INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 47, 27 September 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

LP"SB UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION.] Manaia, September 25. A shipper of cheese from the Manaia factory has lost £172 worth shipped by one boat, whilst exactly similar cheese sent bj another boat reached Home in splendid condition. Chbistchubch, Sept. 26. A girl named Lydia Delamare, 19 years old, died suddenly to-day. She had been ill with consumption, and had been aU tended by a female specialist. An in* quest was held this evening, and adjourned for a post mortem. A boy named Neilson at Lyttelton, playing with a dynamite cap to-day, applied a hot iron to it, when it exploded, seyerly injuring his left band. Sir John Hall addressed the electors at Leeston last night and received a vote of thanks and confidence. His speech was a history of last session in which he eulogised the action of Government. He leaves for England by the Kaikonra. TiMAHr, Seot ember 26. At the P. M, Court to-day a girl under 15 years of age, named Harrii, was charged with attempting suicide by drinking carbolic oil. ghe explains that her parents had been behaivng harihly to her for admitted misconduct, and she drank tbe stuff to give them a fright. Captain Wray advised her to go home and be a better girl, and dismissed the information. Blenhibm. September 26. The detached portion of the State school in this town was burned down to the ground last night. JSapieb, September 26" A young woman named Jessop, until recently a servant at the Caledonian Hotel, attempted to commit suicide today by taking a preparation of mercury, used m cleaning plate. Dr Innes was called in in time, and the girl was re« moved to the Hospital. It is believed she will live. Wellington, September 26. The Government hav« received a cablegram from tha A^enuGeneral to the effect that he has not been able to ar« ranee anything as yet re the ranway con missir nersnip. The steamer Brunner brought eight boxes of gold from Greymouth. Five were for the Bonk of Mew Zeuiand, and weighed 4079»zs Bdwts 3grs, the value

being £16.342 8s: The other three were ! for the National Bank, and weighed i 5.599»zs 7dwts, the value being Li0.397 «•.-.-■. j The Mines Dep rtment have prepared I pin ns for the construction of roads to the > I Mahakipawa gold fields, nnd have in- ) formed the Pelorous Koid Board that j Government are prepared to subsidise titeir expenditure in carrying out the wi rk it the rate of p >und for poun l.