INTERPROVINCIAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1081, 12 January 1883, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, January 8. The son of Mr Main, of Ellerslie, was thrown from his horse, and died of concussion of the brain. James Murphy, a half-demented vagrant, was committed for trial for attempting to get fire to the premiseg of George Dickenson, stationer, of Cambridge. Hawera, January 8. A case of drowning occurred at Manutahi ■on Saturday. A boy named King, who was bat hing in a dam, got out of his depih, and his father went to save him, but both were drowned. Ihe bodies were recovered. Wellington, January 8 Preparations on an extensive scale are Leincr made w.tha view of riving Sir William -Jervois a befitting recepiion on his arrival here on the 18th inst. The Mayor of Wellington has, it is understood, invited 'he •mayors of tbe principle towns in the Colony to oe present. All the local friend y societies will take part in the proceedings. The schoolmasters in the city have been written to to arrange, if possible, fora procession of school children, by whom tho National Anthem will be sung. Blenheim, January 8 An infant aged 18 months, son of a labourer named Whitting, fell into the Opawa River this morning and was drowned. The body has not yet been recovered Hokitika January 8. Gold has been struck in the prospecting shaft of the Donnelly’s Ore' k Company’s lease at Ross The dep'h of the washdirt is as yet unknown. 53()0oz. of gold was shipped per Mahinapua Lr Sydney yesterday by the bank of New Zealand. Christchurch, January 8. A boat belonging to one of tbe vessels in Lyttelton Harbour, and containing three •men, cansized yesterday while under full sail. Tho men were rescued in a very exhausted condition. A dwelling-house at Lyttelton, partly occupied by Mrs Reed, caught fire on Friday, and on tie flames being extinguished proofs of attempted incendiarism weie discovero 1 in the unoccupied part of the building. Ti.e building is insured for £2OO, iu tho owner’s name, in tbe National Offio-. Port ons of a human skele'on, supposed to be that of a European, were found on the •cliffs near Sumner on Sunday. Arapata Ko i a Maori of tbe pah near Kai apoi. died last evening at tbe advanced age of 98. The Maoris are making preparations for holding a grand tainji A. Burnip, licensee of the Middle on Hotel, Kaiapoi, was charged with supplying James Kiuloy, against whom a prohibi lion order had been issued. Ho was fined £lO or a mouth's imprisonment, and the conviction to be endorsed on his license J. Griffiths, a tradesman, on a similar charge •of supplying one John Armstrong, was fined £5 or in default 14 days’ imprisonment The Magistrate recommended an amendment of the Act, with a view to prohibition orders being advertised in the newspapers. Samples of tbe new crop of oats are arriving in town, and are of much better quality than last year, Timaru, January 8. A movement is on foot at Geraldine to start a woollen factory, and at a largely attended meeting, held on Friday evening, an influential committee was appointed to obtain the necessary information, and to report at an early date. The skeleton of a man about sft 6in in •height was found on the sea beach yeatr rday about five miles north of Timaru. Toe only clothing on it was a white wollen stocking It is supposed to be the remains of one of tho three men who lost their lives at the time of the wrecks on May 14 last, and whose bodies were never recovered. Oamaru January 8. It is expected that there will be a great scarcity of harvest hands here this year So many men have left for other places that farmers are now beginning to realise that they will be very short handed when harvest ■commences.