INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3756, 15 October 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Teleoravu.) Auckland, Oct. 14. Geo. F. Waller was arrested on the Rotomahan* prior to her departure for the Soutb, charged ■with embezzling £18, moneys belonging to the Episcopalian Church. At the Baptist Union, held to-day, tho question of establishing a theological and literature union m connection with tho union ■whs considered. It was decided to tale immediate steps for training young men to tho ministry, and remitted to a committee for prompt action. Tho annual conference) is to be held m November. A deputation was received from tho Auckland Ministers' Association expressive of welcome to tho Union. It compmed representatives of tho Anglican, Presbyterian, Wesleya", Free Methodist and Congregational Churches. Tho Hers. Mr Carter, Caversham, and Gilbert Carson, .Wanganui, responded to tho speeches of the deputation. A soiree takes place this evening, presided over by Sir Wm. Foi. Napiee, Oct. 14. The Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show was very largely attended to-day. In thoroughbreds class, Pwcotorious took the

Cbam'iion Cup, and m draughts clas«, Blackleg. The show of horses was indifferent. j In the catllo classe?, the exhibits were fairly I numerous, the prize-lakers being Hey. 8. Willifinis, H. B. Russell, and N. E. Beamish. The show of implements was decidedly poor, nor were other local .industries largely repreeented. Woodvillb, Oct. 14. Mr C. H. Webor, engineer, of Napier, an old settler, left this town for Pahiatua, on Tuesday week to inspect land m the Maupatnmoto block, with the view to purchase. lie has not been heard of since, and grave fcjrs are entertained as to his safety, as the rivers were m flood at the timo. A search party went out yesterday, but no tidings have been received. Another party has gone out today to make further search. Feilding, Oct. 1-t, William Johnston, recently from Auckland, was crushed by a falling tree m the bush, lie is not expected to live. Wellington, 0. 1. 14. Major Shepherd, of tho New Zealand militia, is gazetted Lieutenant-Colonel, and Sergeant-Major Falconer, of the Koyal Engineers, Lieutenant. NrlSon, <"> c t. 14. T. > . Field cover; d one hundred and seventy-fight miles m a twenty-four hours' ride on 11 bicycle, thus beating the New Zealand record by ten miles. '1 he road chosen was between Wakapuaka and Eelgrove, very hilly m somo pnrts. DtXNEDIK, Oct. 14. At to-day's meeting of the Harbor Board one of tho mombera wished to know why a deputation had waited on the Hon. Mr Larnach. Tho chairman said the members nominated by Government had waited on the Minister to give him information about how money was being spent as between tbe upper and lower harbor. It had come to ' their knowledge that pressure had been brought on the Minister to take action criminally against, the members of the board on Urn ground that there had been misappropriation of funds. Mr Onrgill (nominated member) said tho matter was n serious one. He complained of the clause introduced m the Harbor Board Act as an affront, and that Government were treating them as if they wero malefactors. Ho felt inclined to retire from such a position. After an animated discussiou tho matter dropped. A man named William Hampson, who had obtained quarters from several hotolkeepers by representing himself as a traveller for a wholesale firm, was sentenced to two months. Wherever he Btopped goods had disappeared. Wm. Stables, the man who was landed from the Sierru Colonna, suffering from hernia, died m tho hospital to-day. The police m tho Dunedin district hay» subscribed and presented a purse of sovereigns to Inspector Weldon who goes Ho me on leave absence.