INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 141, 4 June 1889, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

fPEiI UNITED PUKSS ASM3CJATIOV.) Wbluxgton, une 3. Thfl circular issued to crowu tenants in arrears throatemug to sue has had a good effect, many paying up, especially in the Wellington district. This Day. The tenders for the Direct Mail Service is on the same line as the existing contract. The Government do not consider it particularly favorable to the colony. There will be a re-arrangement of Portfolios to a certain degree in a few days, . the Minister of Public Works having little to do except with railways under construction, will take the Postmaster-Gen-eralship, and Mr Hislop the portfolio of of Education. The Government do not intend to propose any alteration of the Northern Trnnk Line. Mr Mitchelson expresses himself iv favor of retaining the central route, but thinks it unlikely any more contracts will be let for the present, although £383,000 still remains of the million loan. It would cost i' 75,000 to take the line to the Big tunnel, at Porotarau. If contracts are let they will be at both ends. Wanganui, June 3. A man named Patrick Dillon, who was arrested late on Saturday night, was charged before the Resident Magistrate thjs afternoon with carnally knowing two girls of tender years, aged four and seven respectively. The prisoner was remanded i ou the application of the police for eight J days. Dillon was sentenced to two years and to receive 40 strokes from the cat for a similar offence some 12 years ago. CHEisTcnrjacH, Th s Day. Yesterday afternoon Edward Ponaonby, aged 16, loading hay, slipped off the top of the load and the fork he was using penetrated his stomach. He died within two hours.