INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3733, 18 September 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Br Teleqbaph.) Auckland, Sept. 17. James Ray has been committed for trial for alleged criminal libel on John Green, solicitor. A dispute arose out of money transactions. The City Council, through the representations of tho iron workers, have decided to invite tenders locally for the new plant for the waterworks, instead of importing it. On the inaugural trip of the Oreti to Hokianga, as subsidised by the Government, she took sixty passengers for the Government special settlements, to go on the land. The Women's Christian Temperance Union inaugurated to-night a movement for amusing and instructing lads at night, on the lines of the .Excelsior Classes m Melbourne. It has been ascertained that altogether eighb tons of iron, belonging to Messrs Morrin and Co., has been stolen from the yard m Commerce street. On the motion of Councillor Goldie, seconded by the mayor, the City Council last night appointed a committee to inquire and report upon the expenditure of the town clerk and surveyors' department, with; a view to the reduction of the number and salaries of the officials. The annual salaries at present amount to £1323. Nbw Plymouth, Sept. 17. Tho Hon. Mr Ballance, yesterday visited Waihi, north of Waitara, to see the natives there. He received several deputations this morning, and leaves by the Hotorua this afternoon for Auckland. The Government steamer Stella, from Manukau, for Wellington, has put ioto New Plymouth harbour for shelter from the gale. WMJ.nroTON, Sept. 18. For weeks past somo person or persons at Te Aro and of the city have been playing " tho ghost " business, and numbers of nervous persons have received great frights. The police have been on the lookout for some time, but are unable to discover the miscreant, and the papers suggest that charges of buckshot might exorcise the ghost. Tho Education Department have received 25 applications for the position of pupil teacher at the Deaf and Dumb Institute at Sumner, but at present are not certain whether the Civil Service Reform Act will interfere with any appointment being made. Jas. Mitchell, alias McKenzie, who was charged with lobbing Freeman's jeweller's shop, was this afternoon committed for trial. William Woods and his wife, caterers to the Defence force at the defence works at forts Halswell and Ballance, were to-day charged on several informations with sly grog selling, it being alleged they wore m tho habit of selling spirits to tho members of the force. The evidence failed to substantiate the charges, and the whole informations were dismissed. CnEisicnußcn, Sept. 17. It is proposed to give a dinner to Mr Allan Scott, the Midland Railway delegate, who had just returned from London.