INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 11128, 13 February 1886, Page 2

I NTERPROVINCIAL.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND. February 11, Arrived — S.S. Tarawera, for Melbourne, via Southern ports. Paßsen* gers :-~For Gisborne : Mrs Davis and child, Misses Home and Cameron, Mr Dawson. Napier : Mr and Mrs Mared, Mr and Mrs Brown, Rev. De Berat Howell, Mrs Harwood, Miss Brown, Messrß Coates, G. Price, Banberry, J. McVay, C. J. Nairn, Close, Bollan, and Maun. Wellington: Mr and Mrs Palmer, Messrs Inman, J, J. Wardel, J, Brown, Colbeok, Matthews, Willing, Love, and Clark. Lyttelton : Misses Lester and Martin, Messrs Hunter, Enys, Aylett, Brimbleoombe, Revs. Sn^berg, Arch, and Harper. Dnnedin : Mesdames Street, Sutter, N. Simrns and child, Mr and Mrs Ogilvie, Miss Dueoh, Messrs A. Gillies, H. Gillies, and Crow (2). Bluff: MrSoandrett. Melbourne: J. Ross. February 12. The City Council have decided to cut down Hobson.street. The work will cost £9000, exclusive of £10,000 compensation. Property owners have promised to contribute £3000 towards the cost. Brown's store at Razorback was burnt down on Saturday. .It was insured for £100 in the South British. The nautical inquiry into the loss of the ketch Fanny Kelly resulted in the exoneration of the captain. It is expected that Aucklaud will be represented by 30 c-irbine and rifle shots at the Rifle Association meeting at Wanganui. The Presbyterian General Assembly carried a vote to day in favour of the introduction of the Bible iu publio sohools.

PALMERSTON NORTH. February 11. A serious aocident ocourred to a young lady named Miss Kelly yesterday while going to a picnio with Mr R. Gardner and other friends. A horse she was riding took fright at a passing vehicle, and backed intD a ditch, and the animal rolled over her, iDflioting serious iu juries. She was conveyed to the hotel at Ashurst, where she now lies. MASTERTON. February 11. An eight-year-old son of Herbert Cook, railway platelayer, was killed last night by a log falling on him.

CHRISTOHUBCH. February 12. Mr Collins, farmer at Ohoka, blew out his brains with a fowling-piece yesterday. He has been despondent of late. DUNEDIN. February 11. Bishop Barry will visit Lake Wakatipu, leaviDg to-morrow. Through the small attendance Mr Bradshaw, who was to have addressed his constituents last evening, had to postpone his meeting. February 12. Mrs Mary Ann Carlson attempted suicide by outting her throat. The in« jury is slight. She had been drinking heavily. The Daily Tinaes exposes the Norman Klectrio Light Company, of Philadelphia, as au unmitigated swindle. At the inquest on William MoLillan, | who was killed on the Otago Central, j the evidence showed that deceased ' slipped while lovoring a stone and fell some 40 or 50 feet, the stone falling on him. A verdict of accidental death was returned. A oharge of robbery against Thomas i Yates and William Dryden bad to be dismissed, the informant, Honey, hav* ing cleared onfc. One of the parties , could prove an alibi, and the police I ■ slated that the informant probably had | ] good cause to clear out. e The Acclimatization Sooiety to-day < resolved to inform Sir Julius Vogel that, s owing to the shortness of the water ] supply, the sooiety will not be able to t take charge of any salmon ova whioh £ tho Government are introducing. Of t the reoent shipments the sooiety have 4000 in ponds making good progress, Since November, 1885, the society have I distributed 191,000 ova trout. « The Harbour Board have resolved to abolish the rate on exports interprovin- c cially, and place the Is rate hitherto £ levied in addition to t tha import rate, which will stand at 3s, except coal, which will be 2s,