INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 112, 2 March 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

[PBB CNITHD PBESS ASSOCIATIOX.] Wellington, March 1. Mr Fitzherbert, member for the Hutt, will hare considerable opi>onition at the next election. Sir William Fox, Mr Wakefield. and Mr Mason are all mentioned as candidates. The New Zealand Temperance Alliance holds its first convention here this week. The temperance party intend to upiet the Te Aro licensing election if they can, on the ground that the forms prescribed by law were not observed in connection with the appointment of the Returning Officer. Fisher's election is to be petitioned against on the ground that he is a share* holder in the United Importers' Cornpuny. I Cabtebtox, March 1. What looks like a case of deliberate incendiarism occurred here on Saturday night. Shortly after twelve McDonald's store was discovered to be on fire. A kerosene tin full of biasing tar, sorroun* ded by burning shavings and rnbbixh. was found ■nderneath the flooring, bat it was soon extinguished. Auckland, March 1. The auditor of the Board of Education has disallowed the item of £200, paid twice in Peacock's case. The Board agreed to send the accounts to Welling* ton. Mastebtox, March 1. A yo«ag girl named Laura Emanuel was drowned on Saturday afternoon while bathing in the Boiler river. Her companion had a narrow escape. Deceased got out of her depth. Chbischurch, March 1. Bush fires have been raging in various partn of Banks Peninsula lately. Mr Bernard, a farmer at Lebons Bay, lost 300 sheep. The rain last night extinguished the fires.