INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LX, Issue 2691, 30 April 1898, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

' Per Press Association. I WELLINGTON, April 29. L Mr Maskell, Registrar of the New Zealand Univeraity, ia Beriously ill and not ' expected to recover. He underwent an operation some weeks ago, and is now comatose. A number of persons were fined £10 collectively to-day for Belling tickets in the Melbourne eight-hours anniversary lottery, and the proprietors of a local newspaper were fined £3 3s for inserting • an advertisement relative to it. One of those fined had been assured that the Colonial Secretary's sanction had been obtained, and the advertisement waa r published inadvertently and withdrawn immediately it waa noticed. No costs ' were aaked for. Proceedings are to be I taken in the South Island againet a , person who waa stated to be concerned i in pußhing the lottery. Champion's agent has received advice that paint leads have advanced £1 a - ton. Linseed oil haa risen 2d per gal* I lon, and glass has also advanced. It is > understood that the price of bread will ' be raised id next week. Johnston and Co. have received a cable from the Flint Eddy Company that • the firat steamer of the new service recently arranged under their instrumentality will leave New York for Australia on May 15th. ; A departmental enquiry into the complaint lodged by Mr T. E. Taylor against the guard of the southern train for being under the influence of liquor and falling from the train, has resulted in favour of ■ the guard. Several witnesses testified to his sobriety, and the guard, who had been suspended, is reinstated. ! CHRISTCHURCH, April 29. The sheeg dog trials of the Ohrist- " church Club were continued at Cashmere e to-day. The heading and bringing back a competition was won by Mr D. Fraser's i. Rock with 26 points out of 30. 8 INVERCARGILL, April 29. i " At the meeting of delegates of the B National Association at Wyndham on [. Wednesday to choose a successor to the n Hon. Mr Richardson for Mataura, the ballot was in favour of Mr Raymond but he decided to stand aside in favour of Mr W. F. Ward. Both candidates are pledged to retire if Mr Richardson enters the field, but a telegram from bim conveyed a doubt whether his affaire would be settled in time for him to be a candidate. tmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmeemme