INTERPROVINCIAL.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 30, 13 March 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[PKB UNITED PBBM ASSOCIATION.! Mabtbrtow, March 12. A girl named Eliza Hercock, azed 15, committed suicide at Taurua <>n Monday by talcing arsenic. She concealed the cause ot her illness till the following day, when a doctor was sent for. She died immediately after his arriral. Hokitika, This Day. At the Supreme ''onrt to-day a forge number of witnesses for the Crown in th«* case of murder against John Donohuo were examined. The Court adjourned until to-morrow. Three more witnesses for the Crown hare yet to be called. Wxiaikotov, This Day. Mr Charles Godfrey Knight, Official 1 Actuary to the GoTernroent Insurance Department, has resigned, and accepted the appointment of Actuary and Inspec tor for Australia to the Hqmtnbl* Life Assurance Society ot the United Stales. The Wellington Woollen Factorj hare secured a site of 11 acres for a factory at Petone, six miles from town. Fire m->re informations hare be»«n ssued against l\ K Warty, for forgery, amounting to about £100 in the aggregate. The Frome Times, an Engli>h prorincixl paper of January 16th, states that Mr J. W. Oram, late of ChrisU«hurch. ami now rexidin^ in England, r* cited by the lonic a consignment of frozen »hrej> and lamb from hi* brother, Mr Hurr.v Oram, of Christchurch After making a number of presents, Mr J. W. Orani had the remainder sold by auction in' "idsomer Norton and in Bath, and realised an average of7^d per ib by the eareasc at Bath, and at Midsomer Norton B|d for mutton, and K'd for lamb. Th* paper states it was rery good, and perfectly fresh. , Arrived, this morning* lonic from London, all well. Mahaia, This Day. A 4- roomed house was destroyed by fire this morning. Insurance on building £125 in New Zealand. Nblson, This Day. At s meeting of hoD growers, held to consider the action of a leading merchant in endeavouring to place this season's hops at a most unreasonable price, it was said some had offered them at Bd, while growers said it could not be grown under a shilling. Sereral said the crop would not behalf the aterngo this year, and Mr A. Harley said the total in Nelson would not be 2000 bales this year. A resolution was agreed to not to sell any hops for six months at less than a (lulling. A committee was appointed to draw up a legal agreement to this effect. Dcnmmm, 'his Day. A public meeting in connexion with the Frethinker's Conference was held last night. , There-was a large attendance and Mr Stout presided. Addresses were delirfred by Mr Stcmt, Mr C. Bright, Mr Willis, of Wan^anui, and others. Resbl u tions were pas <ed protextin^ agai nst blasphemy being declared a crime. ■ '": - Wawoaiuti, This Day. There w%s a fire, at 1.30 a.m. at Peymau's Hoitse. The old portion, which was wood, was ' destroyed, but the new portion built of brick was not damaged. Insurance ori the old portion of thehouso £l(XV»nd furniture