INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1963, 6 October 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

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Wellington, Ootober 5. ▲ strong nor- west gale set. In last night and haa continued with anabittod' f orae. No damage U reported. Mr A, Miokay, Assistant Geologist, haa forwarded a report to the Minister of Mines upon the Mahakipawa and Waikakaho diggings. He is satisfied that there ii a prospect of getting gold it no groat depth towards » ha upper part of Gallon's flat, and ezptoaies the opinion that It trill not pay to work the oreok. Mr Mackay oonsidera there are more men on the field than It can at present for some time to o me, support, bat he adds that the sereral creeks of the district will fo* .-, • number of years sapport a «onslderable mining popalatlon. The Minister of . Mines leaves to-morrow for Flotcn en route for Mahakaplwa, ■ The Government state that they know nothing of the annexation of Raratonga, and assert that they never mate any request to the Imperial Government for the establishment of a prateato-ate. Blhnhik*, Qotobe* 5. A miner who has been on the Waikakaho field since the first of the rneh informs the "Maryborough Times" that at one time there must have been 700 men on- the ground, aud tint now there are only 200, and most of these are- . leaving fast Four or fire men arrive on the field m a, day,' and forty or fifty go away, The - deepest shaft on the field; is down 26ft, but the worker* have had to stop on account of the watei until they get pumps fixed. Several parties are deepening their tail raoes determined to bottom, if possible, while others ore leaving their claims m disgust. Wjsstpobx, October 5. An elderly man, named George Means. was arrested last evening charged with orlmlnal assault of an aggravate* nature, on a girl 9 years old. GHMSTOHUB<m, October 5 The Salvation Army meetings, under direction of Commandant Booth, concluded tonight with a missionary meeting at which £61 was raised. During the week £150 has been raised for Salvation Army purposes. The Oommitteo of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association to-day agreed to co-operate with the North Otago Association m proouring a longer quarantine for Btock imported from. Australia, members being of opinion that stock from Australia Bhould undergo the* same quarantine as that from Europe. Oamabu, Ootober &, The gale wai severely felt In thli df»trlot. Two booths at the raoeoonrsa wer» damaged, the voof of one being blown off aud the other was completely destroyed. The fences also suffered greatly. At igurow, Duntroon and Ngapara ohimneyc were blown down, windows smashed, and trees uprooted, during the gale th^ oatlouses at the Mnheno sohool caught fire and were destroyed, as were a buggy, harness and artioles belonging to the •phoolnmter, There was no iosuranot, , DmnuDor, OotobisS. .i> At Palmerston Races to-day La ?«6s» i won the double of the President! and Spring Handloaps. Nearly the whole o£ the horaes engaged were dUtrlot horitf. lathe Haokßaoe £27 lQi dlrldsnd waa ■ paid. A pnbllo motjUne, nnder the auipfces ef the New Zealand AUianoe, was held thfa ' evening, hut was not very largely attended. Sir W. Fox and Mr T. W; Glover were among the speakers . XUaold> •ions were passed m favor of prohibition of the liquor tjrtffia by dlreot vote, alia that no compensation ie legally, equitably or morally due when a license Is refused*