INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 73, 7 December 1889, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, December 5.

The shareholders of the Northern Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Company held their annual meeting to-day. The bal-ance-sheet showed .£l6lO to the credit of the profit and loss account, including .£909 net profit for the year, and a dividend of 7 percent, per annum was declared. A movement is on foot to establish a fruit-evaporating, cider, and vinegar industry in the Waikato. It is reported that another Volunteer inquiry will shortly be held. December 6. An ordinary assay of quartz taken by Mr Hohhs from Puhipuhi has been made, and has yielded 57 ozs. of silver arid 16 pennyweights of gold to the ton. ' Mr Galbraith, who made the.assay,-6a^s this sample has eviden tally "come from the same source as the first sample, which made such a good return. Dvn edin, December 5 At the Police Court to-day Jas. McDonald, ex-M.H.R., was charged by D. D. McDonald, solicitor, with assaulting him and using obscene language. On the first charge the defendant was bound over to keep the peace for- six months in his recognisances of £20 and two sureties, and ordered to pay. .£2 17s 6d costs. On the second he was bound in his recognisances of £5 to come up when called upon, and to pay 17s 6d costs.

Mr Dillon was' presented to-night with an address from the citizens of Dunedin and the young colonists in favor of Home Eule for Ireland. Mr Dilion addressed a large crowd, which him from theRailway Station to Wain's Hotel.

The total number attending the Exhi hi tion to-day was 3152', of which 154$ paid at the turnstiles.

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At the Police Court yesterday* Fran], sleeve and William Henry Baird wen charged with forgery of cheque £14. 3icteeve was acquitted and Baird was com nitted for, trial v Two oihor charge against both of the accused will, be hear- 1 to-day. . .