INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 914, 24 October 1879, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

Savanakais second favourite for the Melbourne Cup, at 100 to 40. A Melbourne telegram dated the lath instant states that the Hun. Graham Berry is convalescent. Since the opening of the Sydney Exhibit on 110,000 persons have paid for admission. Le Loup is being well backed for the Melbourne Cup. On the IG'h instant, at Auckland, Mrs Major Croker was charged by her husband with being a lunatic. One medical man certified that she was insane, and two that she wig not. The Bench discharged her. A telegram from Timaru of the 17th instant says : —“ An attempt to upset the evening passenger train from the South was made at Norman by station on the Isrh instant. The obstruction was fortnnat-Iy discovered by a waiting passenger before the tram arrived. A man has been arrested on suspicion. His name is Eilward Jefhe has been brought before the local and remanded. At Hokitika, on the 17th instant, an inquest was held on ahoy named John Symonds. The jury found that his death was caused by internal disease, accelerated to a great extent by cruelty by his father who was committed to take his trial for manslaughter. Petty robberies are increasing in Christchurch, especially the eastern portion. It is reported from Wellington that the s s Hinemoa has cost the country LIO.OOO during the past fifteen months to keep her going, and that she is now broken down, nnd will cost a large sum before she is fit to run again. Recently a resident in South Invercargill, had a newly erceted fence painted white. He woke up the next morning and found a considerable portion of it had changed color, having been smeared over with black paint while he slumbered, Serious floods are reported in New South Wales, cansinu great loss of property. Edward Jeffreys has been committed for trial for attempting to upset a train at Nor- • man by.