INTERPROVINCIAL ENWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2041, 19 January 1889, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL ENWS

i ■ • — , . » ! (P*R FRBBS ABSOOTATIOir.)

'_...., . ... ; . , Bjlwbka, January 18 i A phenomenally heavy eleotrloal storm •pftuea oyer the dlatrlot early this morning, accompanied by heavy rain. The chimney on tha house of 0. Onrtfa, Hawer*, was shattered by being strnok with lightning. Telegraph poles were thrown down and splintered, and a oow killed. \ Wamgakto, January 18. Two Maori), Epanga* and Kurata WhM, were brought np on remand *»t the i Polios Oonrt today charged with having icMised the death of *v"m. Kellv, at on J»nnary 7th, After bear Ing evidence, Kurata Whit I was discharged there not being a prima facie oaae. Eponga was cotnmltfed for trial. . W«li,ikoton, Jannary 18. \ The boottnakora' strike was. settled by ;the mediation bf the Federated" Tr*dei Oounoll, and the n^en have resumed work j pu»ju>n?, Janqary 18. ' Mr W. Si Mi Lirnaoh having resigned from the Directorate of the Colonial ;Bank, Mr J. M, Rttohle has been appointed to the vadtnoy. : : . : r. \ At the adjourned meeting of tempsrance workera called to. nominate oandijdates for lloamlng eleotlono on the prohibition ticket some objeotlon was takop to theplatform, and one prominent' tent* perancaadvooate left the meetloatj which <was a) small one. The candidates were jnot selected. { Inveroabqilli, Janqary ; An Oyster and" Fiahing Company, with :a capital of £25,0Q0, has be^n formed and' begins Qp?rations qq tha j^t p'rcx. The Ooimpany has already purchased ten ' vessels and Is epour^ao: a steamer. Mr J. G- W«rd, M.H.R,, is the managing d'reotor. ■ . . ■ ■ ,