INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 133, 25 April 1885, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

[fBB WMITBB PBRM ASSOCIATION. Auckland, April 24. Chandler, the steeplechaser who met with an accident at the Papakara races yesterday, had to be destroyed. Laing the jockey is now expected to recover. Captain Stewart,, K.A., formerly ef Taoraaga, is expected to have command of the defence batteries here. Robert Prenderga-t, the Pokeno murderer, was sent tbis atternoan from Mount Eden Gaol to the Lunatio Asylum at Whau by order of the Colonial Secretary, it would therefore appear that he has been reprieved. Wbllinoton. April 24. At the inquest on the remains of Barlow, a verdict that the deceased met hif , death by burning in the fire at Te Are House waa returned. The writs for Oamaru and Tauraugs elections were issued this morning and aie returnable on or before June the 3rd. Government have > received no information regarding affairs betwern England aad Kansia. Dvnkdin, April 24. A Chinaman died in the - hospital last night, i-uppo*ed to be from tbe tffects of opium smoking. A three-roomed house at Anderton, owned and occupied by John Kags, hat. been burnt down. The house was insured in the s andard for I*lso. The furniture i was uninsured. Timaru, April <23. At the Resident Magistrate's Court today. Frank Lucas was charged with intent to murder his wife at Saadetoun; on the Bth April. The evidence was to the effect- , that sonic . hours after her confinement accused repeatedly exclaimed that the infant was a d — b— Chinaman, aud seisin* a' 'penknife* * after vainly ararchimt for a racor,- he stabbed her iv the un-k. She . tuanaged te get away, aad ran in a, .fearful stale to the | house of a neighbor. The charge Wajs i fully sustained .end accused was com- 1 mined for trial, bail being refused. j