INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4525, 27 April 1889, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

♦ (By Telegraph.) AUCKLAND," ApriI 26. The Auckland Amateur Athletic Club intend, it is stated, to take proceedings for the return of prizes won ut their recent carnival by two of the members, who are alleged to Lave broken the rules by running . m professional rices. The dispute between the Auckland Grocers' 1 Association and the farmers was again considered at a meeting to-day, when it was : decided to appoint o committee comprising I three, members of tho association and three ! farmers who shall til the market prices of I butter and eggs. I At the Police Court to-day Payet was ' committed for trial on a charge of wilful i murder of the woman Wilson. The shop of W. Hooker, grocer, at Kyber Pass, ms burned to-day with the stock. The sidjoininit ahop, Johnston's ami a hou?o occupied by Laroche, were damaged. The insurances are:— Hooker, t'2o9 on the premises, m the Boutb British ; stock, £:iCHI, m the london and Lancashire. Johnston, stock and furniture (?), also m tho South British. , Laroehe, house and furniture, £250 m the ' South British. \ OI9BOBNE, Amir, 2tj. : After several endeavours, the owner and new captain of the schooner Awaroa got on board the vessel without being allowed by j Captain Wine- The captain was arrested by the police during tha afternoon. NAPIER, ArBlL26. * Mokiore, who is charged with the murder '. of Gollan at Muhii, has been committed for i Jrial on the double charge of murder and < The Earl of Onslow will arrive on Tuesday nirtt. An address of welcome will be pre(ented on Wednesday morning. He will then leave by special train for Palmerston, where he will Btop for the night. Mr« Stoke«, widow of s nmholder formerly resident here, ha» presented a stained glass ■window for the chancel of the cathedral. It will cover five lancets twenty-Gve feet high. and will be the finest window m the Australasian colonies. Messrs Banner md Liddle, the well known auctioneers, hnve been compelled to seek the protection of the Bankruptcy Court. tVANGANUI, April 26. Archbishop Eedwood, who arrived here yesterday, wi3 received by ft deputation of Catholics. An address was presented to him by the school children m the evening. His Grace will preach a sermon on Sunday, and the congregation will present an address of welcome. Summonses hays been issued against W. Soiith and H. Lain?, the boiera, for having engaged m a prizefight. The charge is to be lieard on May 31st. AH connected hive been summoned aa witnesses. Xhe distribution of loDg service medals to the fire brigade took place last night on behah' of the Borough Council. The j erioda of service of the present members for which the medals were presented, range from' i to 23 ye« 3. After the presentation a supper was given to the member* by ono of the old residents m appreciation of their services ;n a brigade. WELLINGTON, Armr, 26. Al. a meeting of the Bugby Union it was 'iwided to oppose tlie resolution of tho Otngo Union, deprecating the visit of n New Zealand team to England, and requiring such team, if sen!., to be- accredited by the Unions of New Zealand One speaker paid tho promoters of tho team do not intend to make it a private speculation like tho Maoris. It ■would go under the suepice3 of tho Kughy Unions. The chairman, Mr Campbell, said it ■would not do for the Unions to snub thofc -who were getting up the team, as if at any future time the Unions of tho colony desired to tend a representative team Home, they «:ould not do it without the assistance of those interested m the proposed venture. Tho Minister of Defence- lit* given instructions to liavo a searching enquiry made into the alleged irregularities of Volunteers at tho Hamilton encampment. It has been rumoured m town to-day that n welt known business maa, connected with a iocul firm engaged m the meat trado, has left the city hurriedly, deeply involved m tho financial affairs of tho firm, iho gonUeiaan m question wus well known m athletic matters. HOKITIKA, AfHti. 20. A young man n*med Allan bus been drowned m the. Otira. He was trailing from hero to Christchurch and told people he wan pressed for time. Thfl river «a,i m llood and swept him down. CHBIBTOHURCH, Arait. 20. Tljc Pion"" Bioyclf) Club havo made arrangement* »hioh will be submitted for tho approval of the Cyclists' Alliance, fur v vi.it of an Australian touim of flvo riders during December. . Tho Acclimatisation S*cio<y nivn flrarleil to invite kindred societies to send 'Iclognf™ to * conference it. CbrisU'lmrCl. during May, t/> siiefßst iiltersMonn m tho Aninvjs Protection Act.. Tho Mluwim; questions will be .\\,-MW\ : -TIIO r|,..,,r.11.1«1iC11l «f ullstini; Ul" AuimuU Prot^(;tii>M Act. will) a view of appointing a fixed day for tbo orwnin;: of the r.iwoling seusuii for both iiatire i«id iuj[jurt«d 2»ta« ; the day l« bo ll>« iam» Winiugliout tho ootony, and uniillcmljlt; except by Aot »f Parliament. Tim noncs«if,y foi- curlailin" thn rhooting zeziott for nutiro game. T!ie dcsitiiflkuteß '4 liciititi-,' tli': poriori during

1 which native game may be sold, and making it compulsory on licensed dealers to keep a record of tho game purchased, the district from which it was obtained, and tho names of the persons by whom it was supplied. Tho propriety of compelling a professional shooter, who sells native game to dealers, to pay a substantial licenao fee. The desirableness of prohibiting shooting on Sundays. The necessity for having a 10s gun license, with a view of checking poaching. The desireableness of having licenses for shooting and fishing issued by tha secretaries of the various societies at least a fortnight before the respective seasons open. Captain Million, of Birchhill Station, died to-day, aged 7(5. Thirty-one years ago he brought from Australia the steamer Zingari, one of the first steamships trading on the Now Zealand const. He afterwardß was engaged m transporting troops during the Maori war He settled m Canterbury m 1881. The Canterbury Rugby Union have decided to approve of th« suggestion that any football team going to England should go under the auspices of the New Zealand Rugby Union. It was suggested that no team be scut this year. OAMARTT, ArBlL ZfJ. Mr Burbury, local manager of tho New Zealond Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, reports having soid the Awamoko farm of 1000 acres, the property of Dr Wait, at £11 per acre ; also three other farms about 300 acres each at prices ranging from £10 13s to £12 per acre. He reports a brisk enquiry for farms of all descriptions m the Oamaru district. Tho same firm notiGes the sale during the week of Tuscan wheat at 4s 3d, velvet and Mold's ennobled at 4s Id; short oats, 2s 8d ; Tartars, 2s 6d, and Danisb, 2a 4d; all f.o b. DUNEDIN, Ai'Kii, 26. The body of Mrs Walsh, 18 years of nge, who was married four months ago, was found <vi Sunday m Lake Wamikn, near Pembroko jetty. Deceased was at a dance on the previous Friday, after which sho is supposed to hare gone to tho jetty and thrown herself into the water. At the ir.quest on the body of tho man Auvori»n.r, who committed suicide, the jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity. The evidence showed that the mnii had suffered greatly from rheumatics and sciatica, but beyond this t'jere was nothing to show any cause for his action. Ho was a farmer, but was unable to work and was living on money ho had saved. Moray Place Congregational Church has given a call to the Rev. W. A. Evans, late of Bradford, England. The Minister of Lands authorised tho Chief Surveyor to enguzo thirty of tho unemployed to clear bush roads at Catlins. The list was soon filled up. -Tho men were to have gone yesterday, but only eighteen out of the thirty turned up. Three others were engaged makina twonty-ono, and they left : or the work. Tho Government are finding tents and *.ools. The Government have agreed to procure a loan collection of British works of art for the Dunedin Exhibition, upon tha commissioners undertaking to provido a suitable building for the exhibition of tho pictures ; the buildiug is to be erected under the supervision and to tho satisfaction of tho Government.