INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3747, 5 October 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Teleqkaph.) Auckland, Oct. 4. _ A sitting of the Native' Land Court, presided over by tho Chief Judge, was opened to-daj-in tho Resident Magistrate's Court room. Aftor ißreral successive coses had been dealt with, tho court adjourned till to-morrow. The To Awamutu railway station was entered by burglars on Saturday, and the till robbed of 9d, but an attempt to break into safe wa3 unsuccessful. Tho cricket season was opened on Saturday. Tho Cricket Association have resolved to offer £200 for a three daja match with tho All Kngland Sloven, with an alternative of similar terms allowed the Australians, viz., the visiting team to pay £100 for the use of tho ground and tako all proceeds, less expenses. Matthew Burnett's mission opened to-night. Thoro was a largo attendance. A lino of 2500 tins of sardines, found bad on being landed from one of the vessels, had to bo destroyed by order of the Resident Magistrate. A walking match for £50 a side has beon arranged for Friday between Stevenson and McCabe, Mr Forwood, on behalf of the Auckland bar, congratulated Mr Justice Ward on his accession to tho Ben>'h of the Supremo Court, and His Honor Buitably replied. Three unemployed parties on tho municipal relief contract have notified tho city engineer that they will abandon their contracts uoless tho price is raised. Wellington, Oct. 4. A woman named Clara Jane Preston, wife of a labouring man, died suddenly at her residence m Herbert street to-day. This afternoon Sir Julius Togel on behalf of tho members of tho Treasury 6taff presonted Mr Best, lato cashier, with a beautiful and costly set of plate, manufactured from Thames silver by a local jeweller. There were about a dozen of the staff present. Accompanying the presentation was a letter signed by the donors expressing the esteem m which Mr Best was held during his long connection with the Civil Service. Tho value of the plate was nearly £100. The fourth annual exhibition of tho Fine Arts Association was opened this afternoon by His Excellency the Governor. It is understood that William Peate is about to take legal proceedings against Allan Whitfield, chemist, claiming damages m connection with the recent action brought by the latter against Peato. Tho Mararoa with tho English mails of 9th September left San Francisco for Auckland on tho 25th September, contract time. The Alameda with tho colonial mails of the 14th September arrived at San Fiancisco from Auckland on tho 2nd inst., "two days earlier than time-table date. Ciibisxchuhoh, Oct. 4. At a meeting of the directors of tho ChrigtchurchGoldmining Company to-night, it wag stated that a fire nssay had been made of the stone brought by the mining manager from a reef 6ft thiok, which yielded gold at tbo rate of 21 ounces per ton.

Tbo Mahinnpun's departure north ia delayed till Tuesday. A Gcrinnn named Gotzkoff, alias Knrlh, was nrre'tptl to-day charged with forging Mr J. G. Ruddrnklau's lmuic to cheques for £5 14s and £6 Os. Oamartt, Oct. 4. A girl named Mullen narrowly escaped being burnt to dentil on Friday last at Windsor. Whilo lighting a fire her clothes caught and aim was burnt very severely. She hud to be brought info town for medie'il attendance. A steamer similar to the s.s. Elderslip, but fitted with the Hall refrigerating machinery, will nrrivo nt Onmoru mi March to load frozen mutton for London. The cargo for this vessel has been guaranteed m order, it is stated, to break down what is known as the "ilaslani compact," by which the two steamship companies trading to this colony have secured a monopoly of the use of tho refrigerators. Dunrdin, Oct. 4. The High School Governors find themselves so short of funds this year as to be unable to appoint paid examiners. A young man named Angus '.Robertson committed suicide by shooting himself m the mouth at his mother's farm Upper Clutha. He had been drinking.