INTERPROVINCIAL

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11664, 24 January 1902, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL

Per Pri»s Association.

XttA.UKS, January 25.

Gibbon's timbci uii-l «>■ e " stroyect. by tue tun moriiiug. It was Vdiued at iloUOu. ±ue <.i-y insurance is ±JI2oO in the .North Queen=i-and umce. The uignt watchman was sick, uiid lo one was on auty. Tue viltu foreman the glare of the tire, wiiich had a good hoicl. The wind was blowing away iiom tue large timber stacks, ana i - 50u0 worth o£ timber was saved. The tire was caused by sparks from the furnace. GISBQRNE, January 25. A young man named Lamb, wno was picked out of the surf in a drowning condition, was charged at the Police Court- today with attempted suicide, and remanded. WANGANUI, January 25. In consequence of continuous nun. tue Caledonian sports have been postponed till Saturday. A " WELLINGTON. January 25. The anniversary holiday, observed today, in place of yesterday, was spoilt by heavy northerly gale, with rain, which sprang up last night. Most of the picnic and excursion fixtures arranged had to be abandoned. The regatta of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club has been- postponed till Saturdav.

The Marine Department is asking various shipping companies to instinct their captains to furnish it with any information they may obtain respecting tides, currents, etc., on their runs, and more especially to notify any errors in the charts of the " New Zealand Pilot." - The residence of Mr J. O Sullivan, Defence Storekeeper, was gutted by fire early this morning. The building, which is the property of the Government, was unoccupied at" the time, the family being away. The house was insured in the National Office for £2OO, but the contents were uninsured.

Brother Urban, who is at present conducting the annual retreat of the Marist Brothers of Wellington, has been appointed Provincial of the .Order in Australasia in succession to Brother John, who recently became assistant-generai.

CHRISTCHURCH, January 23.

A howling north-west wind was blowing fron> an early hour this morning, causing considerable "damage to gardens and trees along the Avon- Standing crops were severelv injured, and many fields of oats were threshed out.

HOKOTKA. January 23. Since the weather broke last week, there has been some heavy rain. Last night- rain fell steadily for some hours, resulting in a big flood. The low-lying- portion of the town is under water. A heavy gale prevailed throughout the night, and a mountainous sea is rolling in. The floods will probably do a good deal of damage in the conntrv districts. Tke Westland school excursion to Totara Wat vesterday passed off successfully. Over "a thousand persons attended, and no rain was experienced till the homeward jorrnev. It is doubtful if Sir J. G. Ward will get through to the coast to-morrow, as proposed, owing to the weather prevailing. The local bodies are arranging a. programme to occupy four days for Westland. embracing vi«its to HnVitika and the neighbouring lakes, ar.d the acrrirultural centres, Ross and Kumara, with the intervening townships.