INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 135, 21 May 1889, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(PER UNITED PRESS A-fcOCIATION.) Wellington, This Day. The City Council intend to prosecute the owner of the hall in which the boxing match took place, for not having a license. Auckland, May 20. An interim dividend of 10 per cent, per annum has been declared by the National Insurance Company. This Day. Marsh Browne, a great Ngapuhi chief, died rather suddenly. He was a recent convert to Mormonism. Thomas B. Hill, a well known chemist of Auckland, has filed bis schedule. Oamaru. Ma* 20A sad fatal accident occured at Allday Bay, about nine miles from Oamaru, this evening. Mr Hamilton, a storekeeper at Kakanui, was driving with his son aged eight, across a creek, when they met a waggon. The trap they were in was thrown into the water over an embankment, and the boy, who was clinging to it was drowned. The trap fell on top of him. Assistance was procured, but too late to be of any use.

Hokitika, May 20

Henry Dean, a young man working at a sawmill at Kumara, injured by a falling tree, died to-night. He never recovered consciousness.

John Nolan, a miner at Bluespur, was killed in his Bluicing claim this morning by a fall of earth. He was only partially buried, but the falling stones struck him. He never spoke afterwards, and died as soon as he was extricated from the dirt.

It is always safe to assume when one reads in the advertising columns of this paper that new goods have arrived at the Red House, a bona fide selection of the very best articles obtainable in the Home or Colonial markets, will be offered to clients and customers.— Not only of the very best but of the cheapest possible prices, consistent with prudent business calculations Fresh -consignments were opened to-day to which the public are confidently recommended.

Cobbe & Dariugh recently received in one lot 26 cases, containing nearly 1750 lbs. of Nelson, Moate & Co.'s Blended Teas, for which they are the wholesale and retail Feilding agents. These Teas they sell in half pound and one pound packets ; also in five and ten pound tins, at the old prices, viz. : 2/-, 2/4, and 2/8 (all tins given in). They also hold large stocks of Indian and China Teas, which they can supply in any quantity at from 1/6 per lb.