INTERPROVINCIAL.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 19, 16 February 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[peb unitkd pbkps association.! Bluff, Feb. 15. The Waihora, on steaming out of the harbor, bound for Melbourne, at 3 o'clock 10-dny, took ground on Tewai Point, aud listed considerably. This Day. The Waihora got off uninjured after pumping the water In Hast out. She returns to Port Chalmers to be docked, although she is not making nny water The accident was due to the wheel chains carrying away just as «he entered the tide. Wellington, This Day. At a meeting of creditors of Messrs P. Moeller and Co. it was unanimously resolved to accept the offer of Mr Jacob Joseph of 7s 6d in the £ for the estate. Steamer Bombay sailed for London at noon. Auckland, This Day. The Ministerial party wer» well pleased with the progress made by the infant settlement, on Km whin. There are ai ready iwo or th cc European stores, and a quantity of timber is lying about, showing mat oiher purchasers of allotments are prepnriutf to build. It i- understood that Sir George Grey has expressed an opinio adverse to TawIrak's uiissiou to England nnd his proceedings, and that this opinion has been communicated to Tan hi <o. Patba, This Day. A man named Cunningham was arrested on Thursday night for rape on a girl eight years of age. Lnter. The man, William Cunningham, charged with rape, was brought up at the H.M. Court this m«»riiin^, and remanded till Tuesday. He was sent down to the W.-mgnnui gaol, but "ill be brought back ag in on the above dny. Timaru, This Day. There is general satisfaction here at Mr Wakefield'B Ttolory CnßisTCirußCir, This Day. At a meeting of the Moon-house Memorial Committee it was decided to authorise Messrs Miles and Co. to order the statue at once from M r George Law on, A.U.A. Dunpdin, This Day. Mnrr was convicled on four charges of stealing moneys, the properly of theTasinauian cricketers, and sentenced to 18 months. The Temt-erance organ : safion having asked the Mayor to convene a public meeting to consider licensing matters, the Mayor has replied that no expenditure out of Corporatinn fun is can be sanctioned for such a purpose.