INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3758, 18 October 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegraph.) AreniANß, Oct. 18 The twenty-four hours' walkiDi? sweepstake is now proceeding m the City Hall between D, MrCune, A Hendry, J. Huckstep, J. Henry, and W. B. Stevens. It concludes at ten to-night. Messrs Robertson and Prior, of Wnituna, were drowned at Raglan yesterday through the capsizing of a sailine boat. Prior's body has been recovered, but not that of Robertson A young woman named Olive St. John at tempted suicide last night by throwing her «?lf into tho harbour from the Queen stre«l

wharf. She seized a buoy thrown to her by a constable and was rescued. Mr'H. W. Farnall announces bis candidature for Waitemata. The Stark enquiry is el ill proceeding, though no evidence of conspiracy lias been disclosed. Stark cables to his solicitor that he has just heard of tho commission, and leares London at once on his return to the colony. John lavesy, commission ngent, was committed for trial to-day on four charges of forgery, bail was allowed, himself m £500 and two sureties of £250 each. The Baptist conference closod today. Boy. W. H. Cornford. Napier, was elected for the coming presidentship of the Union next session to be held at Wellington. Proceedings will bo taken ngainst Walker, Mackay, and Bolton, three of the principal witnesses m the prosecution of A. D. Bennet, on »> charge of perjury. The charges to be laid it is understood are to be conspiracy and perjury. Thero 19 said to be a charge ngainst Bolton, miller, under the Bankruptcy Act arising out of disclosures which he made durhis crjss-oxaraination m the Supreme Court m Bennet's case. Wellington, Ot. 16. The Colonial Treasurer is officially informed that tho amount offered for the loan wrs £2,090,000, at an average price of £97 ss. Disappointment is felt ut tho result, which was expected to be bettor after the announcement that the loan hnd gone to 1 per cent premium. Tho low price is attributed by Ministers to tho New South Wales deficit. CHEisTcnußCff, Oct. 17. The Committees of the Chamber of Commerce and Corn Exchange held a combined meeting yesterday, when it was decided to communicate with kindred institutions throughout the colony as to the proposed standard corn suck, The general opinion was that a rack equal to containing 2001bs of wheat was most suitable. William Uosking, a labourer, employed at Bipi Island fortifications, died last night from injuries receired through a fall of earth on Thursday last. Dr/NBDilf, Oct. 16. The Osmaru has arrived at Home 76 days out. A cablegram advises the deslh on the passage Home of Mr T. J). Low, Assistant District Engineer here. Oct 17. The police arrested at Clinton last night the woman Georgcson, who occupied the house at Oam;mi, where a child was found bnried, and whose child had disappeared. Tnvebcarqill, Oct. 17. A claim for £900 has been made on the Bluff Harbour Board for the loss of the Moid of Otago, which wns wrecked while enterin™ port during the night for Bhelter from a southerly gale As the Bailing directions provide for tho boirding of vossels during tho night by a pilot, it is probable that the claim is made on the ground tint tho ichooner struck on the wreck of tha Pelham, on Howell's rock, which tho board have taken no steps to specially warn vessels from approaching. The rock is close to the pilot station, whero a red light is shown, nnd it is presumed the plea for the owner will he that, bad the wreck of the Pelham not been there, the schooner would have gone over the rock uninjured.