INTERPROVINCIAL

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 11818, 25 July 1902, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL

Per Press Association. PALMERSTON 3EORTH.. July 24. The Palmerston North Borough Council to-night decided to submit to the ratepayers a drainage, .-scheme estimated to cost £35,000, but only £22,000 will be spent at present. His Excellency She Governor will present war medals £0 returned troopers at Palmerston North «m Tuesday night.

WELLINGTON, July 24. Advices received -here show that New Zealand has taken .an honourable position m. the "Good Words" Coronation ode competition, open to the British Empire. Of more than 3.1-0 D .poems submitted 74 were from New Zealand, and of . these three are deemed "of great excellence." and will be included in a collection of about three €te™E,xffifhKi)gsi/odes to be published in book form. These are respectively by Lucy Eveline Smith, • Dunedin; J. Liddel Kelly, Wellington, and J. Ball, Wanganui. The Dunedin ladv divides third prize with aa English competitor. Mr Palmer, of Sydney, has been appointed Town Clerk of Wellington, at a salary of £BOO per annum. ! The Agent-General has cabled that the case R. Bell and 'Go. v. the Commissioner of Customs bus %een decided by the Privy Council in favour <6i the defendant with costs. The case .-arose out of the seizure of goods by the iCustoms Department for an alleged breach of the Trade Marks Act, and in both the Supreme Court' and the Court of Appeal rfudgment was given for the plaintiffs".

KELSON, Julv 24. Mr S. P. Stevens, "Postmaster at Thames, has been appointed "Postawster at Nelson, vice Mr H. Caldfirs, who - retires on a pension. Other •changes are ■ ontemplated.

ASETBURTON, July 24. Information. has just 'tieen- received- that a fire, by which, a thouse recently occupied by Mr S. Curd, near Ashburton, was totally destroyed, occurred on Wednesday evening. There was no nsurance on the building, which was the property of the County Council. "The house was an old one arid Brown and "Mucdoniild, builders, had just taken timbeT to repair it. This, amounting to £ll worth, was lost; • H. Crump was remanded to "Christchurch on three charges of forgery arid committed for trial at next sittings of the S'lpreme Court on two charges of forgery ai d uttering. DUNEDIN, "July 24. The "Evening Star" give '£so to the Otago University, and have-also • opened a subscription list and appealed 'for £450 within a week. The Gardiner-Brodie draughts match was -continued to-day, the position on concluding being Brodie three wins, Gardiner two wins; nine draws; ten games to play. At a meeting of the Fallen Soldiers' "Memorial Commitee, it was decided to go -on with the local memorial while -public -interest" remained active.