INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 935, 19 March 1880, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

On March the 10th, at Georgetown in Q leensland, a large number of Blacks made a "aid upon a station, and drove away a large mob of cattle. A Christchurch telegram of the 10th instant states that large quantities of grain are daily pouring in to the various stores, and that complaints are being made of the scarcity of trucks at the stations along the line. A man of the name of Palmer had a very narrow escape from being run over by the ■express train at South Rakaia on the morning of the 9th instant. The train was going out from the station when the driver observed a man lying across the rails at a little distance ahead. Every effort was made to stop the train, and successfully within six feet of the man. When picked up he was found to be in a state of drunkenness and fast asleep. At Melbourne a most enthusiastic meeting of those interested in pastoral affairs was held on the 11th instant, for the purpose of promoting a company to engage in the meat-freezing process. The New Z-aland Acei lent Insurance Company have had their first claim in the person of Thomas Brown, who was injured at the Wharema mills. Within a few hours after arrival in Auckland he was in possession of the Company’s cheque as compensation for the injury. At Wellington, on the 10th instant, a young lad named I! Grigg, belonging to the Artillery Cadets, bad a narrow escape of being killed by the bursting of a gun with which he was firing at the butts. AtTlmam, a bankrupt of the name of Hiret has had his certificate suspended for t"o years at the District Court. It was shown that he was insolvent in March last, and that in August he made over all his available property to his wife. The barhor works at Tiinarn are being extended at an average rate of 13 feat per week. The Governor of Q leensland has been petitioned for the commutation of the sentence of death passed upon Wells, found guilty of shooting with intent to murder, in connection with the sticking up of the Bank at Cumainulia. His Excellency has refused to commute the sentence, oad the I'W will be can ied out. A skelleton lias been found on the Great Barrier Ireland. It is supp >sed to have been lying there two years. An engine-driver named Montgomery has been arrested at Russell for alleged indecent assault on a Native woman. News from Blenheim is to the effect that there are now about sixty diggers at work unon the newly-discovered gol l-flehl in the Upper Wairan. and the creek has almost as many men as it can carry. A Christchurch telegram states that up to tlie present, time only 732 dogs have been registered for Christchurch, or little more than one half of the number registered last year. The work of summonses lias commenced. A Timaru telegram of the 13th instant states that work on the breakwater has been suspend d for the last two days, consequent on the heavy sea No damage to the structure has yet been done. On Overton’s farm it Leestou a nine-acre paddock of oats has just been threshed, and yielded 104 bushels to the acre. The Irish Famine Fund in Sydney now amounts to L‘21,000, and in Queensland to LlO.OtlO. At. the cricket match in Adelaide, sixteen Adel ode players beat the Australian Eleven hv 09 runs