INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 52, 3 May 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

[PEB UNITED PBEPS ASSOCIATION.! Auckland, This Day. W. P. Moat contemplates contesting Rodney with Seymour George; At the inquest on the body of Patrick Moron, who died in gaol with four of his ri bs fractured, a verdict was returned to the effect that death was accelerated by acci- . dental fracture of the ribs. The police and prison authorities were acquitted of blame, but the jury expressed a conviction that Moran's dying statement was that he asked admission to the hospital and had been refused. Dr Bond, house surgeon of the hospital, in his evidence, denied this, and said that Moran had not applied for admission, nor was there any record of his having done so A sou of Mr Young, of Hokianga, aged two years, accidently fell in the fire yesterday, and died of the injuries. The New Zealand Tobacco and Cigar Manufacturing Company commenced operations to-day. Sir George Grey has left by the Mannpouri for Christchurch. Arrived — British King, from London, in 47 days 21 hours, including stoppages at Tenerifftf and Cape of Good Hope, with 350 passengers. Dunedin. ; his Day. McKenzie addressed bis constituents at Palmerston last night. His speech dealt chiefly with land administration. He received a vote of confidence, and was [ presented with a purse of 172 soys., in recognition of his efforts towards bona fide settlement of land. It. was mentioned < that steps were being taken to testimoni- , ahse Mr Stone for his services on the . Land Board. Gbetmouth, This Day. It is said that the number of persons dependent upon the quarrymen and ethers discharged .is 107 women and < children. Chbistchubch, This Day. < Edward Wilcoeks, who was rnn over by a truck at the Lyttelton Railway 3 Station, died from the injuries last night. • Sir George Grey is expected to arrive on. Thursday. The Working Men's s Political Association have arranged i for his reception and address. i

The quantity ef timber passing through ( Wanganui of late has greatly increased, v and every train from the South brings up a a large quantity for use in town and for ( shiproeut. ' The ordinary traffiic has not i been sufficient to overtake the trade, ( and special trains have had to be a laid on. One crime on Saturday last, and f a nother on Thursday evening, consisting of 30 carriages, w hieh brought in a large 1 quautity of logs, sawn timber, etc.— Chronicle. s