INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3527, 18 January 1886, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegbath.) Atjckiaxd, Jan. 17. An outhouse, the property of A._ Boardman, Ponsonby, was burned down this morning. The loss' was trifling. The dry weather still continues. A slight shower of rain fell on Saturday forenoon. About midnight a brawl occurred m Upper Queen street, when a atreot lamp, n hotel lamp and tho windows of eomo shops were smnshed by a mob of semi-hoodlums. Several arrests were mode by the polioe after a good deal of resistance. Groat interest m cricket is being manifestodhero this season on account of the Cup matchos. Tho Auckland Club scored 326 against Our Boys on Saturday. Barton contributed 125 out of that number, J. Wcbstor 57, and Tomlin 45. Nbw pLTMOtrrH, Jan. 16. Mosßrs Eobinson and B. Bayloy, who went ovor the district ravished by flre, hare returned to town. From a report published by the latter m the Herald the damngo is not half what it was originally estimated. At tho utmost extent it has not been over £4000, and this includes horses, which were insured, and cattle, which aro daily returning, log fences which were only put up to burn, and paddocis of grass m which tho grass is already springing up. Tho wholo matter is being thoroughly investigated by competent personß, and when finished n report will bo published of how tho money is distributed. The Sf^Tor of Wanganui and Mr McGuire are now m New Plymouth, whon no doubt tho whole matter will bo amicably arranged. Tho subscriptions received hero up to dato amount to £820, including Sargood, Ewon and Co., Auckland, £o ss. Tho above amount does not include tho Wellington Post's £100, nor that received at Wanganui and Jlarfcort. Napibr, Jan. 10. Tho Hew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company catalogued 900 bales of wool for their auction sale yesterday, and disposed of 840. The highest price realised for greasy crossbred was 8&d per lb. Wangahiti, Jan. 16. The Hod. Mr Ballance leaves fov Wellington to-night. ■WEELiNGTOif, Jan. 16. His Excellency tho Governor, Admiral Tryon, and the Samoan chiefs will probably leave for tho South on Wednesday. The Government has cabled to tho Home authorities that tho Samoan representatives are m New Zealand on matters connected with Samoa, and ho has also cabled the subBtance of thoir representations. No reply has yet been received. " Tho chiefs are being driven round tho city under the guidance of the officers of the Native Department. On fyjonday they proceed to Wairarapa. Mr H. Gprdon," Inspoctor of Minps, has boon elected a Fellow of tho Geological Society. Tho city valuers give tho totnl valuation for goneral purposes for 1886-1887 as £2-15,966, thus showing an increase of £16,000 over the previous year. Itis now said that H.M.S. Nelson will visit Lyttelton, and that a meeting of Ministers with the Admiral and the Governor will be held at Christchurch, when the Federal Council proposals, as well as defence matters, will be discussed. Ross, Jan. 16. A serious accident occurred at the Mount

Greenland Gold Mining Company to a man namod Busmm Jacobsen, this morning. While at work a largo slip camo down suddenly and crushed him, tearing off ono of his feet. Jacobsen was removed to the Hospital, where he died. CnmsTCHUßcir, Jan. IG. A fisherman named Bichard Harper has been missing since Wednesday night. His j boat was found on tho Sumner Beach, and ho is supposed to have been drowned. Charles Lockwood, who for 12 months has been employed m prospecting m the vicinity of Browning' 3 Pass, committed suicide there to-day. Ho had been low spirited for some days. DiTKEDnr, Jan. IG. Apprehensions of a water famine hero are being felt.