INTERPROVINCIAL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 75, 6 March 1883, Page 2

IN TERPROVINCIAL.

■ . — . ♦ ■ . . — - [PEE UNITED PRESS. ASSOCIATION. J Auckland, This Day. The Sugar Refining Company intend, it is stated, floating some of their wares in the Auckland market so that residents may have an interest in the new local industry. John James Powell, a settler at Alexandra was drowned while . attempting to cross a river at Kopua in the King country. ■"•''' A scene occurred at the. Presbyterian Church, Devonport, yesterday. The pastor, Dr McLeod, had a difference with the congregation, and yesterday morning the Rey. A. Carrick preached. During the collection Dr McLeod rose from the body of the Church and discussed the matters in dispute between himself and pongregation.- He was interrupted by expressions such as "You are, a hypocrite," and " It. is , a lie." The following are the acceptances r or the Dargaville Cup : — Rand wick, 6st 3ib; : Lone llacrd, Bst 21b ; Soukar, Bst 111 b; Ravenshoe and- Merlin, Bst; Fish woman, 7st 61b ; Maori, 7st 21b ; Harkaway, 7st; Harold an i Katto, 6st 121 b; Moonstone, 6st 71b ; Katipo, 6st 4lb. Bluff, March 5. Henry Jbnes, a .ece'nl arrival he c, hrother-in, law. to Mr Hannay,. sta.tion- : master, was killed; this evening while shunting a train. Deceased -fell of the step of a carriage, and was dragged a considerable distance. A doctor from the Eotomahana promptly attended him • but life was «xtinct'. v . Thames, This Day. A woman named Jane 'French was taken to the police sells for drunkenness. After being there some time a doctor was sent for, who found that h«r leg was broken by a fall. Napier. This Day. Five Maoris at Taupo.briitally attacked a European named McNeill, and left him for dead. It was proposed to throw him into -the lake, but he Shammed death, and after an al tercation , the Maoris left him. ' hree, if not all,. are in custody. Tawhiao is at Waipuna. Nobody here notices him at all.. Even the better class of Natives do not disguise their contempt at his debaucheries. r Dunedin,,. This Day. The Dunedin South Licensing Bench, to which men, on the "publicans' ticket" entirely were elected, have decided to close hotels in the. side streets at 10 p.m. after thearinudl meeting in June. Wellington, This Day. Major Atkinson will not start.on his Southern tour until early next week. It is understood that the Government have decided not to publish the amount -granted to local bodies under the Road aad Bridges Construction Act. InvebcAbgi_l, This Day. . Torday has been observed as a close holiday, and the,. Heather is very fine. The Governor, held^a. levee in the forenoon,, and afterwards opened the Garrison Ha I i: 'A procfessiOh of 'school ''children .and' Friendly SoCietiefs 'marched' through •the' towir, and halted : neiir the hall, where a number of addresses -were -.-presented, and replied -to. : 'ln acknowledging, one i from the DrUl.Shed .Sites Commissioners, the .Governor, expressed himself delighted. ;w.ith' tW size , and design of the hall, which was alike a credit to the architect (Major < :: Burw6lr),' -Major : Thompson, commanding the district, and the other members of the commission.'