INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 6060, 20 September 1894, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(B 7 TBIMBAPH.) { AUOKLAFD, Sbstbmbbb 19. The Board of Eduetfcion have deoided that they cannot agrae to thetequeit ot the Women'i Tempetwca Anooiation to enforce the eompulaory leaching of temperance m fODQOIft

The Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid j Board have got to loggerheads with the hon , medioal staff for insisting on retaining a nurse whom the staff held was not ia sufficiently good health to perform her duties. Tawhiao's body left Hubunui to-day and arrives at Taupiri on Wednesday. It is eaoorted by 100 rifles and 200 Maori polioe. Natives are forbidden to enter the enoloeure to*morrow. The natives are going to set apart a day for tbe reception of Europeans. The natives are watohing for the reporters and photographers. The Women's Political Beform League held their first public meeting to-day. Mra Eerr presided. Among the speakers were Mr Connolly, Amerioan Consul, Mrs Collings, vice-president ; Mr George Aldridge followed with a praotioal address on the land question; Mrs Hendry read a paper entitled '' Justice to women m faot as well as m theory." Protests were passed against; a Sunday tram servioe. GISBOBNS, Sbftembfr 19 Kirk's store at Te Arai was burned down early this morning, Tbe building was insured for £200 m the Eoonomio and £500 m the Phoenix. $ A very heavy gale has been blowing since lait night, with rain. WELLINGTON, Sbpibmbbb 19. A woman detected stealing flowers from the cemetery was fined £5, the Magistrate remarking that he intends to put a stop to the practice. Tbe funeral of the late Mr Bobcrt Hart, af.L.O., this morniDg, wai very largely attended. The Governor was repreiented, md almost all the members of Parliament md leading citizens were present. Xbe late asylum pationt found dead at the Framway Hotel yesterday was Dr Orl Branting, formerly of Otaki. It is unknown whether ho bed friends m the oolony He had previouoly attempted snioidr. The evidenoe it the inquest showed that he had obtained 25 tabloids of morphia from a chemist, acd also asked for Boz of prussio acid on behalf of the asylum. The latter was refused bub as deceased was a doctor and as he had been m Ihe h^bit of getting things at the shoo before, tho morphia was supplied- Dr King said khat he had regardad Brantiog as perfectly iane for some time before he left tbe asylum. Ihe post mortem showed that thn heart and lungs were diseased. A verdiob of death from aatural oauaea was returned. WBSTPOBT, Septbmbes 10. At ft meeting of the Harbour Board yesterlay, Mr Cox, second officer of the ss. Janet Siceolj was appointed assistant harbour, nasler. There were 22 applioantn. DUHEDIN, Bb*tbmbebl9. At a meeting of the Presbytery to-day the Rev J Gibson Smith notified his acceptance if a call from First Church. Inreroargill, and bhe Presbytery agreed to his translation. At a meeting of the Harbour Board it was decided to write to the Minister of Lands and the member for the city concerning the Harbour and Education Beierves Bill, which if passed would injure the Board's revenue. It was pointed out that tbe Board's endowments were under water when granted and had to bereolaimed.