INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1525, 5 April 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, April 4. At tbe yatching display on Saturday, m celebration of the resneoitation of the Auckland Yacht Olob, 25 of the fhet turned out. The Commodore of the yacht Waitangl led, followed by the fleet m tingle line. Peter Osbeck, Spade Guinea, Rivulet, and Volcauo wore soratohed to-day for all engagements at the Tukaponn mealing The Waikato Railway Reform League resolved to oommenco a vigorous agitation m favor of Vaile's railway aoheme, Mr J. B. Whyte is ont with an opposition proposal. A quantity of quarts sent home by the Directors of *he Union mine at Waihi waa sold m London at £50 per tin to a German firm, whioh is treating the ore by improved processes, Hawera, April 4. The inquest on the body of the Native woman was resumed to-day. All the evidence taken goes to sho y that thnra was no foul play, and m quite Irreconcileable with' the nudioal testimony, whioh averred «xtansive itjorles to the head and body. The inquest will be continued tomorrow, when the doctors will ba reoalled. ' Wellington, April 4 Mr Nancarrow, one of the Candida co for the Te Aro seat, addressed iha electors this evening He declared himself afi m Buppo I ter of the Government. A vote of thanks was accorded to him. The F encli Ounsul hero has received a communication from Admiral de >St Hilaire, stating that he Is dei hted with the recaption he met with it Auckland The Admiral speaks warmly of the colony and tho people. He says every attention has been paid to him and hia staff. The Duquesae was to leave Auckland to-day for Kawau, where the Admiral pays a visit to Sir Georgo Grey. She leaves for Tahiti on Wednesday. Hokitika, April 4. ' A heavy southerly gale lias been blowing for the last twenty «foar hours. The rivers are aioin m high fl od. At ITuraara, large extended claims are being taken up between Seddon street and the Tort makau River. Extensive mining operations will soon be carried on m that locality,' oam*ru, April 4. In a. case to-day the Magistrate deoided that euchre was not a game of ohanoe. A young man named John Gibbings was killed to-day by the wheel of a threshingengine going over hia body. Dunedin, April 4, A number of tho unemployed waited on the Mayor to-day, but he referred them to the City members, The men. then waited on Messrs Gore, Stewart, and Bracken, who tolt graphed to the Minister of Publio Works, urging that a Beotlon of the Oatlin's River Uailway should be opened to give work to the men. They complain that other men have been sent from the North and put on work on which aomo of tho men had been employed. Advices received from Fiji indicate that Sir 0. Mitchell, Governor of Fiji and High Oommioßloner, will visit Auokland In H.M.CJ. Diamond direct from Tonga.