INTERPROVINCIAL.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4189, 24 December 1884, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Pee United Pbess Association.] Aucklaxd, Tin's day. Sheehan was brought up at the Police Court yesterday, charged with murder, and was remanded till tho 31st instant. Necklace was scratched for tho Cup at 11 o'clock to-day. Robinson's cricket team went "South yesterday in tho Penguin. Alterations have been made in the team of a radical character, and tho team now composed, is a weak one. The team consists of Barton, Stafford, Lynch, Tcstro, Robinson, M'Cormick, Gill, Mills Meldrum, Coxon, Ewiug, and Osmond._ A man named Isaac Rout was committed for trial yesterday on tho charge of forging a consent to the marriago of a minor. J. S. Gibbon's sawmill at "Waiuku was burnt down yesterday. Tho mill was insured for £800. Captain John Jacob, who commanded tho three-masted schooner Osprey writes to tho Herald as follows :—lf the claimant arrived in Melbourne in ISol after being picked up up afssoa, it must have been by some other Osprey; it certainly never could be tho one I was in, as she went into tho coasting trade after I left her. Tho steamer Clansman is to make an excursion to Norfolk Islands on January ISth. Training notes :— No fast work was done on the course this morning. The Lad, who is a commoner to look at, spurted for about a mile (in clothing), and was afterwards stripped and sent twice round at a fair pace. The Poet and Minerva (in company) strode along for a couple of miles, but just before pulling up The Poet struck his leg and pulled up a trifle sore, he was afterwards walked round the paddock and appeared to be sound. Tho Kiuy did a good .strong galloj) alone, and Thunderbolt and Derringer ■were sent smart a mile on the plough, Libeller and Administrator each went once round alone at a good pace, and all of Ray's team did easy tasks. Turquoise and Youth worked before daylight, and nothing else of importance was done. Gni-rorourir, This day. Tho Star of the South is gradually .-lipping into tho river. Tho chains and hawsers are at the utmost point of tension. The bow is still out of water, but the greater portion of the hull i.s submerged, and the water half way up the smoke stack. Other steamers are getting ready to go out. The masts still stand, and tho sails are set. The boats which were not removed have floated away. One has since been picked up on tho north beach. Tho vessel will be sold by auction to-day for the benefit of whom it may concern. Two surveys by nautical mon were held, and in each case it ■was considered to bo dangerous to life to be on board. , Wei-itxgtos, This day. Tho following award has been made by tho arbitrators in the case of Plimmer Reeves v. Wellington Corporation—£36s-1 and £3G3 costs, together with £120 between the two assessors. The following team has been selected to visit Napier:—Messrs Alpo, Cox, Gooder, Ilccnan, Knapp, Lawson, MeGill, Nichols, Roberts, Tarleton, and 0. C. Williams. The team will proceed to Masterton by tho 7.30-iff'iiin to-night. On Thursday a special coach will convey the team to Tahoraite and on Friday morning, they will proceed by train to Napier. " Heyman, tho hangman, was discharged oi burglary, and his companion Apuroa, a Maori, was committed for trial. The Government have already received two applications for special settlement association in the Wairarapa, and ono from Wanganui. Amongst tho concessions granted, tho areas varying , from ?20 to GlO acres in each settlement, will bo allowed to be taken up by associations for the purpose of reselling ns townships and suburban allotments, the maximum lias been raised to 150 acres, but the average in set tlcmont must be 100 acres. Several important changes arc about to take place in the Public Works Department. In addition to contracts at each end of the North Island Trunk Railway the formation sections will be laid out along tho. line, and offered to the natives to construct. Regulations are being prepared in R. and A. Department for letting runs of f rom 640 to 2000 acres on perpetual leases with compensation for improvement of a large extent of rough pastoral land bolonging to the Government and at present unoccupied. A number of inlluenti:il Upper Wanganui and Taupo chiefs-who have hitherto opposed public works and settlement have intimated their intention of attending the coming meeting'on the Wanganui river and

showing a disposition to meet the views of the Government. Christchttecii, This day. This evening a man 30 years old, name ' William B. Kidman, committed suicide at the Royn-1 George Hotel by cutting his throat. He had been drinking heavily last week. John William Crabtrec was yesterday committed for trial on two charges of horsestealing and four of larceny of a quantity of building materials. The case for the prosecution is that he took the horses of the value of nearly £100, from paddocks near Christohuroh, and drove them to Tima.ru, where ho put them in the sale yards to be sold by auction, when he was arrested. Building materials of the value of about £G0 were stolen from houses in tho course of erection, and several drums of linseed oil and white leadf rom the stores of the Farmers' Co-operative Association. Tho prisoner was in the habit of going out at night with a horse and light trap. This was in October, when it is supposed he committed these larcenies. Mrsßuller, widow of the late Rev. James Buller, died last evening, having survived her husband only seven weeks. Du:xedix, This day. Tho Rev. Goo. Morice, Presbyterian minister, of Balclutha, was drowned yesterday on the Ocean Beach, Port Molyneux, where he was staying for the holidays. Mrs Morice was bathing and was getting into danger, and Mr Morice went to her assistance, but lost his own life. Mrs Morice was got out by some Maoris, and nho was restored to animation. Mr Morie.c's body was recovered. The affair occurred in view of tho nurse and children, of whom he leaves five. Tho body of Frank Morton, carpenter, who is believed to have drowned himself at Balclutha a fortnight ago, was found j-es-terday on tho beach at Port Molyneux. Wasoastji, This day.lff A Wellington commission agent named J". Bell Williamson, was found in the Avenue last night with his leg-broken in two places just above the ankle.