INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1446, 3 January 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

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William Rich, co<»k of the schooner Torea, has been drowned. He »ent aboard at three o'clock on Net? .Year's morning, and it is believod ho fell overboard under the influence of liquor.

UCNEDIN, J.fciJU'tvy I, Bad weather again spoiled t ; ie holiday. Tho day broke beautifully fine, but m tho afternoon a heavy >handerstorm, with torrents < f rain lasting over an hour, cams on. Tho weather cleared up fiao, but too late to allow > f carrying ont many fixtures. Tho^ Tekapo left for Oamaru early m the morning with a largo number of excursioniatE Too Caledonian Society's games were well patronised m the afternoon uf ter ti>e rain cleared away. The chief running and wrtv tling events ware not c ncludtfrt. Large numbers patronised steam excursions and gamos hold m the country both n xth aud uouth New Year's Day was uaheiod io with the naval storm of crackers an>J rockets, but otherwise the streets were orderly, aud only one arrest was made for disturbing the peace.

Jannary 2. On the return trip of the Tekap • from Oam aru o> c of the pasßengern, whoso name is unknown, went up the < i-jging skj - larking, when he fell orerboard An al inn was given, and on© of the lamp irimmorß jumped over after the man. A boat was immediately lowered, nnd the lamp trii. mtr picked up, but nothing oould be seen of tht» passenizer. This occurred just at the Heads. Search has been made for the b dy, which has not been recovered so far

Excursionists on board tho steamer Shag were startled whil » pro eeriing down tho bay by an explosion, followed by clouds cf steam from the boiler room. Many had a narrow escape from being scalded, while many others narrowly escaped going overboard with the rush. It "was soon ascertained that the cip of the safety valve had been blown off, and that thero waH n<» danger, but tho progress of tho steamer was slow, and anything but satisfactory to the excursionists

JuvERCMRGitiL. January S. Intelligence has been received io town that a young man nomed Wi liam John Lowtbor, nephew o? Mr T. L. B*rnhill, Castle Kock. is supposed to have been drowned m the Waiaa, Manaoouri run, last Wednesday. ]t appears he left a hut where he lived to go to nnother to pr-cure some Bait As he did not return search was made, and his clothes were found on tho bank of the river. It is surmised he had stripped with the intention of bringing a canoe from the other side of the stream, as he hud frequently Bp iken of doing. 1119 river is very rapid and cold. This is tho second young relative of Mr Barnhill who has been lost by drowniug m the district within a ftw weeks.