INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 18, 29 July 1890, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

•--- — •— . Ipre united press association. I Wellington, This Day. Arrived — Tainui from London via. Hobart. New Plymouth, Joly 28. A strange accident happened on board! the steamer Glenelg yesterday. When . off Cape Eumont, James George Sinclair, (he steward, was standing on the poop, when a heavy sea broke on board and carried him over the side. Fortunately, ; wlien Sinclair was ten or twelve yard* - f r m the Teasel, the ware rv coiled and placed him on board again on the foredeck, where he caught bold of a rope and - saved himself from being taken overboard a second time. The escape was most. - miraculous. ('HBTBTCHTTBCH, July 28 Harriet, the wife of Charles Martin, of' Waddinaton, was found drowned in a. - warer i ace here yesterday. She had bee a under treatment for insanity. A mnn named G, Wilson was brought - down to the Hospital from Criigie Bum station, badly frost-bitten. Frederick iVf arsland Had field, formerly of the Oity Hotel, was committed for trial to-day on three charges of forgin*g • the name of William Goodwin to cheques on the Bank of New South Wales, aggregating £132. Joseph Harrop was charged with him bat was dismissed. All the cheques were cashed at the Bank, There are seven more charges auaiust Kadfield, in two of which Harrop is implicated. A meeting of abont 400 persons this evening passed resolutions requesting* , members of Parliament to support a Bill for the prohibition of public-house licenses by popular vote without compensation. Auckland, July 28. The return has just come to hand of 841 bof Puhipuhi stone treated at the Clyde Ore Crushing and Chlorinating: Works, Sydney. The result was 6dwtß Bgrs of gold, 118oz 16dwts 22grs of silver to the ton. An important sale of property in the ■■■: Auckland district has just been completed. The estate known as the Whaka lane Company's run in the Bay of Plenty district, owned by Dr Campbell, has been sold* by him to Mr G. Gond. of Chris; church, for £51,000 cash. The estate comprises eight thousand noes freehold, and twelve thousand leasehold land, and is partly stocked Oamaett July 28. Th 5 farmers here have formed a Union to protect tbeir interests. Wanoanw, July 28. Entries for the coining poultry and dog 1 show number close on 500 and there is every propect of a successful show. The public presentation to Captain Cummins, of the Fire Brigade, took place to-night. The presentation took the form of a purse of 200 sovereigns and on illuminated address. Captain Cummins is retiring from the • captaincy of the brigade after 24 years' service as fireman.