INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1941, 11 September 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

— ♦ ~ . ■ ! (PER PRBS3 ASSOCIATION) Auckland, September 10. Captain Baker, of the cutter Katie, which arrived to-day from Wairoa, reports that when off Flat Rook, between Marlta Kook and Brown's Islands, he observed a fiobing boat of about 4 tons, with a (taker mast and head sails laßhed to the mast head, sunk in a considerable depth of water. This is supposed to be the vessel ia which Alfred Joe and his two companions left for the Thames about a fortnight . ago. Tbe Awahlni is to proceed to the Boene to-morrow. H.M.S. Diamond arrived from Sydney to-day. She proceeds to Plymouth to be paid off. The dispute between Garrett Bros, and the Bootmakers Union is as far off settlement as ever. Garret Bros, served on 12 of their late employees, now on strike, legal notices that unless they returned to their work this morning, the penalty olaußo in tbe agreement between themselves nod the firm would be enforced, but the recipients have disregarded these' notices.

. Manaia, September 10. A farmer found a live iamb the other day, having, two tails and four ears, bat otherwise perfect. One of the ib-oalied tails was growing oat of its ear, The lamb has Blnoe died. Wblungtoic, Septamber 10. The Hon Mr Fergua left for the South to-day. The only Ministers novr In Weiliogton are the Hons Q. Fisher and Richardson. Mr Fergus, after inspecting ' the fortifications at Lyttelton and Port < Chalmers, will proceed to Melbourne, and is deputed by his colleagues to examine the New Zealand Court at the Exhibition, and report as the foundation for tbe com* plaints respecting the mineral exhibits from the oolooy. { Mr Balllnger, • member of the Welling. < ton Guards, who intends to compete at the V.R. isßooiation, Melbourne, is praotlalng with a Martlbl-Henrl rifle, and on Saturday made 9§ out of a possible t 105 at 200, SOO, and EOOyda. At the I latter range he made u possible. « The addendum to the annual report of the Island Bay Rao'ng Club say« that ao c the Island Bay Company has leased the l ' property to. another Racing Association, it only remains for the suburibera to the Olab to say whether It ahall now bo wound n up or continue operations elsewhere, The ♦< credit balance of the Olub carried forward amounts to 10a Ctf. It appears the Olub ? had been in negotiation with the. Oomp»ny for the continoed tenure of the course for a two yean, but although a draft agreement ft was drawn up, it was never' executed, and in the meantime the Company made other arrangements. The meeting will be held on Wednesday %

Ohrwtohdkoh, September 10 n Last night the premises of Altken and t( Roberta, Ironmongers, were broken into and a nnaaber uf penknives, Walerbury S( watches, amali articles of e'ectro-plete, c< and 10s worth of petty Qash abstracted* » The thief entered by removing a pane of glass from the back window. The Synod has passed a resolution that theobjeots of the Sooial Parity Spoiety are worthy of thß hearty support and aealstance of all oharohmen in the South Island, and in the Diooese of Ohrlstohurob.