INTERPROVINCIAL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 674, 29 December 1882, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(From oue own Correspondent.) Christchurch, December 28.

There is no appearance of the Taiaroa from Wellington, owing, doubtless, to the stiff south-wester. She wont leave for Akaroa until to-morrow morning.

The barque Lurlirn* got badly bumped against the wharf at port during the gale to-day, one of her plates was broken in two places. Captnin Underwood, of the Rotomahana, has been appointed marine superintendent at London for the New Zealand Shipping Company. He leaves immediately for Home.

Mr Cunningham, Chairman of the Lytlelton Harbor Roard, said at the meeting to-day he expected about 700 guests at the opening ceremony of the dock next Wednesday.

Lollett and Comber's tender for building the Sailors' Home amounting to £2460, was accepted to-day. A murderous assault was committed at .Auckland this morning. A woman namqd Olsen was nsleep in bed, when her husband attacked her with an as-e, and split 'her head open. The woman was taken to the hospital in an apparently dying state. It is consideied possible that bhe may recover. She his a terrible gash four inches in length under her left eye, and nine pieces of bones embedded deep into it have been extracted. Tne cause of the assault was jealousy. She had a protection order from him. He heard froui one of the children that another man had been cohabiting with her. He wentup there last night to effect reconciliation, but she declined his overtures, and he returned to the vessel he belonged to. About 3 o'clock this morning he went back to the house, and effected an entrance, and deliberately inflicted the blow with a sharp-edged axe on the side of her face. He then left the house and gave himself up to tha police. hree hotelkeepers were fined to-day at Invere -rgill for keeping barmaids at work after 11 p.m. A bushman named Micks, killed by the falling of a tree at Migross Bush, leaves & wife and ten children unprovided for. The following telegrams are published to-day, dated 1 p.m.:— AsHBURToa —Kaining very hard ; afraid of damage to crops. Sefton —Raining very hird, also in Waikari; no damage done yet. TiMARU—Have not had much rain here, but blowing very hard from south-west ; corn not advanced enough to suffer much. At the inquebt on Samuel Mussar, found dead in the Christchurch lock-up, the medical evidence went to show that the cause of death was chronic alcoholism, accelerated by the foul air of the lock-up, and the jury returned a verdict accordingly. A full choral service was held at St. John's Roslyn. This church is one of the most ritualistic in the Colony. The cards sent out in connection with the service were as follows :—" Your prayers are requested at the Holy Encharist on the feast of St. John the Evangelist, Dec. 27, for the Priest Kichard Algernon Kirkbam, who officiates, and the faithful who worship in this church for those who receive this card. On the same day we offer up our prayers at the altar of our God." Priest Richard Algernon Kirkham also announces " that a building is needed tor the estab lishment of an institution to be called St. John's house and sisterhood." Donations towards God's work in connection with the church are invited.