INTERPROVINOIAL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVI, Issue 952, 4 July 1883, Page 6

INTERPROVINOIAL.

(Per Press Association .) Auckland, June 26th. Theßev. Thos. Buddie died today. His death is attributed to an affection of the heart. He was about as usual yesterday, and took his tea in the evening. Shortly afterwards he felt a pain at the heart. Dr PhiUon was called in, and a prescription gave him relief. At 9.30 he had a second seizure, when the doctor again came ; but he never rallied, dying at midnight. He had been in the colony since 1840, and was aged 72. June, 29th. The body of a man, drowned off the wharf last night, .has been recovered and identified as that of Joe Benton, who came here in the Oreti from Wellington a few weeks ago. He had been drinking about town. . A man named Yorkie also fell off the wharf last night, and narrowly escaped being crushed to death between the wharf and the steamer Coromandel. Mr Wilson, of the Rotomahana, jumped overboard with a rope and saved him. June 30th. John Grappel and Charles- Bropp were committed for trial for the jewellery robbery at Henricksen's premises. At the meeting of the Trades and Labour Council, a resolution was passed earnestly protesting against any relaxation of the embargo on Chinese immigration, and seeking to know whether Government would be disposed to assist if a fund were started wherefrom to pay a bonus for those Chinese at present in the Colony to leave. It was decided to wire the resolution to the Hon. Mr Rolleston, Sir G. Grey, Messrs Swanson, Hurst, Peacock, and Dar'gaville. July 2nd. Doughtey and Welsh, gum diggers, are supposed to have been drowned while bathing at Kaipara. The former has relatives, contractors, in Auckland, but the latter is not known to have any relatives in the Colony. Christohxtrch, June 30th. Twelve samples of milk have been analysed by Professor Bickerton . Eleven were found to be adulterated, the other being dilated with water to the extent of 20 per cent.

Samples of various liquors have been obtained from the hotels to be analysed.

The case in the Supreme Court in which a client sued a solicitor for damages through negligence, after occupying three days, was decided to-day. Plaintiff ■ought to recover £250 for loss sustained through an affidavit attached to a copy of a bill of sale being according to the form used before "The Chattels Securities Act 1880," in consequence of which the bill of sale had been held bad; also to recoyer £200 paid to landlord and £100 paid to first tenant for consent to sublease, such payments being alleged to have been rendered necessary through the negligence of the solicitor in not securing consent before the money had been advanced on the security of the sublease. The jury found that there had been negligence, but gave only Is on each claim. Small fragments of quartz, showing the " colour " of gold, are said to have been found in Canterbury July 2nd. Special services were held in the Wesleyan Church yesterday in memory of the late Revs. Buddie and Hobba. The lonic was visited yesterday by a large number of sight-seers. She will take in about 3,000 carcasses of sheep here. A cottage was destroyed by fire at Sydsnham this morning. The insurances are unknown. A two-year-old child was burnt to death at Le Bon's Bay on Tuesday last. It was left by its mother in the kitchen, and must have ignited its clothes at the fire. Kumara, June 26th. John Barratt, a miner, was killed yesterday whilst softening dynamite at a forge in a claim at Dillmanstown. Both his legs were blown off above the knees, both arms were shattered, his right eye blown out, and his breast riddled. He died in a few minutes. Some time ago deceased had a narrow escape from the same cause. The forge was blown to atoms. Wellington, June 27th. Mr George Dixon, a well-known cordial manufacturer here, committed suicide by jumping overboard from the Taiaroa. When he left Auckland it was noticed that he appeared to be very unwell. After leaving the Napier Spit at 11 a.m. yesterday he became violently delirious, and three stewards were told off to watch him in turn. At about 10.45 yesterday morning, during a heavy gale, a tremendous sea was shipped, and the steward left him to give an order to put things straight in the saloon, which was flooded. Dixon was then confined in the ladies' cabin, with the stewardess watching him. He took advantage of the opportunity to rush on deck and jump overboard. He sank at once. As a mountainous sea was running, it was impossible even to attempt to rescue him. He leaves a widow and several children.