INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 45, 17 April 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

[pes united peeps association.! Auckland, This Day. Margaret Nixon, a barmaid, attempted suicide by drowning at the wharf lastnight. She was rescued by two sailors. At the annual sale of thoroughbred yearlings and other stock of the New Zealand Stud and Pedigree Company yesterday, the highest price was 245 guineas. Gisbobne, This Day. A, saddler named Charles King, atter a drinking bout swallowed a lot of chlorodyne, but the stomach pump saved him. Government have reduced Major Bopata's allowance from £300 to £100, on account of urgent need of economy. Welli ngton, Thi s Day. A slight shock of earthquake was experienced here at 6.27 yesterday morning. Direction, N.E. to S.W. Mr Bunny, candidate for the Thorndon seat, addressed a large meeting last night ' and received a unanimous vote of | confidence. . i The -Premier leaves for Dunedin on I Friday next, and speaks there next Wed- ] nesday. .'". Mr Hardcastle, Resident Magistrate and District Court Judge, of Wellington, having obtained 12 months leave 1 of absence,' several changes of Judicial Benches have become necessary in thia district;' Mr Wardell Magistrate of < Wairarapa will take charge of the Mag- , istrates Court, in Wellington, as well as ;that in his own district. Mr G. B Davy, s -Wellington, will act as Deputy Judge of J Wellington -and the Wairarapa D.C: * C. E.Rawson, District Judge of New 1 Plymouth, will act as Deputy Judge of ts.e District, Court at Palmerston Nortlf" ■'■ and Wanganui, and it is understood that Government have under consideration a new scale of fee* for . the Supreme Court y and .Magistrates C,o.urt, and that in certain changes there will be a substantial 4 increase. '' ! "*""' y'v j j .. ■ V- Ay T-yOAMAjBU. This Day. j The' review held here was attended i by [.r -800 Volunteers, exelusi'xfc of? bands and cadets, wffo. would bring thc total number a ;to close uponlluO. . '.'• V . I