INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 55, 25 October 1890, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

I PKB UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION. I Auckland, October 23. The Master Bikers' Association hare decided that as the profit in the trade is ttnaU the custom of eirintr cakes and such presents at Christmas will not be observed this year. A certificate of the Royal Humane Society of Australian wf.R presented tonight at Birkenhead to Thomas Y. Nic» hols, mate of the ferry steamer Birkenhead, for hating rescued a boy named Arblaster from drowning off Northcote in April. The storm which has prevailed here for some days ban now abated. The rainfall wiiß the heaviest known in Auckland for some years. No damage was done. The batteries at the Thames go!dlield have been brought to a standstill until Monday, owing to two breaks having occurred on the water race. Invbkcabgill/, Octo 1 er 23. Joseph Wollis, of Waikaia, was committed for trial at Gore to day to the Sop reme Court on two ehan»e» of offences a* nin9t the Marriage Act. Th«- labour party are making no sijfns of celebrating labour day. hot the Oddfellows hold gala »ports on the 29th. After several days of vieiou* weather, niih the lowest barometer for two and a v haif years, the weather i» clearing up. The hai! has done ranch damage ; gardens and laml>s have suffered. GsaisrcHVßCß, October 23. The a*ent for Brett's '• Early History of New Zealand "is proceeding against • those persons here who have given. Qtder*

for the book and decline to* accept dcliv" ' cry. About 100 summonses are to be takes, oat. In one case beard to-day the 1 defendant pleaded that he had cancelled *J the ore'er, but Mr Beetham-held that tbi» mu ld not he a*on« r and gave judgment for the plttin'-ifT