INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 6058, 18 September 1894, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Bl TBXB^BAIfi.) . AUCKLAND, Bbftbmbbb 17. A young man named Oharles Henry Andoison, aged 18, was killed at Hotco, £«ipara, by a tree falling on him while bush felling' A fire broke but in the stables of the Criterion Hotel, Otahuhu, whioh were burned down. The extent of the damage done is £859. The origin of the fire is un> known. At the inquest on the body of De Bowes, seaman, of the Glenelg, a verdiob of accidental death was given. Mr Norihoroffc, S.M., gave a young woman six months' hard labour for using objoene language. ' The steamer Upolu has left for Bjdney. She is to run between that port and Samoa and Tongo, the Union Company having determined, to inaugurate with her a monthly service between these places. The Mararoa, Botomahana, and Tasmania, leave for Sydney crowded with passengers of which the-e is a largo number from Auokland. WANGANUI, Sbeiembbb 17. Hatriok's new stern wheel river steamer, the Manuwij was successfully launched this morning in the presonoe of about 700 towm* people. The steamer is 121 feet long with a beam of 18 feet, and an estimated draught of 18 inohes. Her speed will be 11* miles an hour. A coat was found on the boaoh at Nukum&ru containing the discharge papers of B McKay, A.8., of the wrecked schooner Ohriatinai It is expeoted that some bodies will bo washed up on the beach at the next spring tides between Waoganuj and Nukamaru, WELLINGTON, Sbpxbmbbb 17. The Hinemoa, with Lady Glasgow, Captsin Campbell Preston, and MissThureton (daughter of the Governor of Fiji), arrived from Onehunga last night. Captain Edwin says there ars aow strong evidences that there is low pressure to westward and hard galer, generally from northward with rain, may be expeoted in most parts of the country between noon of the 20th and midnight of the 22nd. : Walter D Birch was committed for trial this morning on a oharge of obtaining £7 4s from Messrs M E Porter and Co, Wellington, by false pretences. Aocused had been engaged to canvais for orders for overmantels, and obtained the sum mentioned as commission on a number of fiotitious orders. For the laroeny of 35s from the same firm Birch was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. The Gaming Bill received His Excellency's assent this morning, so that any person betting totalisator odds is now liable to prose* cation. Tbe Dorio loft Bio for London on tbe Ist insfc. with her meat in good oondition. OHRIBTOHUROH, Sbptbmbeb 17. Mr J J S winner! on, an old Auckland resident, dropped dead in Addington cemetery taday. Ho bad been suffering four 20 years from heart disease. DUNBDIN, Bbptbmbbb 17. Julia Gallagher, aged six, was drowned in Muddy Creek, near St Bathans, this morning, through the capsize of a trap. William Beck was found drowned yesterday in the lake aft Kaitangcta Charles Grant, aged 61 years, died suddenly at Orookston yesterday, the supposed cause being apoplexy and influenza. Henry Benjamin applied for hio discharge to-day- It transpired that bo had offered £200 plus a dividend to the Bev Mr Harrington who opposed his discharge three years ago. As the matter had not been reported, to the Official Assignee, His Honour ordered it to stand over till Friday, and then be mentioned in Chamfcerg. INVEBOAEGILL, Sbptbhsbb 17. At the Police Court Bridget Cftdy, aged seventy years, wbb committed for trial for attempting suioide by catting her throat. j Chattel Bates, who bad been acting as! agent for the Amalgamated Shearers andi General Labourers Union, was' charged with I embezzling two sums of five shillings e&oh, ; and was remanded. Biohard Duffy, aged 37* has been arrested in the Otautau distriot for attempting suicide by stsbbing himself in the breast and gaahiog his wrist.