nameof the German who has been appointed French Vice-consul for New Zealand. An inquest on the recent fire is to be held on Monday. A littlo girl, the daughter of Mr A. Stewart, a farmer at Opoki, was killed yesterday. She was playing with some other children, and got on tho top of a large coverod boiler which contained cold water. The lid turned over and the girl fell m. She was immediately pulled out by an older girl present, but had received such a shock to her nervous system that she died m about twelve hours. CaBiSTcntJKCH. J m. 9. Mr E. Wakefield addressed his conititueu'ts ut Lecston last night. He said he was unlikely to accept office, if asked, especij ,Uy under Major Atkinson He was opposec 1 1 to borrowing and protection. A vote of no confidence was proposed and lost, and a vote of thanks for his address was carried. Jan . 10. Howard has been identified as havi' jg been seen at Sutnner and Tajlor'a Mi stake on December 16th. The bones of an infant were f o>und m a garden at St Albans last night.. *jvlr Abbott, the occupier of the house hud o'.ily beem mit a weok, and found thorn a few inches below the ground m a box. iNTKBCiBOILi, Jan. 9. Joe. Scott attempted to walk 50 mile s in eight hours at the Garrison Hall jester day afU'rnoon. Ho came very near succeedi ng, having entered <m his last mile when; time i .vas called at 30 minutes past 10. Fie finiel ted well, going at a strong pace, Ho t fas off .the track 20 minutes.