INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 39, 13 September 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(PEB UNITED PEESS ASSOCIATION O !

TiMAßfr, This Hay.

Two men named Bedman (father and son) were charged at Wai mate tp-jday with having in their possession counterfeit coins with intent to utter . the same. The case was adjourned. The son is a letter carrier in the post office, and: attempted to pass a sixpence smeared with gold paint f^f hal-F a> srereign. A search warrant bought to^jght something like dies in Beijinan's house. Cheistchubch, This Day

Iu December last a lad aged 13 years, named Edward Cox, working at Birchi 1 Station, Ashley, left his home with an old man named Travers, without i the consent of his parents. He was seen at Kaikoura, but, though- the police made inquiries all. over the colony, nothing was heard of him until last; week, When Travers who had enticed the boy away was arrested for horse-stealing at Ahaura, West Coast, and stated-' that the boy! was living at the house of one Macdonald. His- parents, who despaired of seeing him again,. w,ere informed, an, I instructions have been sent to the Ahaura polipeto send. the, boy to Christchurch. Nelson, This Day. An old woman residing with her daughter, Mrs Cplsart, at Fox Hill jumped down a well last night, and was drowned. , She had been, .very 111 for some weeks. ; , . , "Wasqasvi, This Day. Owing to the heavy rains the trairg will be -unable to run north or south. Heavy slips at Waitotena, Brunswick and Turakina. Passengers by the, north trainwill be brought through to-night. Passengers south delayed at Turakina. :