INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4526, 29 April 1889, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Bl TbIBQHAPH.) AUCKLAND, Apbil 27. ' Two of the naval corps held an enquiry ( last night into the charges mode in connection with the encampment. Direct evidence from the hotel at Mercer, and the names of i the offenders, were given. A number of two j suburban naval corps are seriously implicated, j The intention to hold an investigation is approved of by civilians and volunteers, but it ia felt that it would bo a fiasco if Colonel Shep- > herd were to hold the inquiry, aa he was the oTieer immediately in charge of the volun- ( teers at the time of the behoviour complained , of. I April 28. , The Governor was enthusiastically received , at Rotoruo. 300 Dslives danced a wor donee, and the carringe of the vice-regal party was ( drawn by natives to the lake house, where an r address from the Maoris woa read: I NAPIER, Apbil 27. I A football match was played on the recreoli»n ground to day between the Poneke Club ' (Wellington) and the Pirates Club (Napier). ' The weather wm beautiful and tbe attendonce large. It waa a very determined game, 8 hard and fait oil through. The first spell * was in fovour of the Piratea, who made 3 to nil. In the aecond spell tbe superior condition of the visitors told, aad they won by 9 J points to 3. GISBORNE, Apbil 27. ( At the Police Court this morning George - Wing, master of the schooner Awsroa, was ( chorged with trespass and refusing to leave c the schooner when requested to do so. The ' Act provides for " wilful trespass," but tbe information read " unl»wfnl trespass." The c information was therefore dismissed on this I defect. ' WANGANUI, Apbil 27. ] The prizefight case comes oc for hearing at the next sitting of the District Court. c Archbishop Bedwood was presented with J an sddrsss by tbe Catholics to-day. Hia • Grace preached at tbe morning snd evening I services. ( WELLINGTON, Apbil 27. < General Edwards, who is to inspect the . defences of the colonies, does so at tho ex- ' ptn»e of the Imperial Government. New Zealond is included in the arrangement. Two extra policemen will be sent to Weatport in consequeDco of the dynamite ex- ' plosion. The Governor will only be welcomed at the railway atotion on his arrival, and token ot once to the portico of Government Buildings, \ and there aworn in, after which a formal ■ reception as Governor of New Zealand will follow. , A delay in carrying out the sentence of the law on the Waipiro murderer has been caused by the difficulty of procuring o hangman. A man has now been secured for the purpose. Ue halls from this Island. Apbil 28. At * Iste hour last night a labouring man, Vho w*» aufferiog from the effects of drink, woe hauled out of the water near the reclamation works. Strange to soy, he was found neir the spot where the body of his mote, Hilliard, woe recovered three or four days B g°William Finney, a well-known painter, etc., died this morning of typhoid fever. A mon named O'Connor, alias Bennett, has been Attested on suspicion of having assaulted » Chinaman last night, and taken hia watch. It is alleged that O'Connor had a companion, bat be is not yet in custody. Two constables, Bobinaon and Swain, leave to-morrow for Cope Foulwind, to assist in preserving order. A. du named 0. 8. Bradie, has been committed for trial for setting Are to a stack at Mstterton. John Connell, son of tho lighthouse keeper bere, ha* been arrested at Napier for forging tbe name of his father to several cheques and orders. The annual report of the Opera House Company soys thot the prospects ore brighter than •* any time of its existence. The directors recommend writing off the capital account tbe amount of actual loss by the fire. BLENHEIM, Apbil 27. Mr Justice Richmond sot in bankruptcy to-day. ?Tn- the cose of one applicant for discharge the bankrupt had failed to advise the creditors who reside in other towns of his intention of applying. He said he understood it was not necessory, «s those creditors had never proved. The Judge held that the neglect vitiated the proceedings, and edjoiuried the opplicotion till next aession. Another applicant, a floxdreeser, traced hia difficulties to speculation in Und. The Judge animadverted strongly on reckless speculation by pcnailese people, tad suspended the discharge for twelve months. In another case a labouring man appeared for publio examination. He was shewn to hove held soma little property and given money to his wife, in all £35, for the maintenance of the family. Counsel for the creditors moved for the exercise of the summary clauses of the Act, but the Judge declined, observing that he ondoraed the opinion of Mr Justice Williams, that the Judges in bankruptcy were armed with « MunderbuK, j and thai the Act was very defective. The I examination was adjourned till next aesßion. HOKITIKa, Apnn, 27. Tbe Killip Terraee Company sre working a very rich lead which was lotely struck. The tributori, aoven men, obtained 38ox Bdwta, valued at £135, for six day's work. It ia beliovcd that tho lead will extend a long distance as it has every judication of permanency. GBBYMOUTff, Airiiii. 28. Sir Harry Atkinson was met at the Grey J^wM-jo ly tho Cotwy Cliairwa <>nd

engineer, and woa e-cortod to Ngahere, the ' lost atation of the Midland Railway on the ' Reeflon road. Ho was received by all the local bodies. Ho proceeded to Bruunerton . by the Midland Railway and then into town. He afterwards inspected the harbour works, and received deputations during the afternoon, but made few or no promises. He was bonquettcd in tho evening at Gilmer's Hotel. More than a hundred wero present. There waa very little in the speeches. The Premier said it was a littlo extraordinary that people on the coast seemed to hove auch a high opinion of him, as the members they usually soot to Parliament told him tbe reverse was the caso. Tho Premier left at 2 o'clock this afternoon for Kumara, and will go to Hokitika in the morning. Ho muat be here again to-morrow eveniog in order to crosa the bar in tbo tug to catch the Hinemoa to get back to Wellington to meet the Governor. He originally intended to devote three weeks to the. coast to learn something of the country and people, but circumataucea detained him a fortnight at Wellington, and consequently he had no more time than to enable him to seo Westport and Greymouth harbours, but he intends to come again to the coast to carry out hie originol plan. He is accompanied by Mr C. Y. O'Connor and hia private secretary. Word reached town this morning tbat James Mullins hod been swept out to sea ond drowned at Ten Mile Creek, between Barrytown ond Greymouth yesterday afternoon. Neither the body of the man nor of the horse has yet been found. Deceased was o wollknown miner at Barrytown. DUNEDIN, April 28. The building committee hove deoided to recommend the acceptance of the tender of Messrs MoLeod and Shaw, of Invercargill.for building the annexes of tho exhibition. Tbe tender is at the rote of £23 6s per bay for 200 boys, with the Alternative that if screws and wa'shora were used the price would be £23 19s per boy, or £4790. This ia the second ; large contract which has gone to Invercargill : contractors.