INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1800, 27 March 1888, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(per press* association.)

Wellington, March 26,

The fight m which Siavin undertook to knook oat Sohwass m four rounds took place In the Theatre on Saturday night at Maaterton. Schwass failed to come to time towards the end of the first round.

Strong efforts are being made to urge Governmont to repair the Bailer road. Government considers that the cost would be so heavy that it could not sanction the expenditure without Parliament's assent. The deputation assert that it would only cost £5000, and another deputation will wait on the Government, Including the Mayor and the Chairmen of tho Chamber of Commeroe and Harbor Board.

Messrs J Park and A Maokay, geo. logical surveyors of the New Zealand Mines Departmentj have been eleotad Fellows of the Geological Soolety of London.

In the Divorce Court to-day, a decree nisi was granted In the case, Henley v Henley, wife's petition for divorce. It was proved the respondent had married a woman In Sydney.

The Ruapehu, which arrived here from London via Hobart last night, grounded off Cape Farewell yesterday morning The particulars bo far as can be learned are aa folows : — At aboat a quarter-past 8 yesterday morning when about eight or tea milea north-wost of Farewell Spit, the steamer waa felt to touch something. The engines wore Immediately reversed, and :»fte? a fow minutes thta vessel waa floated off. There waa little or no bumping. The grounding waa more of a sliding motion, which was bo gentle that the people down below did not feel anything. Meanwhile the vessel waa hanging', Bonndingß were taken, which showed 4 fathoms under tho bows and 3J fdthoma over tho taffrail. Ji lo supposea that tho Btes»mer grouuderl on a hummock of Band as ehe seemed to ran right up on to tt and hang by her kool. At tho place where eha Btruck tho chart Bhows 20 fathoms clear water. The Farewell Spit lighthouse waa m plain view at tho tfme. The vessel appears to have saetainod no damage whatever, at.d it Jb not likely that she will bo docked. Ou> t fdin, March 26. A darlnc; robbery waa committed at the Coffee Palace last w.'ek", the wafo having been opened and a fura of £40 abstracted Suspicion fa'la on a pweon who lodged m tho place, and who lo believed to have paid his board on the morning following tho robbery with the money which ha had taken. No arrest haa yet been mad". Naseby March 26, Rnmorß of a rioh and extensive fiud of gold on the Rnck and Pillar R^ncte, In the | vicinity of tho township of Hnmlli-on, i are rife m tho district, and it ia uaid tba*. an application for a epecial c 7 aim of 150 acrea will bo hrard and determined at tha next sitting of tho Hamilton Court. From what can be learned it appears that a party of Dunedin genttomon recently cent out G. B. Douglas, well known, iv Central, Otago m oonnootion wh\\ varioua voaturo3, on a prospecting tour, and that the result of his first I rip waa ao aatlafaotory, that he has beon diopatchod on a aecond, Thy nature of tho dlaaovery haa not yet transpire:?, excepting that gold h»B been found In a reddish broiyn reck of volcanic qrigin, and with which minera. ha.ye not previously associated the existence o£ tho prqolous raels),