INTERPROVINCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2836, 16 September 1890, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL

(BY TKI.WiKAI'H.—I'ItKKS ASSOCIATION.) CIIRISTCHURCH. Last Night. Captain Adams, of the barque America, was brought up on a charge of shooting one of the crew while aiming at another. He was remanded until Wednesday, bail being refused. PALMERSTON N., Last Night. About 150 farmers attended a meeting to consider the advisableness of forming a Fanners' Co operation Association on the same lines as the one at Christohurch. An unsuccessful attempt was made to alter the affair to a Farmers' Union, but the resolution against was unanimously carried in favour of the Co-operative Association. A committee was appointed to carry out the object. WELLINGTON, Last Night. An impudent attempt at a robbery was made at the Albert Hotel on Saturday night. A man entered the place t'j remove the sa f <; from its position, apparently with the intention of lowering it over the balcony to two confederates, but he was disturbed, and escaped down the bilcony post, and all three then ran otf. The safe contained £50, but a lot of jewellery in the room was untouched The Governor intends to leave for Christchureh after the prorogation, ;md will spend some time there. Mr S. E. Bell, the well-known barrister will be a candidate for Wellington at tho general election. Mr Hell is about to visit Dunedin to prosecute an action for alleged libel on himself and his father, the AgentGeneral, established by tho Otago Workman.