INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 68, 17 November 1885, Page 2

INTERPRO VINCIAL NEWS

• — [PER T/JnTED PRESS ASSOCIATION J Post Chalmkbs November 15. The barque Ross M., Captain Balls, from Newcastle, arrived at Port Chalmers on Saturday afternoon, having encountered very bad weather. On the llth instant at 4 o'clock in the afternoon the wind veered from the south-went to north-west, rising a tremendous sea; which broke over the ve«»el's poop, and swept James Rutherford, able seaman, overboard. Mas tf. bton, November 16 I halt a Te Moe, native chief, died yes-. terday. Ho was over 70 years of ape, and had been a missionary for 42 years. Hawkha. iN'oreuiber 14. A shocking sudden death occurred here on Saturday. Robert McLood. aged 16 year* was playing cricket, when he was struck on the head by a ball, which had been hit by « batsman. At; the time he said he was not hurt. He relumed hone to bed. Uo was then taken seriously ill, and became un-on-sciou* and died in two or three hours. Decoasod was the elder son bf a widow. Au inquest is to be held. ArcKLAKD, Novomber 16. Sir William Fox lectured to night at 1 the Bapt tt Tabernacle, nnder the auspices ef the Gospel Temperance Mission, , on the progress of the temperance movement in Great Britain and tho Con tinent. Tl: • Rev. T. Spurgeon presided and expressed a hope that Sir Willjani Fex would re-enter Parliament as the national leader of the Temperance p«rty. Sir William stated if he saw a reasonable prospect of gutting through a local option or prohibitory law, he would 1 be willing to consider the matter. This Day. The steamer Dtflta caught fire on SaU urdoy. Tho fire was suppressed with great difficulty. The steamer is injured •o the extent of £60, and the cargo of flax £70. Gisbocbxk, This Day. A large meeting of South Pacific Oil Company's shareholders, convened to consider whether to wind up or not, has been adjourned till the 30th to give Syd- ' ney shareholders time to be represented.