INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 51, 9 October 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

fPEB UNITED PEESB ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, October 7. At the inquest on Gurr, head teacher, ot the Onehunga School, a verdict of temporary insanity was returned. N» new fiicts were elicted. # . October 8. A cable message received here announces the death of MrW. J. HirsL, M.H.R. for Waitemataj of heart disease and.dropsy, at Folkestone, England. WBitiiroTON, October 8. The Colonial Treasurer slates that the Customs receipts for the first six months of the financial year are £57,000 below the estimate, and he .does not anticipate -a much, if any, larger deficiency daring the remaining six month*. Various rumours of intending changes in the Civil Service have been circulated this week, the principal being that all the servants under tea years standing were to receive notice and come in again if they liked under the new act. The Premier asserts positively that this is absolutely without foundation. j A contract has been accepted for 1£ miles of the line into Woodviile, which will complete the connection between that place and Napier. Trains will be run by February. The Gorge contract will be let as soon as the loan, is flouted. It is not the intention of the authorities to run a through train to .New. Plymouth every day when the Manawatu line is finished, as they couniilcr the traffic b ill not, warrant i t., at present. They will probably run a through train" twice a week, on the days the steamer leaves New Plymouth. This Day. At the magisterial, enquiry into the wreck of the Ketch Jannette at Cape< Campbell, the court found the wreck was the result of careless nuvi^atioii and suspended Captain. Berg for thrire months, and ordered him to pay the costs . James and Charlotte Cook were found not guilty, on the second charge of having received stolen property, and a nolle pro sequi was entered in the other charge, the, prisoners being discharged. ■ At the Supreme Court William Marsden was convicted of stealing a watch, and remanded till the Ist of November for sentence. In the meantime enquiries will be made if he can come in under theJFirst Offenders Act. ' ' Hokitiita, October?. The West Coast Times publishes a* letter from its Jackson's Bay correspondeut, which says that the Hinemoa arrived at Big Bay on September. 22nd, and landed 150 passengers and 120 tuns of stores without any mishap.. Chhistchvbch, October 8. Jonathan Roberts, formerly a bank clerk, was committed for trial 'at the present criminal sessions, charged witn forging a cheque for £76 17* 6d. . ■ ■ ■ i • ' ' . ■ ■' i ■'.