INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 69, 17 November 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Dunedin, November 16. At a meeting of the Exhibition Committee it was decided to endeavonr to complete the subscriptions to the guarantee fund bj next week, when directors will be appointed. Auckland, Norember 16. The well known thoroughbred stallion Libeller, by Traducer — Yatt»rina. died to-day at Pueroa. The hcrse was re centij purchased by MrN. Dickey. 1 he total number of the Bank of New Zealand's new issue of shares applied for in New Zealand and Australia is 34.230. The allotment of the 25,000 shares avail able has been made, and the usual notices to applicants will be posted early next week. This Day. The body of tbe boy Clark, washed out to sea at Coromandel, has been found, on the beach 15 miles from where he was drowned. A private letter received by the Mayor indicates admiral Fairfax with the Orlando will visit Auckland during the summer. Inveboabgili,, November 16. The bodies of Andrew McFarlane and his wife, who were drowned a month ago with three others while fording tbe Mataura, were recovered last night, about ten miles below where the drowning occurred. It was said at the time that McFarlane lost his life in an at tempt to rescue his wife, and the fact that (he bodies were found together en^ tangled in a xnag would indicate that he I had got hold of her and that they had perished together. Malcolm McPhee, sawrmller met with an accident last week which caused his death. McPbee fell on the circular saw while in motion, lacerating his head. He leaves a widow and yonng family Wbixikqtox, This Day. Beturns received up to the present show the amount of property tax paid throughout the colony amounts to £100,006. It is expected that heavy payments are being reserved for the last day. The Maori will case is still proceeding.