INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 95, 21 January 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

♦ -[PJW UXITKDPBESSABBOCUTieir.j Chbistchukch, JmaarjJSO. . Some quartz •howinjf gold freeljr has been-brou^ht to town from th« Wilberforce Reefs. It was obtained 60 fe»t below the ouicrop. A reef ban been ■truck on the Mao Creek claim. '■ It is about three feet thick. The stone looks promising, but haa not yet been'tested. The glore 6ght this erening between J. Pettengell. of Wellington, and H. Oann, of America, resulted after four hotly contested rounds in a victory tor Pettengell. Both m<n were severely punished, the taxing wits good, but Dunn was not in the best condition. A child 13 months' old, sob of Mr G. F. Smith, of Southbridge, »trujed awuj from homo, nnd was drowned in a crcfk near his father* house on Monday.. At the inquest a verdict of death by drowning was returned. Auckland, January 20. James Marshall has been committed for trial for barglnry. The Dorio is discharging rapidly, and will proceed South on Friday. The following passengers have bo*ked for South:—Napier 9. Wellington 20, Canterbury 17. and Otago 28. The Rationalist newspaper is to be resuscitated and carried on by » limited liability com pa ay. Wblukoton, January 20. The Tainui sailed for London last night. This Pay. Admiral Tyron amt the Governor will leave for Lyttleion >•- liy. At the c»nfer««ue between -Ministers and Admiral Tyron a-proposal was mad* by the Admiral to the effect that all th» Anstraliuu Colonies, including New Zoa land, should coairibute proportiouully to their respective populations to the cost of considerable additions to the English Navy in the Pacific. Later. Admiral Tyron does not ge south with the. Governor this afternoon. Blkkhkih, Jaauary 19. Phillip Yaten, an old m*n, has be<-n committed for trial at the Supreme Court for attempting rape on a uirl three years old. Bail was allowod. Wakgamti, January 19. At a meeting held la.it night, it was decided to hold an annmil regatta here. The date was not fixed, but' it will probably be close on the New Zealand Rifle Asdoci.'ition's meeting. Entries are expected from Wellington, Clmstclturch, and Nelson. Dpwbdin, January 20. A representative of an iufluen'alsjad:eat* from Victoria it now milking in quiries with a view of purchasing for mining thi» Island Block, Vlom Flat. A painter named Parker foil 14 feet through a skylight to the parement. but broke no bones, and is n«t theught to be seriously hurt. Mr Larnach addressed the Peninsular portion of his constituents at Portobello, and enlarged on his South. tDtitdm sp#ech. He received a vote of confidence. Mr Stoat left for Wellington tWaj. Mr Larnach romams.