INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3559, 24 February 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegraph.) Attckuutd, Feb. 23. H.M.S. Opal arrived at Sura from Samoa on the 12th. She reports tbere is still a strong feeling between the English and Americans on tho ono hand and the Germans on the other. King Malietoa visited the Opal, and on leaving was saluted with 21 guns. This is significant, as the Opal is no saluting ship, and the Germans are said to hnro been angry at it. The Opal is to proceed from Suva to Sydney. A boy six years old named Wood was killed at Hamilton while playing with a Cambridge roller. At a meeting of tho Hospital and Charitable Aid Board a letter was read from tho relieving officer calling attention to the reckless manner m which children were committed to the Industrial School. Sixteen wore committed m one week. It was resolved to call the attention of tho Minister of Education to the matter, requesting that action be taken to stop the indiscriminate committal of children to Homes. Wellington, Feb. 23. The converaaziono at the Drill-shed tonight m aid of the expenses of Cardinal Moran's visit, was extremely auccessf ul, from 1200 to 1500 people being present. Cardinal Moran and five Bishops arrived first, and the Governor and suite afterwards. The Governor was received at the door by the clerical dignitaries. The surplus, if any, will bo devoted among the poor of the city. There were many objects, particularly pictures, of considerable value, lent for the Exhibition. Mr Ballance and Mr Stout are expected to arrive here to-morrow, and Mr Kichardson on Friday. Iha Temperance party m Wellington have decided to appoint a deputation to wait on tho Government with the object of getting the provisions of tho Licensing Act more rigidly observed m the city than is said to be the caso at present. The Temperance conference commences on Monday, and amongst the delegatos present will be Sir Win. Fox and Mr T. W. Glover (Wellington), Messrs A. Speight, K. Neal, Cox and Carr (Auckland), Lock (Nelson), Sasthorpe (Wairarapa), J. R. Jogo, D. 0. Cameron and E. Fulton (Dunedin), J. Harding and B. Harding (Napier), C. S. McDowell (Greymoutli), and Andrew J. Smith (Christchurch). At a meeting of the Harbor Board to-day Mr B. Pearco was elected Chairman. CnniSTCHDBOH, Feb. 23. About half -past eleven to-day John Taylor, plumber, of the firm of Taylor and Oakley, got into dispute with his next door neighbor, John Midgley, about a fence which the latter wished to erect between their premises, and which Taylor objected to as unsightly. From high words they <:amo to blows, and were separated by Oakley, Taylor's partner. They closed again, and Midgley fell, striking lm head against the wooden kerbing of the footpath. He lay still," and was taken into his house. Dr Patrick came, but the man died almost immediately. It does not appear that he was knocked down. Taylor gave himself up to the police immediately. It does not appear that ho was previously at enmity with Midgley. fgThe Hon. J. T. Peacock was elected Chair* man of the Lyttelton Harbor Board to-day. Jesse Payne, 17 yeara old, was drowned while bathing m the Kaituna river on Suu» day. Oamabtj, Feb. 21. Mr George Sumpter was re-elected Chairman of the Harbor Board to-day.- At the meeting of the Board a statement was read showing that 358 vessels, with an aggregate tonnage p£ 113,786 tons, had. entered at U«

port m 1885, against 317 vessels, with an aggregate tonnage of 70,367 tons, m 1884. In connection with the accident by which Captain Sewell had his log broken, it has been decided to hold an enquiry into the circumatances. Captain Sewell is not satisfied that thoae m charge of the tug Koputoi took proper precautions on entering the port with J the ship Turakina m tow. Dunbdin, Feb. 23. The Premier left for Wellington to-day. Mr Ballance leaves for the North to-morrow. He visits the Maoris at Waikouaiti, Waitaki, and Kaiapoi. A girl, eleven years of age, was brought up to-day, charged with stealing a number of articles from shops. She had been sent with a message from the country by her mother, but came on to town, and going round the streeta took an umbrella, two books, and a bag from different shops. She was ordered to come up for sentence when called on.