INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1558, 14 May 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Thames, May 13, There were very heavy floods hero on Monday night and on Tuesday. There was heavy wind and rain feu over sixty hours, almost incessantly. The streets were knee deep m water. The water wan over the Karaka bridge, and the shops m the vioinity Inundated snd the stocks damaged. The Orphanage bridge was carried away, and a number of smaller ones also. Four thousand logs were brought down to the booim. It is the BBvere3t flood ever koown here. The Kauaeranga River aho overflowed ita banks m ssvofal places, causing great damage to property and covering about thirty acres of land to a depth varying from Gin to 2ft. The lobs by ih? fl >od is estimated at several thousand pounds, but cannot yet bo ascertained Wellington, May 13 A young man, named Greeks, employed m a cordial manufactory m town, was BtucV up oa Wednesday night while riding along the road to Pahautanui, but after struggling managed to beat off his assailant. The shipping to-day displayed their fhgs r»t half-mait ai a mark vt respcot to the victims of the Napier disaster. Capt, Baudall returned from the wreck of the Waitnki laat night. He w.ia unable to do anything owing to the heavy N.E. wind and high Bea. The position of the vessel is unaltered since she went aßhore. Messrs T. Kennedy Macdonald and Co. sold to-day iv Wellington for the Wellington and Manawata Failway Company forty-two agricultural Bectiona adjoining the townahip of Manuk&Ot aituated along the Oouipany's line of railway, containing 3750 acrcß, for £9878 16a 4d, representing an average of £2 12a 8i per acre. They also Bold the township of Manukau for the same Company, at an average of £27 Bsl2d per acre for town, and £G I6i 2d per acre for suburban settlement. The total B»Ie3 amounted to £10,917 18a lid, Dunei>™, May 13. At a meeting of the Burns Statue Fund Ooramitieo to-cighfc all tho friendly societies, through tho'r delegates, prom'ssd to take park m iho procseaioji at the unveiling op the 24th inst. It Ib oxpectcd the attendance from town and country, will be very large. Sir George Grey has consented to be present and deliver an oration, and It ia expected Hlr R. Stout, Sir .Maurice O'Korke, Mi' Larnach, and a number of members of both Houses will come down, if possible, from Wellington. Miss Burns, a relative of the poet, wl'l perform the unveiling ceremony. A ban* quet will bo held m the evening m the Lyceum Hall.