INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LII, Issue 5157, 2 June 1891, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

■■ ' * (By; Tbiegbaph.) AUOKLAND, June 1. Some of tho friends of Mr W. S. Allon intend to petition Parliament to remove tho disqualification imposed on bim by the Judges m the late election petition case. By request of the president of the Auokland Typographical Union, Mr Bhora intends to communioato with the Government asking that tbe Auokland printers out of work should share with the Wellington printers m getting work at the Government printing office during the session. The man Floyd, oharged with tho murder of Veitcb, atWairoa south, is to be examined as to his sanity. This examination is to bo undertaken on behalf of tbe defence. WELLINGTON, June 1. The Government has definitely decided to appeal to the Privy Council on tho Edwards ease, and the necessary papers are now boing prepared. OHRISTOHUROH, June 1. To-night the City Counoil decided not to go m |or oloctrio lighting, aa thoir contract with tbe Gas Company prooludos them from adopting tho electrio light for about 18 months. WESTPORT, June 1. A six-roomed houao at Waimangaron, owned and ocoupiod bj Mr Jos Ewart, was burned down at midnight on Sunday. The houso and furniture wero insured for £300 m the Phcsnix office. The origin of tho fire is unknown. Tho export of coal for the weok ended Saturday wos 3417 tons. An unsuccessful attempt to break into the Denniston poet office was mado last night. DUNEDIN, June 1. On Baturday Alhambro defeated Taieri by cix points to one. Dunodin beat tho Union by sovon to four. Kaikorai dofoated tho Pirotoß by oight to nil. ' Tbo Rugby Union has suspended tho Warehousemen's Olub for a fortnight for hoving playod members of other clubs ogainßt Oamaru. Sew Hoy's Big Beaoh drodge obtained 12 ounces for a week's work. The Roxburgh Amalgamated Sluicing Com- . pany obtained 200 oza of gold for tbo pist four weoks. Tbo company apppar to have struck an old river bod, nnd there is said fo bo indications of tho stuff becoming riohor The Island Blook Company are Baid to have had a roturn of 200 ozs for eight days work. Mr Corow, R.M., to-day gavo iudgmont for tbe plaintiff m a case brought against one of

a numbor of men omployed m a soap, faotory for four parts of Bretts Early History of New Zealand, as be did not consider that tho evidence of fraud was substantiated. There waa no evidence that the men wore prevented from reading a printed document.