INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1566, 24 May 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, May 23

The Earl of Aberdeen delivered an evangellatio addreßS to man at the" City Hall on Sund&y afternoon. The building was crowded to excess. The Countess gave an address to women tbe same day, It the rooms of the Young Mea'a Christian Association, many ladles being turned away owing to want of room. Lord and Lady Aberdeen, at the invitation of the Mayor paid [a visit of inßpeotlon to the Calliope Dock to day, allarge number of representative citizens being present. The Earl expressed himself much impressed by what he say» of the new dockland of Auckland harbor. The Earl and { Countess of Aberdeen and Captain Sinclair, his Lordship's private secretary, were passengers by the AUmeda, which left to-day for San Francisco. , « 3 J A man named Frank Gomez dropped dead from heart disease on Saturday morning m Dawson's ohemlst Bhop, Weilesley street. . . While the Rev Father O'Hara, parish priest at Otahuhu, was conducting service In the Roman Catholic Churoh there, on Sunday, his residence was burglariously entered. an«l the sum of £24 Btolen. Kew Plymouth, May 23;

The Patlhaka meeting passed off without demonstration of any kind. Te Whltl aid not addreßß the Natives m the whare as was expected. Wellington, May 23.

The steamer Kanierl, going up river to Blenheim on Saturday, Btripped , the blades off her propellor and went on a mud bank. She wa? floated off again without sustaining injury. A young man named Vossler was today fined $5 for being drunk last night and flourishing a revolver, loaded m four chambers. At the R.M. Court, H. J. Walker, arrested In Auckland for the theft of £56

from A. Dowßett, of Wellington, was committed for trial. Dunedin, May 23. To-night a special meeting of the City Oounoll was held to consider the strained relations between Mr Graham, the Gas Engineer, and Mr Taylor, Secretary of the Gas Department, but after a series of warm discussions, it was adjourned without dealing with the business for which the meeting was summoned. Sir George' Grey, the Hon. G. MoLean, Mesßrfr J. Mills, T. Bracken, Fergus. Duncan, Bees, and Bruce, arrived here to-night, and will assist; at the unveiling of the Barns statue to-morrow.