INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3559, 10 May 1901, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

f«r Press Association. 1 THAMES, May 9. ' The Government approached by "the local-bodies toirepsrejrase 90d6'acres of land at Plako^Swamp. 1 ;;. ... : The Thames Observatory .reports,, that, the comet is just entering ■ the <«>nstella. tiom of 'Orion..

AUCKLAND, May 9. Ex-Constable Cullinane in thej hospital. Three years ago he was brutally kicked by a man he. was endeavouring to. ■arrest/and was retired ftoiri. J ;th* force';*in half-pay. ■ At J the begir3tog:;"6rthk ( his assailant sentenc^i'tp^^W imprisonment,' !', Decea&'d;',leaseß a. and one child. ..'. ~..,,. ■,.>!,;,« :, '.{■g''>i -v-'* ■.■- Tourists .report' that* they,;.^£plpred...'Sanaa,, "caves near the head of Awaroa river;' T&ffil hia, and discovered some mumified remains,' almost complete. The. remains are those of an extinct race, hitherto unknown. The caves are on the face of an almost .vertical I cliff. "' ."■'".- ; ■■■■■■:■'■"■'■ -■■'

WANGAGNUI, May 9. The annual convention »f the' r National. Council of Women-"of New "Zealand: con*-'; ra'enced its sittings to-day!, wheni about fifteen delegates representing" affiliated societies in all parts of the : colony, took their seats. A formal welcome at the evening :i meeting, 'when', the ■delegates' were welcomed: by the Mayor, Mr Hatrrcky Mr Willis, M.H.R., Mrs McGregor, Miss | Eraser, Dr Hatheriy, tie Mr: Cocker, and Dr 'Smith."' , After and ; Mrs Atkinson had" returned thanks .on behalf of the .delegates, Mrs. Shepperd,; president of the Council/ delivered :an,.adi dress, and Mrs Henderson read the .secretarial report.

WELLINGfON,"May 9. •Fixe mails which left Melbourne .by the Cuzco on April 3rd, arrived in London on the morning.of th«( 7st instant, two.days. late The Aorangi's mails, .which lett [Sydney on March. 27th, aniyedm London on the afternoon of the sth, : |our, days. late, , Among! the passengers from Sydney by; the Warrimoo are Lady Banfurly, Ladie? Constance and Eileen Knox, and Mr Beauchamp, of. the Federation Commission. . The dispute between the Wellington an<>, the Christchurch .branches, St. John, Association respiting- the title fi centre has been settled by the London authorities in favour of:. Wellington The central executive, on the recommendation or Lord Ranfurly, has decided that all centres in the colony arc on an equal footting, and to be recognised under a uniform Native Minister has declined to asree to the issue of free railway passes to Mahuta to enable him to proceed! to Auckland with 300 or 400 followers and make a display at the welcome to the Duke of Cornwall. . . . Five coops of purebred fowls are coming in the Eakaia consigned to the Government. They ate Brown Leghorns, Plymouth Eocks, Buff Orpingtons, and Langshans. The poultry coming forward to the Government Department is not alto-

[ gether suitable for export. Of 169 birds 'received since Saturday, two-thirds were I rejected* la-breeding is* said to be the ! maini reason of the inferiority of the birds. The ' Federation" Commissioners are at 1 present sitting at the Parliamentary Buildings considering their report. The annual report of the superintendent of the municipal fire brigade states that during the year 96 fires occurred. The total loss for the year was £22,403; of this amount £15,000 was lost in three fires. It is notified in this week's. "Gazette" that the following colonies have prohibited the, importation of swine from New Zealand for the periods stated:—Queensland, six months, from March 27th, 1901 j New South Wales, one year, from March 21st; Victoria, until revoked; Tasmania, one year, from April 12th; Western Australia, until revoked.

NELSON, May 9. . News was received from Edinburgh today that Mr A. N. Fell and Mr Phil Mules, who are studying medicine at that University, had both passed, the third professional examination. Mr Fell has also distinguished himself at football,, and was one of the Scotch international team which defeated Wales, Ireland and England. HOKITTKA, May 9. Mr H, L. Michel was installed, as Mayor of Hokitika yesterday. CHBISTCHURCH, May 9. A £2O horse,, belonging to some people on the south "belt, was found, outside its stable this morning with a deep gash in the neck, evidently caused by a knife. The horse fiend is suspected again. , DUNEDIN, May 9. Mr J. A. Gow, trade representative, leaves for InvercargiH to-morrow, and will spend Isome days in Southland, attending to matters connected with his department, gradually working his way northwards. The Horticultural Society's chrysanthemum show was opened to-day, and was successful. Howdem and Moncrieff secured the prize for 15 best chrysanthe- i mums.

INVERCARGDLL; May"9. When the Hospital Board here appointed a. secretary-a.month ago there 'was.sharp comment on .the fact that the/appointee was the son of a, member of the Board who sat and voted by ballot "on the, application, it being inferred that he , had voted for ; his;..spn. .The appointment was made on the.,vote of the chairman, the. runner-up ' being the then secretary, who had held the' position for several years,: but had never been formally appointed, having taken up the work for the previous secretary, who was incapacitated. Two members of.the Board gave notice to move at to^ay r ?. itteeting (1) that the resolution of the\"Board* appointing Mr Reginald Day secretary and treasurer be rescinded; and (2): that" a solicitor's opinion be obtained as to the validity of a member of the Board giving his vote in favour of his son. When the motions came on;.the chairman ruled them out. of. order, as regarded the first, because Mr Day .had been appointed 'for, three months, and the.,pro-, per course "for, those who wished to undo the appointment was to move that the secretary receive jihree months' notice; and J as. regardtp "the second motion, that the voting was "by 'ballot at the instance of the present moversj and.no one was sup-' posed to know how.Day voted.. :.Mr J)i. Roche said that he would take steps to compel the chairman to allow the motions to be discussed, and after some heated re-' marks the meeting" closed. For nearly.three weeks there have been gales and fierce.squalls with, hail, rain.and thunderstorms, a high barometer prevailing throughthe worst of it.. The conditions are now improving. Fortunately, the worst of the disturbance .was oh the coast lines. ;. , .. ~,.... ; ~ - „■..«..-,.—,■".