INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 4426, 31 December 1888, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(B« Telegraph.) j .AUCKLAND, Dec. 29. A petition has been drawn up for presentation to tuff Imperial Parliament by the King of Burutu and the Queen of Kimatara, two islands iying between Boratonga and Tahiti, prayiog that those territories bo placed under the protection of the British flag. Mr H. G. JJuddcley, who lutoly has acted as Sheriff and'Awistant Resident Magistrate in this district, is about to proceed to England. [Mr Baddelcy was formerly Besident Magistrate of G.eraldine.J MABTERTOIT, Bec. 29i Last night as E. Coppenwas driving- home to Tenui with his wife in a brake the hones bolted at Korokoro bridge, smashed the conveyance, killed one horse, broke Mrs Copping's jawbone, and otherwise seriously injured hor, while Coppen was badly bruised and hid ono leg injured. ; ■ ; ■.-..- --_ WSLLINOTO^ Dbc. 20. Tbointcrprovincial match, Nelson r. Wellington^ Was won by tbe latter in one innings. Tbeysc'orcd 314. A Blacklock, 67 ; Morehouse. 63 ; Salmon, 49 j McGirr, 47. Hewatt and Gore took most of the wickets for the OHBISTOHUJBOH, Duo. 30. A boy named O'Alalley, son of a resident of Sumner, was drowned at Taylor's Mistake to-day, being washed off the rocks. A man, the name o£ whom, is at present not ascertained, tried to rescue, the boy but failed. The body has pot been recovered. The police are out searching., . , . •, . •• O4.MABC, Dec. 30. , Fine harvest weather is being experienced, and the crops are looking well, and promise good yields.