INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 907, 5 September 1879, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

T. Chalmers Reid, of Dunedin, has been committed for trial.

Wellington won the football match with Christchurch.

A decapitated body' has been found at Wagga Wagga. An inquest was held, and a verdict of 11 Murder 1 ' returned against a person or persons unknown. Reports are cunent from New Caledonia that some rich new reefing has been discovered.

Trickett won the boat race in Sydney, beating Laycock by eight or nine lengths with the greatest ease. Time, 22m. 39Js. The attendance was immense.

The Cordelia and ho Nelson, both from Glasgow, have arrived at Port Chalmers.

The captain and mate of the English ship Minister of Marine, have been com mitted for trial in Auckland on a charge of brutally ill-using a seaman during the voyage from London. Cook and Kilkenny, the celebrated bil. liardists, are giving exhibitions in Dunedin. Owing to exceptionally heavy losses, the Standard Insurance Company has resolved n't to pay a dividend for the half-year ending June 30th,

There are 42 entries for tho Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap, to be run on tho 11th November.

The ship Invercargill, with 23G immigrants, left Glasgow' on July 4:h. William Chisholm, engine-driver at the New Zealand Woodwaro Factories Company, fell down while at work on Monday, and died almost immediately. Secnndus won the Sydney Metropolitan, Lord Burleigh, 2; Stratbearn, 3. Time, 3min. 2(isco.

Mr Bowes, a well known Melbourne sportsman, while out with the hounds a few days ago was thrown on to his head and killed.

Great progress is being made with the Sydney Exhibition building. Bad half-crowns are being circulated in Auckland.

Serious complaints have been made of tampering with the Waikato electoral roll. A man named Philip Fathers fell down dead in the Nelson Theatre on Saturday last 'The remains of Smith and Morrison, who were lost from Bolleston Station during a snowstorm, have been recovered.