INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 41, 16 September 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

fPEB UNITED FBESS ASSOCIATION.) Hokitika, September 14 Several important alluvial goldfinds hare beea made betw«en the Hokitika aad Arahara rivers during tbe last week or so. Timabu, September 14. A young woman named Sarah Eennel junipod off the end of the breakwater at about 5.30 oclock this evening. She was seen to thr«'W herself off, and a boat's crew from the Annie Bow put off and rescued the woman. On arrival at the whurf Dr M.-e-ntyre pronounced life to be extinct. Deceased was a single woman resident here, and was 18 years ot age. An inquest will follow in due course. .New Plymouth, September 15. The Wakatipu left for Sydney at 1.30 p.m., taking a fine lot of ealtle from the Hawera district for the Australian market, besides 300 kegs of butter. Blknhkim, September 15. A two«year-old daughter of P. Cross of the Telegraph Depaitment, has died from eating matches. Wellington, September 15. Hodgson, bill-clerk at the Union Bank, was remanded till Wednesday. It was stated in the Court that the total defalcations nmounted to over £1,000. Hodgson is cousin to a man of the same name who while in the service of the National Bank some years ago, stole a large sum ia gold from it and buried the money in a churchyard at Christchurch. Colonel Haultain, Mr Westenra (of Christchurch), and ex-Judge Harvey have accepted the appointment of Commissioners to inquire into the Stark purchase in Auckland. This Day. Lieutenant Andrews, of Sydeuham, who was recently granted a commission in the line, has been appointed to the Ist battallion of Sherwood Foresters, fthe Derbyshire Regiment now stationed in Ireland.) A case of. some importance was heard in the Supreme Court this morning. Plaintiff, Mr Pritchard, of Blenhein, bought in at a sale for £50 property on whichj he held a mortgage. The Stamp office sought to charge him duty on the whole value, £90: ;0. which he]reß]»t'd. Judge Richmond decided he was only

liable to pay on £50. Auckland, September 15, The Chinese citizens of Auckland have subscribed £10 to the Benevolent Society's funds. Already 26 cases are set down for trial at the October criminal sessions, including three arxon, three attempted ripe, ' two cattle stealing, one attempted murder, [ and one foruery. j The steamer Southern Cross, from 1 Gisborne, had a stormy passage. Eight bullocks died ia t c forehold, and 250 sheep were drowned on deck. An accident happened to the machinery, which stopped the engines for ten hours. During the height of the gale the topsail and inaintopsnil were blown away. Every ] effort made to save the stock was fruitless. The man who died at Wade suddenly was John Barrows. He was at an evening party, and went outside the house and dropped dead. Ddnedin, I his Day. ■ In the Divorce Court a decree nisi was j granted to Sarah Emma Kilpatrick ' against Joseph Kilpatrick, formerly an ■ uctioneer in Dunedin, on the grounds of ' cruelty and desertion. Respondent did ' not appear. J Cheistchubch, September 15. Mr Allan Scott, who will act as the representative of a Midland Eailway 1 Company on a board of advice here, 1 states the company expect to have the whole line finished in six years. They ' have not, Mr Scott states, the slightest intention to import labour so long as sufficient can be found in the colony J ta do the woi-k. It is also their intention to use local contractors as much c as possible. *