INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 37, 7 September 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(PEB UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, September 4. Mr J. C. Crawford has in a claim for £31,1)00 for 245 acres of land at Point Halswell and Fort Ballance, taken for defence purposes. The land is a very steep hill on the south side of the h-tr bour, and is commonly supposed to be of small value. This Day. The Wellington Racing Club have adopted the spring and Summer programmes. The added money for the SpriDg meeting is £685, as against £800 last year. The chief event is the Han« dicap tor £150. The Summer meeting will be held on the 3rd and 4th of February, aDd the amount of added money is £1500. Last year it was £1865. The Cap is the chief item, and ralued at 500 sots. The meeting decided to refer th.question as to which of the local clubs should be recognised a? the Metropolitan I lub to the large racing clubs with a view of obtaining an expression of opinion from them. Auckland, September 6. The infant daughter of Sergeant G Cooper, A.C. Force, North Shore, died from inflammation of the larynx, caused by catching hold of a teaput and drinking hot tea out of the spout. Dusedin, September 6. Mr Thomas Uick is out for Central Duneiin Admiral Scott and Mr Callan are also mentioned as probable candidates. N elson, September 6. It is alleged that a lamb has been killed at Stoke by a stoat. One stoat has been captured at Stoke, though none have been liberated nearer than Marlborougli. Napike, September 6. Some stir has been caused here by a circular issued by C. B. oailley and Co , complaining of the tactics of the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company in endeavouring to secure that firm's business by convassiug its custom, rs. Hoadley and Co originally established the local wool market here, and have always hud large support. .Another batch of Salvationists were brought up to-day. For the defence. Mr Dick raised the point that the bye« law was not properly passed, as a raontli should intervene between adopting and passing. The Council adopted it one Wednesday, and four weeks after, also on Wednesday, passed it. Mr Dick maintained that there should be 28 days, inclusive of the day on which it was passed. The Magistrate reserved his decision. Woodville, September 6. Mr Mathew Burnett, Gospel-Temper-ance lecturer, held his first meeting here on Saturday night. The theatre was crowded, and 70 took the pledge.