INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 120, 3 April 1890, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

|PEB UNITED PEESB ASSOCIATION. [ ■■; i ; . . ,. Auckland, April 1. . In the Supreme Court, in the case of Purcell v- : the Bail way Commissioners, the jiiry found for the plaintiff damages £1200. I A nonsuit- point raised by Mr Joynt, was reserved for argument. The Auckland Amateur Athletic Club have voted. £10 to the New Zealand j Amateur Athletic Association for the ex« peuses of the representative team to Sydney, --■.•.>:• i\ Mr E. Hamhn addressed a meeting of 1 his constituents at Papakura last night. He opposed the property tax. Major Hamtin 'received' a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence^ .■"■:-'• .. - A resident of Te Awamutu, Mr Miles, died sucldenlv this morning. He. had a short time before been running to catch a coach. ■■•-!■... . '..■•: Lyttmon, April 1. The Customs authorities at Lytteltoh took steps to prevent the overcrowding of passengers in ■ the steamers leaving Lyttelton to-day. Several passengers, booked for the Waihora were transhipped to the Eotorua in consequence. ; : Chbistchurch, Aprif 2 The Dillon Reception Committee have received a letter from Dr Kenny, Treasurer of the Irish Evicted Tenants 1 Fund, warmly thanking the Canterbury people -fo^ their liberal contributions, and stating that £29,236 had been received up to 'Bth ■•■February from Australia and New Zealand, £2840 being from the latter. ,^ ; ...... I Blenheim, April 2. " ' iTTb.e police to-day prosecuted a woman, a freeholder, for (1) vagrancy, (2) keeping ai disorderly house. The Justices held the vagrancy proved on the ground of prostitution, being-an unlawful means of support ; and. held the second charge was also proved, the house being shown ■'to be the report of thieves, and the Bench sentenced; her to one month on each charge, Wbe concurrent. , ' ! ■ Timabo. April 2. Detective Neil, removed hence to Port Chalmers, were presented with a purse of sovereigns to-day by his frieads, m apv ; preoiation^ of ! the- manner iv which he performed his duties here. : WBIMWOTOW. This Day, The Colonial Insurance Co. have had a successful year and the Directors recommend payment of a dividend at the annual meeting on May 14th. ■?■-. . -r