INTERPROVINCIAL.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 77, 1 December 1883, Page 2

IN TERPROVINCIAL.

♦- [P«B UNITED PBBSS ABSOCUTiON.I Dunedin, This Day. Mr Mitchelson will bo invited to Conference wsth the Chamber of Commerce about public works in this provincial district. Information has been received in town that the Ownke powder mills have been blown up. No one was hurt. It is likely that the conduct of the young Sloans and Pemberton in saving life at Pleasant Creek during the recent floods wil shortly be recognised by the Humane Society. At the Court Minstrels last night the Mayor on behalf of Mr Hegarty present ed the sis men who were concerned in the rescue of the boys from Bird Island, with silver medals. Wellington. This Day. At a meeting of the City Council last night Mr F. F. Martin, of Timaru, was appointed Town Clerk, and Mr Lough rey of Melbourne, city Engineer. Mr Geo. Wiltshire, the present holder of the Assistant-Engineership, was re-appointed to that position. Chbistchcbch, This Day. Henry Ferris was this morning committed for trial upon a further charge of obtaining goods by means of forged orders. This makes the third charge of this nature upon which the accused will be put upon his trial. A man named McMillan was arrested for larceny on arrival of the train from Oamaru. Accused had eloped with another man's wife, taking with him a quantity of goods, for stealing which a warrant was taken out by the husband. Last night the Free Methodist Sunday School was broken into, and the missionary collection boxes robbed. Auckland, This Day. In pursuance of agreement between the city and harbor authorities, and the Frozen Meat Company, tenders are to be called shortly for reclamation, amounting to 200,000 yards of earth The native meeting at Waotu, re the dispute there, has so far resulted in nothing but talk. The natives freely display their arms, and the speakers made adverse references to Tawhiao's proposed visit to England. A boy named John Powell was killed oy a horse at Paparoa. Gisbokne, This Day. A meeting of licensed native interpreters of the East Coast was held jester, day. The Mayor, Captain Porter, presided. It was resolved to establish an association for the purpose of taking the necessary steps to remove and remedy the disadvantages under which the profession at present labor. The cooperation of other licensed interpreters throughout the colony is to be invited.