INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1874, 22 June 1888, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Napibb, Jane 21. A heavy sea is sti 1 rolling In. It is es'ima'ocl £7000 will be required to put tho Jdarne Parado m a proper state of repair with concrete walla. The breakwater work also received considerable damage, which will be the loss of the I contractor)?. WfixUHaTOiT, Jane 21. The cablo r pairing stoamcr Sherard Osborne is again at work relaying that poition of the cable which she has repaired After completing the laying of this porlion she wiil pick up a futt^er section and bring it to Wellington for repairing. The Masons of the Wellington Lodge intend to honor the memory of the late Bro. the Emperor of Germany by holding a Lodge of Sorrow on Friday next. The ceremony will be a most Impressive one. Sir G. Grey opened the Wairarapa Exhibition at Maaterton thia af to; noon. Be left tiwn by the early train, and on arrival at the Masterton Railway Station he was met by 600 "people. The Mayors of Masterton and Greytown were present Tbe Volunteers formed the guard of honor. The Rev Mr Rouse read an address o welcome. Sir Gaorge Grey declared the Exhibition duly open. It ia a great suooci9, the building being crowded. The weather Is splendid. He proceeds to Greytown to-morrow, and addresses a meeting at Carter ton en route. Dunedin, June 21, At a rxeeting of delegates from tho Boroughs of Oavershom, South Dunedio, and St Kilda, it was decided to appoint a committee to draw up a report for the ratepayers on tho question of amalgamation,