INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1429, 11 December 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, December 10. A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce which was to have been hsld to-day to consider the Premier’s proposal re the Canadian trade lapsed for want of a quorum. John Luhd, a a powerful man was sentenced at the Police Oonrt to six months' imprisonment for a bra al assault upon a woman with whom ha had bean cohabiting. A woman named Yssey fell off the Queen street wharf >o-day, but was rescued by a boat pat ff by a constable. New Plymouth, December 10. A young woman named E ally Newland, arrest d on a charge ■ f f >rging a cheque on the Bank of New Zealand for £l, purporting to be signed oy Henry Dempsey, head teacher at the Genual School, will appear before the Court to-morrow. Wellington, December 10

A proclamation in the supplementary Gazette published to-night, further prorogue' Parliament until 16ih February The damage to the steamer Kawitiri, which struck the Rangito o ree on Tues day night is estimated at £lO One plate will have to be renewed, and two others taken out and renewed. Captain Wood, of the barque G, M. Tucker, which arr ved last evening from Newcastle, reports having parsed a port on of a wrok at noon on uaday, about 200 miles off Cape Farewell, Ha could not, however, make a close inspection, the wind being unfavorable .The wreck <ge, which floated bottom upwards, appeared to belong to a vesaol of about 2JO tons, and was evidently that portion from stem to ab vt amidships, so that she must h-ive. had her bac k broken Hokitika, December 10.

Two mining acifd-nts. which almost miraoulonsl; escaped being attended with fetal result", occurr-d John Yiuca-.t was f-inkint! a sh ifc from which a huge boulder was being drum, and when i’ was a foot f-cm the surface the windlass broke end fell with the boulder down the s’ aft. The boulder was jammed in the shaft du ing its descent The windlass fell on a man, but net seriously injuring him, he being able to walk home after being extricated In the other case a large piece of rock fell on Jas, Perry in a drive, do ng him a great injury. He was immedialely conveyed to the Hospital. Dunediw, December JO.

It turns out that it was not scheelite which was discovered on the Otago Peninsula, but sandstone. A specimen picked, however, gave a premising yield c£ g >ld