INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4932, 3 September 1890, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Tbligraph. ) WELLINGTON, Sept. 3. The Publio Works Committee of the City Council will recommend tha Corporation bringing the Public Libraries Act into force and invite designs for suitable buildings,of two storeys m brick. The premiums to be £50 Srst, second £86. At a meeting of the stewards of the Wellington Haeing Club this afternoon it was decided to withhold for tho present tho sonson's programmo which was recently drawn up, and thn matter is to bo further discussed at another meeting to be hold three weeks hence. The club will not hold a raoo meeting m October ai proposed/and it m probable that the Bpring mealing will be hold towards the end of Novombor. It i> rumoured that the Wellington Pastoral and Agricultural Society will postpone their annual ahow until autumn. BLENHEIM, Sept. 2. Tho foleotion of an education secretary and impeotor was deferred to nrtt meeting, three members of the board being absent. OHBiaTOHUROH, Sept. 2, The Canterbury Rugby Union have resolved to allow the selection committee to inolude South Canterbury players m the team for the match againat Otago. To-day a boy named Landry, 4 yeare old, fell into the Avon near Viotoria Stroot Bridge. Mr' B. B. llathias, of tho Supreme Court, plunged m and brought him ashore insensible but alive. DUIfEDIN, Sbpt. 2. At tho hospital inquiry to-day Dr Doßenzie, house surgeon at the Ohristohuioh hospital, gavo evidenoe. He laid that the oondition of affairs at Dunedin hospital wm decidedly unsatisfactory, and that it compared very unfavourably with that of Ohtistohuroh. I Tho vontilation and drainage woro bad, and ho thought that the 1 condition generally

was favourable to obbos of septic poisoning occurring. At a meeting held m the Town Holl resolutions were oarried m favour of a freo public library and the formation of a Public Library Afsooiation, with the mayor ao president and Mr Justice Williams and Sir Robert Stout ttß vice-prosidentß. A committee were appointed to inquire and report bb to the best moana of carrying' out the resolutions. At the City Court William Reid Kay, for stonethrowing at the wharf yesterday, wus fined £3 or four days. On a second charge of obstructing a constable he was fined £5, or seven days. Tho bench said disturbances of this kind mutt bo put down with a strong hand, and if it wero not for accused's good charucter the maximum fine would have been imposed. John King, for disorderly behaviour at the Town Hall whilo tho special constables were being sworn m, was lined £3 or three days. Jamos Johnßton for obstructing Inspeotor Moore, £5 or seven days. James Webb, for disorderly behaviour, £3, or four days, and for damaging a constable's uniform be was fined £3 and ordered to pay £2 1b 6d, or Beven days. Mr Carew enid ho would like it to be understood that for resisting the police the magistrates could sentence to three months' imprisonment without the option of a fine, or take it as an indictable offence and commit for trial. Tho savings bank robbers were committed for trial. INVEROABGILL, Sbpt: 2. A seaman naiied John Fullarton, admitted to the hospital m a delirious stnto, died from inflammation of the brain. He had a light two wocks ago and complained of pains m tho head afterwards. An inquest will bo held. The Colonial Union Compauy'a Star of Victoria, arrived at the Blufli from Rockhamton. She loads frozen meat and produce. She is unaffected by the strike.