INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.
(per press association. )
Au6kland, July SO.
A cablegram was reoeived from London to-day containing an offer for the purchase of the Champion mine, Tin oroek. It is probable that the terms will be accepted by the shareholders.
A number of shareholders of the Moanatiri Gold Mining Company are desirous that the mine should not be Bold m a foreign market-, and a proposal to reform the Company 1b to be considered, Tatjpo, July 30. Te Heuheu Taklno, head obief of the Taupo and Ngatltnwharetoa tribes died at
Waiht at the age of 62 after a brief illness from paralysis. Although a Btaunoh supporter of the Introduction of Christianity to these islands, he, for the greater portion of his life, opposed the mana of the Pakehaa from overspreading his native land. He took a prominent part against the Imperial troopa. One of hla last acts was the donation to the people of New Zealand of tho sacred mountaina of Tongariro and Ruapehu (where hia father Is 6aried) as a national park. He will be Buooeeded by his aoivTureitl Te^Henheu. Wellington. July 30. At the Magistrates Oourt this evening 29 Oajnese, arrested for playing fan tin, were dicobarged owing to the failure of evidence to prove that the accused were engaged at the game, when the police made the raid. 4 charge against the occupier of the house for keeping a gaoling establishment was adjourned. The Native Minister received a telegram to-day that tha Northern Native chiefs had all arrived at Whangarel, and Mr Olendon expects to wire their views on the disturbance to-morrow. A setfc'oroent ia still expected without the neceaolty for the Native Minister going North. Timabu, July 30. Nioolo Radove, "Big Mick," a wellknown Mackenzie Country settler and mountaineer, died here today after a long illness. For the last two years or so he had been one of the guldeß at the Hermitage, Mount Oook, and therefore came wlthiu the ken of tourists, with whom he was very popular.
DtmEDiN, Jaly 30 The Directors of the Roslyn Tramway Company report that the yrar's operations show a credit balance of £835, of which they reoommend a dividend to be paid of 5 per cent, a reduction of accident account by £100, another £200 being devoted to depreciation. The number of paß* senders carried waa 314, 534. The Union OompaDy propose running the Eingarooma as a Bpeclal excursion 8 1 earner during the Melbourne Exhibition aeanoa Her route will probably be Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff to Melbourne, returning to Wellington dlreofc, and the fares will be lower than those charged by the ordinary time-table oteamera. The Mararoi will be the oon neoting steamer from New Zealand for the race week (the first; week m November), and during her Btay of ten daya m Melbourne her passengers will have the option of sleeping and breakfasting on board for a email extra charge,
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1906, 31 July 1888, Page 2
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