INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 1665, 19 January 1895, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

» (By Telegraph.) AUCKLAND, January 18. James Bird, a labourer, committed suicide by hanging himself to a cross beam m a water closet. No cause is assigned. He leaves a wife and grownup family. At the inquest a verdict was returned that he committed suicide while temporarily insane. The s.a. Ohau, from Fiji, reports a destructive hurricane on January 7th and Bth. Great damage was done to property at Suva, Lev'uka arid elsewhere. Many native villages were wiped out. The barque Ophir was wrecked and several small craft lost. At the annual meeting of the Costley Training Institution, the report showed that there were 31 boys and 9 girls m the foundation, that 8 boys are at the school, and the rest apprenticed, and that the girls are at service. The endowment Fund secured on mortgage, is £9545. The trustees state that they are prepared to* take a dozen more children if committed. A tender has been accepted for building a 75-roomed hotel near the Rotorua railway station and sanatorium, at a cost of over £5000. NAPIER, January 18. The South Sea mission schooner Southern Cross, Captain Bougard, ' arrived yesterday morning from Norfolk Island, with the Bishop of Melanesia, who comes to attend the consecration of Bishop Williams next Sunday. The Southern Cross left Auckland a fortnight since for Norfolk Island and was seven days coming from there to Napier, having fair weather and light winds most of the way. At the inquest on the body of Miss Cunningham, the jury returned a verdict that she was accidentally drowned. Frank Glover, the boy who saved Miss MeVay, about three years ago saved Douglas Gifford, aged eight, from drowning m Napier Creek, and also saved a lad named Robert Elliott from drowning m the Tutaekuri river two years ago. The jury added a rider to their verdict that Glover's courage be recommended for recognition by the Royal Humane Society. WELLINGTON, January 18. The Times publishes further figures giving the expenditure at £3,492,636, and the revenue (including balance from last year £291,238, sinking; fuad .-debentures,' £117,800 and smaller items) at £3,408,463. This leaves a deficit of £148,173. OHRISTCHURCH, January 18. The Canterbury Progressive Liberal Association have received a letter from the Minister for Education acknowledging receipt of the resolutions of the conference regarding the method of election of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College. The Minister expresses his pleasure at the Association taking such great interest m the matter, and promises to do all he can- "towards a reasonable reform m the method of election that the pressure of public business will allow him. It was resolved—" That Mr Reeves be written to aking him whethei he can definitely promise that the matter will be dealt with next session." Messrs O'Regan, Joyce, W. Hutchison, McGowan, McLachlan, and Lamach, M.H.R.s wrote promising to support the movement. Mr McNab, M.H.R., asked for further information, Mr W./C. Buchanan, and Captain Russell promised to give the matter careful consideration. An offer was received from Mr W. Hutchison, M.H.R., to address a §üblic meeting on old age pensions, atisfaction was expressed with the action of the Government m fixing a uniform rate irrespective of distance for the carriage of fruit on the railways. At a meeting of the Rawhiti Assembly of the Knights of. Labour a motion was earned ''That the Minister for Lands be written to, urging him to put the com-

pulsory clauses of the Land for Settlements Act into operation, if necessary, at an early date, so that the labour market may be relieved before the winter sets m." It was also resolved that a deputation should wait upon the Premier upon his arrival, and press the matter upon his notice. DUNEDIN, January 18. The Amalgamated Society of Engineers urge the Government to push on the Otago Central without delay to the full extent of last session's vote. The Bowling Association's tournament was continued to-day. In the final singles tournament McLaren (Kaitaugata) beat Sneddon (Kaituna). The final pairs will bey played to-morrow, Struthers and Barnett (Christchurch) meeting Smith and Payne (Kaituna). The Chamber of Commerce have agreed on the invitation of the Sydqey Chamber to join m a united protest against the proposal to the various Post-masters-General to make obligatory the new vocabulary for cypher codes m cabling. At the inquest on the body of the child Janet McGee, whose death was reported yesterday, a verdict was returned of death from natural causes, but it waa probable that had proper care been exercised by sober people the child's life would have been save 1. The jury, however, did not find criminal negligence. The dedication service of St. Paul's Cathedral was held to-night. The building was densely crowded. The ediflqe was dedicated as a cathedral by Biahpp, Neville, aiidthe sermon was delivered by the Bishop of Salisbury. INVERCARGILL, January 18. The Borough Council have decided to communicate with the Government, suggesting that a department be opened m connection with the Government Life Insurance offi.ce to cover the liability of employers under the Liability Act. They have taken out a policy with the Accident Insurance Co. for £76, annually, but it was decided not to deduct that amount from the employees' wages. The ; weather is showery with a moderate ' temperature. The rain will do great good to the turnip crop, on which the pastoralists m this district depend largely.