INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 60, 20 November 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

[PER UNITED PJRESB ASSOCIATION.] Woodvillb. November 19. Joseph Bell, Superintendent of the Anglican Sunday School, was charged this morning, before C. Hall, J.P., with -attempted rape of a girl, and with indecently assaulting two others in the vestry on Sunday, October 31st The children are about 10 /ears of age. He is remanded till Monday. Auckland, November 19. John Thompson, formerly licensee of the Duke of Edinburgh Castle. Kyber Pass; jumped overboard from, the lorry steamer while crossing the harbour, but was rescued. Caffrey and Perm, chared with the Barrier murder, were brought up at the Police Court this morning, but were re manded till Tuesday next to enable the R.M. to preside. It is expected the next sitting will conclude the evidence. ' Hokitika. .November 19. The Mont DOr Company had a partial wanking up with 362>>zu. The lloss United Company's washings for the week is 13<)oz.s, the highest amount yet reached. The Kelly Terrace Company has struck a good wash seven feet thick averaging odwts to the load. Chbistchubch, November 19. Sir Julius Yoge l has received a telegram from the Agent-General conveying the following information: — The position of the Imperial Institute has suddenly changed. The Priuce of Wales has now decided that there shall be no re- open ing in June nest, and that the committee cannot receive exhibits. lam therefore making temporary arrangements until I receive instructions. I post by mail to« day all the information necessary to enable the Government to come to a decision. Wellington, November 18. Arrived— Timaru, ship, Captain Fullerton, 106 days from Lonpon. Twelve dayo ago. during a heavy gale, all hands were ordered to shorten sail. One of the crew- refused, and the mate, Bowling proceeded to fetch him: from the forecastle, when the tailor struck the mate in the left breast with a sheath knife, inflicting a terrible wound immediately over the lung- There is little doubt that Williams would have killed Bowling had a second seaman not interfered. The injured man lias so far recovered to be able to walk. Accused has been brought ashore and lodged in tho lock-up. This Day. The Marine Department lias received a letter from the Agent-Nenorol stating that he has arranged with the Seewiese (Bavarian fishery to supply 100,000 salmon ova, -60,000 stream salmon trout ova, and 25,000 great lake trout ova, and that in addition to these he expects to be able to forward to the Colony during the ensuing season more than a half million salmon ova from Scotch rivers, it being proposed 'o net the Jay twice for two. separate shipments, and the Tweed for a third. Wanganih. This Day. Captain Sommerville, chairman of the N.Z.R.A., has received a telegram from Captain A.chieson to the effect that the site for the next shooting meeting has been selected at Ahurjri. 21 mile 3 from Chri«t church, and 1 mile from the Kabbit Island .Railway Station. Nelson, This Day.. The town School Committee baring resigned en masse in order to test the question of religious instruction in the school outside of .school hour-*, an election took place last night, when a mnjorlty of the opponents to the proposal was returned .