INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3746, 4 October 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegraph.) Auckland, Oct. 2. The subject of the charges against Gurr, teacher of the Onehunga School, has been again before the Education Board. Gurr wrote to the board, giving an emphatic denial to thc charges made, und intimating his inlention of taking the matter into tho Supreme Court. The unemployed on the forest plantation works nt Bnngiriri are doing well. They huvo already planted 900 trees. It has transpired that after last Saturday's review a fracas took place between a noncommissioned oflicer and a civilian at nn hotel, over the sword exercise, which ended m the sergeant falling and breaking his leg m two places. Wellington, Oct. 2.^ Tho Government Life Insurance Association having passed into the hands of Government yesterday, new regulations m tho Gazelle were published yesterday morning. Mr F. W. Franklaud is gazetted as actuary and statist to the Government. Wyburd's Dramatic Company, which arrived by tho Wakatipu, and had announced to open wilh "For the term of his Natural Life," have received a notice from the solicitors of Messrs MneMahon and Leitch, warning them against plajing the piece. Tho manager of the Theatre Koyal has been served with a similar uot ice. Lieutenant-Colonel Staveley, late commanding tho Otugo Military and Volunteer District, iB gazetted as an honorary colonel on ! tho reserve list of tho Now Zealaud volunteer force. Major Wales is promoted to Lieut.Colonel, and takes command of the Otago Militia and Volunteer District. A despatch m the Gazette contaius a ratified treaty for the mutual extradition of fugitive criminals between Great Britain and the Republic of Equador. Tho Fine Arts Association's annual exhibition, will bo opened by tho Governor bn Monday afternoon, CHBISTCHUBOH, Oct. 2. John Hanwell was committed for trial today on a charge of perjury m tb* R.U. Court,

Donedin, Oct. 2. During tho passage of the Himalaya from Glasgow the coals m the main hold spontaneously ignited, ond it was found necessary to jettison some of the general cargo and 50 tons of coal. The vessel at tho time was 500 miles from lnnd. There was no confusion among tho passengers or crew.