INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 139, 23 June 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(PEB UNITED PBKB3 ASSOCIATION.) Gisbobne, This Day. The natives at Mahia state that a white vessel dismasted was seen on the 10th instant a few miles off Table (Jape. Napieb, June 21. Erebus won the Selling Steeplechase at the Hawkes Bay Jockey Club's meeting, with Gazelle 2nd, Tikarere 3rd. Consolation Handicap — Kangaroo, 1 : Oddfellow, 2; Shillalegh, 3. Auckland, June 21. The literary staff of the Auckland Star presented Mr J. M. Geddis, late chief reporter of that journal, with a photographic shield, prior to hig departure for Wellington, be having been appointed to the Hansard staff. This Day. Arrived — Mail steamer Alameda. Chbistohubch, June 21. The dead body of a newly- born child was found this morning in the room ©f a girl named Jane Morris, a servant in the city Hotel, who had evidently just been confined. Wanoanui, June 21. It is rumoured that a well known commission agent in business here did the " Pacific slope" on Monday by , the Zealandia, and has left numerous inquiring friends behind. Wellington, June 21. The Shaw-SaviHe and Albion Com* pany's Coptic left plymouth for Auckland on Saturday last. . The Minister of lands has received in* formation that scab has broken out in the Auckland District. ." Sir George Grey opened the Wairarapa Exhibition at Masterton this afternoon. Bibnhkih, This Day. A very sudden death occurred last evening. One Joseph . Walton , attended at tHe E.M. Court as » witness for his brother Jacob,* defendant in a suit far damages to a horse and trap, and gave evidence. He was driving home to Onamahitu wjrenhe became ill, and was taken back to town. A dootor was sent for,] but death occured just as the doctor came ' in. The, cause was, l^art disease. The