INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 78, 10 December 1885, Page 2

INTERPROV IN CIAL NEWS

.» [per united press association;.] Chbistchubch, December 9. Mrs Johnston, wife of Mr Justice Johnston, died suddenly last night. The Supreme Court is adjourned in consequence. Auckland, December 9. Tho Mararoa took £56,000 worth of bullion shipped by the Bank of New Zealand, and £25.000 in sovereigns, shipped by the National Bank. This Day. Information has been received of the death of a settler at Henderson's, named John Malcolm, under singular circumstances. He was taking the hide from the decomposed carcass of a bullock, when he took ill, and died, it is behoved from blood poisoning. . A private letter states that A. Campbell, late of Tauranga, was tomahawked by the natives of New Ireland on September 24. Pobt Chalhbbs December 9, Arrived — Ship Westland, Captain McWilliams, 94 days from London. She brings 22 passengers, 1000 tons of cargo, and 600 packages of gunpowder. Wbllington, December 9. With reference to the removal^ of the Central Prison from the psesent site, the Premier has written to the Mayor elect that it has been decided to leave the question to the consideration ef the full Cabinet. The skeleton of an adult has been found on the high bills near Mauriceville. The property tax is now coming^ in pretty fast, the principal returns being made by the post offices, which was quite the reverse last year. To-morrow is tho last day of payment without a fine. This Day. Mr Ward, an expert in tho use of torpedoes, who was selected at Home for the Now Zealand Government by the Agent- General, has arrived in the colony, and reported himself to the Defence j Minister. Mr Ward, who is a pensioner of tho Imperial army, is said to be a specialist in the use of Whitehead and ! fish torpedoes, and as it is the intention of the Government to -obtain a number of sneh torpedoes, Mr Ward's duties will be particularly devoted to those. Invbbcabgill, This Day. A second jury, inpanneiled to hoar the charge of arson against Bridget Campbell, appeared in court this morning, and stated that they were unable to agree. They were then discharged, .the accused being admitted te bail, and ordered to come up at the next sittings. Chbistchuxcb, Deeeaber 9. Two prisoners were committed for trial to-day for tho January sessions. They are, James Duncan, accused of stealing a watoh and chain from the Prebbleton Hotel, and George Barrett, a young man, oharged with breaking into tho Oxford Hotel last Friday night and robbing the tillofls6d.