INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3625, 23 August 1901, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, August 22. The Colonial Sugar Refining Company has this day reduced the price of all sugars 10s per ton, and syrup and treacle 6d per case. NEW PLYMOUTH, August 22. W. D. Scott, auctioneer, of Opunoke,

who was yesterday found guilty of theft .of money, came up for sentence this mornine. Judge Kettle said that Scott appeared to have no criminal intent so ra- " imprison him he would order him to enter into two bonds of £SO for good behaviour for twelve months; also to pay costs of the prosecution, and £67, the amount of two dishonoured bills. NAPIER, August 22. On the 16th ult. the Hawke's Bay Presbyterv on behalf of the General Assembly \ of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand communicated with the Premier strongly protesting against Sunday work in the various branches of the Public Service and more particularly upon the rail- ' ways where it had been most prominent in connection with, the Royal reception. The protest has apparently borne fruit and the Presbytery have again written to the Premier expressing their satisfaction on learning that a- circular had been sent to the traffic manager of the railways directing that Sunday trains be discontinued except in necessitous cases. "WELLINGTON, August 22. News is received from Singapore of the death of Mrs Tarn, for 21 years mistress of the Mount Cook girls' school, Wellington. Deceased was well-known throughout the colony. W. F. Simpkin, manager in Wellington for Messrs A. and T. Burt and Co., was found' hanging by his neck in the bath room of bis house this morning. He had been suffering from partial paralysis for some years, and lately an attack of influenza had caused insomnia. ' He leaves a widow and two children. DUNEDDf, August 22. Mr Glass, organising secretary of the Farmers' Union, met a number of farm- - ers and others tc-day, and explained the objects and platform of the Union, but no attempt was made to form a branch in ■ this city. . ACCIDENTS AJSD -FATALITIES Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, August 22. At the inquest at Port Chalmers on the body of Charles Anderson, the evidence went to show that the deceased gave way to drink a good deal. • Though he only < had two drinks on the day he cut his throat, he had been drinking from the 10th August. A verdict was returned of suicide while temporarily insane. i