INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LV, Issue 5747, 15 August 1893, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegraph.) AUCKLAND, August 14. Bishop Julius arrived by the Baahine today. Hie health is greatly improved. He left foe tbe south m the Takapuna. He stated that very considerable decorations have been promised by a lady at Home for Christohuroh cathedral, but he had not brought them witb him. The Anglican churoh at Home, he says, is going more into social work for the amelioration of the condition of tbe masses. The character of this work is scarcely understood m the colonies, as the necessity for such eooial work was the natural outcome of the congregation of large masses of population m great oities. Such work would probably follow out here, but he thought not m tho near future. Mrs Julius and her daughters are well. The inquest on the native woman Tairi Teawere, at Hawene, haa been adjourned to enable Dr Lindsay to make a post mortem examination. Through communication with Waikato is hoc likely to bo established for a fortnight* PAHIATUA, Atj&ubt 14, The suspension footbridge over the Mangatainoko river, at Pahiatua, collapsed onSuturday afternoon, o wing to 16 feet of the bank being washed away by a flood, threat damage bas been done to privato property through the river changing its course. WELLINGTON, August 14 Wellington will be represented by ten men at the forthcoming New South Wales bifle Association meeting. The team will be selected by the holding of three competitions, and each man will receive £10 from the funds to defray his expenses. The Bakers' Union state that upon enquiry they find that none of their members took part m the fight which occurred at the recent banquet held by the Union. A abort time ago Mr Boss, a well known fruit dealer of Wellington, left for a trip | Home, accompanied by his wife. la America his son Samuel joined him. Letters came by the mail feddreeued to Samuel, and the family, thinking it strango, opened them and fonnd them to be condolences from oeveral people upon the death of thejLr father. Mr Rqib was not ill when ho left, and no news of bis death has been received by cable. Meanwhile tho family ere m great trouble, and eagerly await the £aikoura's arrival. The Tax Department are bringing actions against persons for failing to furnish returns of income at Oftmsru, Auckland, Dunedin ; Wellington, Cbrislchurah, Invercargill. At Neleon two persons were fined £4 and £10 aDd costs on Friday. A largo ueetiDg, at which several M.H.B 'a and a number of members of the University Senate (including Sir James Hector and Sir B. Stout) were present, was held this morning to consider tho question of the establishment of a University College for the central .district of the colony, embracing Taranaki, Havfc»'o Bay, Wanganui and Wellington d'itUiets. It was decided that a deputation should iuter»i*»- jShe Government m re f erence to tbe matter. Tbe Chinauaan Lee iMfPR, charged with stabbing, appeared at the PoUce Pourt this morning, and wbb remanded. Bail was allowed m small amounts. Kirkcaldio and Stains' drapery establishmoot ys? broken into after cloeiog hours on

' Saturday niglit. The burglars opened one safe, which contained nothing of any value, i loaving uatouohed the safe ia which were deposited Saturday's takings, amounting to a j largo aviv At a meeting of the Liberal Association tonight a motion protesting against the propoeed sale by the Government of a portion of the Choviot estate, was carried unanimously. Diecueeion on the motion " That m ordar to counteract the contetr plated reduction m the wages of the working classes the custom* duties on the necessaries of life should be abolished, nod that the loss of reranua be made up by an increased graduated tax on large inooic^R, on extended landed properties, anrt higher v'obate duties on opulent deceased estates " was adjourned until next meeting. tf o tenders were received for the puroha63 j of the City Couuc 1 offices, Brandon street. MABTERTON, Apgitst 14 The Wairarapa Daily Times learns on good authority that Mr W. li. Bees has deoided, at the request of his family, to give up politics, and is unlikely again to stand for Parliament. OHRISTOHUROH, August 14. A fatal aooident ocourrcd on the New Brighton tram yesterday afternoon, the victim being a young man named Fred. Benner, eon of the proprietor of the Kaikoura Star. It appears that he with others was standing on the book platform of the front car ; on rounding •> sharp ourve Benner let go his hold on the rail and struck a match to light a cigarette ; Laving no support a jerk of the car threw him off, and m endeavouring to save himself he caught hold ot the rail, and was thrown between two carriages, the result being that the wheels went over him before the tram oould bs stopped. The injuries be received were of a shooking character, His left arm waa severely mangled, the shoulder blade crushod and collar bone brokon, and several ribs were fractured. He was taken to the hospital and the arm amputated at the shoulder. He rallied somewhat about 8 o'olook, but gradually began to sink and died at 12.30. Deceased wan apparently about 22 years of age. DDNEDIN, August 14 A first attempt to arrest a fugitive debtor by means of » telegraphio warrant proved futile, the absoonder having done " the Pacific slope " on Saturday. The Upper Waipori dredge reports 44 ounoes for five days dredging ; Sew Hoy 59 ounces retorted ; JDnoedin Dredge Company 62 ounces for five days.