INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 86, 3 January 1885, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

_ ♦_ [PER UNITED PBEBS ASSOCIATION. Wellington. This Day. The brig Annabell is ashore on Tory Shoal, Kai para Heads. Sir Julius Yogel leaves for Waiwera this evening. He will be absent about six weeks and should his health permit he will visit the Hot Springs at Ohluemut. Hearn's win was very popular here. The Telegraph Department kaye accepted the tender of Messrs White -mbe and Woods for 160,000 envelopes. This is the first tender for colonial manufactured stationery at a less price than the same could be imported. The Hon Mr Ballance leaves for Wanganui to-night, for the purpose of being present at the native meeting there. A fter the meeting Mr Ballance will visit Napier in connection with the Lands Department. At a meeting of the Lumpers' Union it was decided to continue the strike until the rate of wages (Is 6d per hour) was grauted. The shipowners are holding out, and are engaging non union men. Chbistchcbch. This Day. John Connelly labourer, of Ferry Road, attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat. He had been drinking for a time. His wife had taken out a summons for a protection order. Hopes are entertained of his recovery. Dunedin, This Day. A strange fatality occurred at Seacllffe Lunatic Asylum nn New Year's day. Two warders, J. Matheson and Gordon Ingram, were larking, and the former asked tbe other to strike his chest. Ingram did so, and Matheson fell down dead. Hokittka, This Day. A swrions accident happened the day before yesterday. Mr and Mrs Etheridge were driving to Kois, and when about two miles from Ogilne's one of the bolts came out, and the horse took fright and htarted, throwing Mr Etheridge first out of the buggy, and * subsequently ejecting Mrs Etheridge on to the road, fracturing her leg in two places, and bruising Mr Etheridge severely.