INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3625, 22 August 1901, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Per Pres* Association. . ONEHUNGA, August 21. The Takapuna crossed the bar outwards for New Plymouth, with the inward San Francisco mail, at 12.30 a.m. NEW PLYMOUTH, August 21. ' Arrived, at 10.45 a.m.; Takapuna, 5.8., from Onehunga.with the inward San Francisco mail. The Takapuna left for Wellington with the mail at 12.30 p.m. In the District Court this morning, a jury found W. D. Scott, auctioneer, of Opunake, a bankrupt, guilty of theft of money. Scott subsequently pleaded guilty to a second charge of theft of money, and also to a charge of failing to keep ■ proper business books. Probation was ! applied for, and the application was adjourned till the afternoon. NAPIER, Augst 21. The Governor left for Wellington by train this morning. WOODVTLLE.; August 21. .. Barran Gardner was fined £3O and costs to-day for fraudulently practising as a' medical man., , WELLINGTON, August 2L Mr Thomas Sconlar, of the firm of Scoular and 'Archibald, who erected the Government Buildings in Wellington, died here this morning. The Wellington Fresh Food and Ice Company have declared a dividend of 5 per cent. The damage to the census papers through Tuesday's fire is not so great as was at first feared. Only the papers on which the clerks had been working the day before the fire, and which had been left on the tables, were affected, and those not irreparably. CHRISTCHURCH, August 21. A conference of delegates from the City Council and adjoining boroughs was held this evening to consider the proposal to purchase the Christehurch Tramway Company's service for the purpose of municipalising it. A long letter from' the company making the proposals was read. It was moved that the service should not be purchased, but the motion was withdrawn, and the conference decided to refer the company's letter to the local bodies interested and appointed a committee to bring up a report later on. The influenza epidemic is prevalent throughout Canterbury, and there . is scarcely a business place here that has not a large proportion of its employees away iIL One firm has 54, and another 37 employees away. The doctors are extremely busy, and some of the wholesale

houses have run short of quinine. The school attendance is seriously affected. In reply to a letter from the New Zealand Institute of Journalists, thanking the Ministry and himself for the kindness, courtesy and facilities extended to the English press representatives, who accompanied the Royal party, the Premier has written:—" I have to say, on behalf of myself and colleagues, that we were only too pleased to have English press representatives with us, and we can only hope that anything we' might have been permitted to do for them contributed in some degree to the enjoyment of _their tonr."

The nautical inquiry concerning the schooner Jessie Niccol was held at Lyttelton this afternoon. The Court found that Captain Brown ma'de an error of judgment in altering the course when off Cape Campbell, but that the error was not of such a nature as to warrant dealing with his crtificate, which was returned. He W2S ordered to pay the costs of the enquiry.

DUNEDIN, August 21.

A house belonging to Michael McKay, at South Dunedin,. was destroyed by fire last night. The insurances were £250 on the house in the New Zealand office, and £l5O on the furniture. The Actual loss is estimated at £BOO.

Charles Anderson, a lumper, 45 years of age, committed suicide at Port Chalmers early this morning. Deceased was living with a companion named Henry Bexton in a small house. He said good night to hhn at one o'clock this morning. Bexton Was afterwards aroused by a noise in the yard,' when he discovered Anderson bleeding; from wounds. -Medical aid was summoned, but it was too late to save the man's life.

The hearing of the charge against Elizabeth Hiscock, a young woman' about 20 years of age, of having murdered her infant male child, was continued to-day. Dr Hall, house surgeon at the hospital, who "examined accused on the 13th May, said ' that it was highly improbable that he would not have notioed her condition if she was the mother of the infant whose body was found. Mr Graham, S.M., without calling on/ the defence, said that after Dr Hall's statement, no jury would convict on the evidence, and he would take the responsibility of dismissing the case. On behalf of the Dunedin branch of the New Zealand Accountants' and Auditors' Association, a telegram has been sent to Sir Joseph Ward, pointing out the injustice to professional accountants that would result should the proposed amendments to the Companies Act relating to audits and liquidation become law.