INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS
I PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION..! Cheistchitbch, December 16 Messrs Mannering and Dixon ascended to within 15<»ft of the top of Mount Cook on Sunday, December 7. They reached the highest point at 5.50 p.m. A large part of the descent was made by candlelight, and whs over soft snow. The descent occupied 23 hours. Wellington, December If. The Tongariro sailed from London on Monday for New Zealand The Premier at the request of the Mayors of Auckland, Chnstchurch. Dunedin, and Wellington has despatched a cable to Her Majesty asking her to stnnd Godmother to the son of Lord Onslow. Mr S. D. farneli, originator of the eight hours movement in *>few Zealand, died this tnorninc in his eighty first year. He had been 51 years in the colony. Iff will be accorded a public funeral in which the various Trades Union will take part. This Day. The Government has received no offi* cial information from the Agent-General concerning the Vancouver mail service, which is engaging the attention of the Canadian representative and Agents-Gen-eral in England, nor have any instructions been sent him as to what position he shonld take in the matter. James Morgan, wharf labourer, was committed for trial this morning on a charge of impersonation .in connection with the city elections. Napieh December 17. Tho ease of Tanner v< the Northern Investment Company* in which the Plaintiff: claims L 41 .000 for alleged wrongful snle of the famous KiversJpa estate by the defendants, who were mortgagees, is no* before tho Supreme Court. It is etpected to last the week. Sir R- Stolit and Mr 'Jorfifard app*arfor the plaintiff, and Messrs' H D Bell and P. 8- McLean for the defendants. / TiMAßtr, yjiis Diy. A little fain Ml last night and is still drizzling. No great weight as yet,! but it will do much aood. Too late, bow» e*er< for thousands of acres have been gives up to stock*- "' V :
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 78, 18 December 1890, Page 2
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