INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LV, Issue 5515, 17 September 1892, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

tßr TeLB<JBiPH.) AUCKLAND, Sept. 16. A great crowd *»» the Italian Opera Co. off today.; by the Talane, and gave them a hearty cheer. The company will appoar next m Napier. The Counoil of th« Auotland Institute ps«sed a resolution to in«t« His Kxcollency the Governor to open tho Daw Annexe to the Auckland Museum during hie rieifc to Auckland. The Colonial Boorotary ha? granted perciia, sion to tho Bight Hours Demonstration Committee to have an art urnon m connection with the demoDatrntion, A further appeal by tho Colonials for the £50 prize money m the late tug-of-war ended m the mayor deciding to ho!d tie etates until the return of the member* of the eocimittee, Meiers Shera and Thompson, M.H.R'e., phon the decision of the committee will he final. The Charitable Aid Board intend, owing to charges publiihed, to hold on enquiry into the management of the CiutUi Home, and the treatment of the inmates. WELLINGTON, Sept. 16. Some <AargCß under the Bankruptcy Act Sgaiott %A. Soud, plumber, it tunkrupt, were I

' investigated before Mr Justieo i-iichmunrt today. 'Iho only chargo goi-e into was that of failing to keep booke m a proper mantier, the other charges being withdrawn. His | Honour eaid that although the books wero kept badly, they wero not m such an unsatisfactory state B 9 to warrant him m committing the debtor to priaon, nor did ho feel justified m punishing him for his rash building speculations. On Wednesday night the Governor tripped on the carpet m the drcas circle of the Opera Home, and sustained a fall resulting m a severe Bbaking and ho was badly cut on the leg. His Eicellenoy has been confined to bis room ever since, but is about again this afternoon. A number of members of Parliament leave for flTestpoit io the Hinemoa about 3 o'clock m the morning fdr tho purpoio of impeding the hnrbour works ond mines there. The party return on Tuesday morning. A ball arranged by Indies m aid of the hospital convalescent fund realised £170 nett. Tho Postmaster- G-aneral haß cabled to the New South Wales Government asking them to increase their subsidy to the Ban Francisco mail jorvice from £2700 paid last year to £5000, m order to cover tlie shortage on the Knglioh subsidy. Mr .Ward point d out that Syduey as tho last port of call, ia entitled to contribute more tliau at present to the servioe from which it derivoa so much benefit. NAPIEB, Sept. 16. The. body of a man was found between two rocks at the foot of the breakwater this morning. It has evidently been m the WBter some time. The head, leg ond one band aro missing. The arm is tatooed m ink with tho American Stars ond Stripes. He is sup. posed to bo a sailor. Xho headless hody from tattoo marks was identified as th«tof Thomnß Armit, ohief mato of tho Vaouna, who has been missing some days. At tho inquest, the verdict was that tho body was that of Armit, but that there was no evidenco to ahow how he got into the water.