INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 75, 5 June 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

[PEB UNITED PHK?fI ASSOCIATION.! AtrcKLUTD, This Day. A Waikato farmer named Mitchell was killed by a tree falling on him. Serious charges of immorality have been laid against the officers of the Crusader by the passengers. Bloomfield, a local artist, sent Home some cases of pictures of New Zealand scenery by the Doric. On her arrival in England it was discovered that the cases were empty aud the pictures gone. : Jerome, the so-called New Zealand Blondm, was arrested at Te Aroha for stealing two flags. : The amount received for game licenses his season was £443. ; The public debate between Charles Bright and George Brown closed last night at the Theatre Royal, which was crowded. The debate was the best yet held in Auckland. Mr Bright leaves to morrow by the Wuihora to lecture at Blenheim. .. Wellington, This Day. The address in reply will be moved on Tuesday next by Dr Newman. It is not definitely known who will be the seconder. At the inquest held this morning on the fire at St. John's Church an open verdict was returned. The Lambton Licensing Committee granted midnight licenses to the majority of the houses, but only 10 o'clock and 11 o'clock licenses to some houses only doing bar trade, and the conduct of which was not altogether satisfactory. Chbistchttbch, This Day. Early this morning an unoccupied house of three rooms in the North Belt was destroyed by fire. Insured for £100 in the Standard office. ; Nelson, This Day. Last evening a dwelling-house < at Foxhill, owned and occupied by Henry Wrigley, was burned during the absence of the occupants. A man named Godbaz, who went upstairs with a view of saving the furniture, was unable 1 to descend again and it was with some difficulty he effected his escape by ithe upper window. '