INTERPROVINOIAL

Dunstan Times, Issue 1035, 17 February 1882, Page 3

INTERPROVINOIAL

The first Grand Lodge of Mark Master Ma.-o s in this Oniony was opened on Wednesday evening, February S, .at the MasonicHall, Port Oh,timers, by the 11. W. Bro. Thomas Sherlock Graham, I! W. P.G.M.M. Wo are informed that Mr. 'l', !S Graltam has receiver! his patent as Gran I Master of the English Constitution of Frecsamasous for tho Otago and Southland district. The Vißt.n-ia i gold mines during ISSI yielde 1 80S, 145 oz, as against 82‘J, ill .7 the proviu-j'. year It is iMders.oo 1 that MiaExc-Heucy will leave fur Chris’church to-day (Friday), ami that im will 1); accompanied by his family tin 1 suite. If; will be absent about th e; months, n-ini-ning in time to open Parliament in May. At the last meeting of tho Smithian I Comity Council it was decided to call the attention of the Government to the want of funds experienced by the Council since the withdrawal of the 20 per cent of the land fund and the redm timi of the subsidy. It was fur her decided lo invite the eo operation of <>■, her Councils in nt-gi-ig upon the Government the e aims of the enmities. The Internal mial cricket match was re some lat Sydney 00 February 13 The Now Smith Wales team, having four wickets to fall, cominmal their first innings, and were all disposed of lor a total of 775 runs. Garrett sc-red KiM. 'J he Victniians then commenced their first timings, and when stumps w. re drawn for tho day had lost six m i kets for 207. Baker scored 50, and Maed-mm-ll -11). Burner is not out for 3S.

H ; ch'gold-lv'ariug quartz has bean f end within half-a-miln of rh ■ township of W tilt ika A spe amen deposited with the Kmk of New 7, inland is IV' p i tid by an exchange to contain g .Id in evcealing large quantities, appircii!. to toe naked eye throughout the apeenmn.’’ Tin; loea’ity has all the imlio itious of being ex'ensiv iy auriferous. So well have the 11. itish exhibitors taken up our exhibition that whereas only '.!■> bays were originally sot apirt for them, 4d have alrea ly been applied for, and it is expe-te • that they will want Cl). This does not in o'mle marhin.ary. The foreign courts are looking up well. Swi'zsilmd will occupy more space than at fly Iney, and its agent has special insrruptio to rono t noon the capabilities of New Zealanl as a field for Swiss immigration. Italy, Austria, and Japan will make a line show-—the latter being expected to be one of tbe sights of the blxlubition. India will be represented.

One bund rial eases of scarlet fever are reported from Oiiehunga. Twelve deaths have resulted, and fresh cases are daily reported.

The steamer Wakatu went ashore at. P.vea 0:1 February 12. I [or propeller is broken, anil the vcel il disauled with a lio'ts in her bottom, anti she is oxoeoto 1 to 1 >ocrom-r a total wreck. It is understood that the vessel ami cargo is insure I r>> t he extent of £lO 000, but in what otliees is as present nnl.noun. An accident occurred on February II "near Sontlibridge. Tin: wife of a fanner named Abbott was sittin” in the front of her house with three chddren, watching the men at wink, wlunva horse bolted with a drav, which it. capsized right on to the unfortunate woman. Itwis speedily lifted but not before terrible injuries were in tlictol on those unde.'"nnh, Mrs Abbott, received a, e impound fracture of the right arm and a wound across the temple. The baby, which she held all the time, had its leg broken, one girl was much bruised about >tho body, and a little boy bad his skull laid open, and the leftside of the body apparently paralyse.!. Another girl, who was thrown tinder the horse, appeared in danger of instant death, but strangely enough, was rescued with scarcely any iujnry. The most disastrous lire that has occurred in Napier for many years broke out in the buildings occupied by .Mr Fair, draper, shortly after 8 o'clock on Friony Fein nary 10.. It is conjectured that an explosion of gas was the cius-, as the lire seemed to burst out simultaneously in all part* of the shop, and spread with unexampled r.pidity. In 20 minutes £15,(101) worth of property was destroyed- The offices of Mr Cornfird, solicitor, and Mr Garuell, photographer, next wont, though, their contents wore saved, hut were miv-h damaged in removal. Largo and Towuley’s largo furniture vs tub-

bailment iuixo caught, and a Mil ill hint lioo at tlio side was gutted, all the carpets itrlil oil ninth being destroyed. Must of tltu furniture was remote 1, hut the brig adds hy almost superhuman exertions saved the iiiniii uuildiug. l l art of Feddio’s old lioiul Mas burned, hut the new building now going mi was saved. T.ie insurances aiiiiuut to £12.1.3!),

A lire broke out during cllufoli hour at Nelson, mi February 1M in tbl) cuiltio of a range of stables occupied by Crewdsou, die tramway proprietor. Three ho-ies were burnt to death, and one tram-car was partially burnt. The stables were completely destroyed, and Crowds m’s dwollini-h ’Use and another building were with dililou.t-V saved. The insurances were li 100 in the Liverpool and London and Globe oliice, and JL’s'' in the South British.,

The discovery of a gold-bearing reef, oft, thick, at Mount Owen, about eighty miles from town by the present road. A young man named Huri.oii I’ve, a gaslitter, was found dead at Christchurch on February 13, in his shop, apparently poisoned hy some poisonous liqui I used in Ids tra le. lie was given to drinking,