INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 51, 29 August 1893, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(PER TBESS ASSOCIATION.) Acckland, August 28. Charles Cooper, City Hotel, was fined •10s and costs on two charges, one of re moving nnd another of not defacing stamps on beer casks. A body found in the harbour yesterday was identified as Geo Pearce, gum* digecr, discharged from the Hospital on Saturday, destitute. A verdict was returned of found drowned with no evidence to show, A Maori, Tai Whakaea, was drowned on Sunday, while fording the Punui in flood with a dray and two horse 3. H.M.S. Tnnranga arrived yesterday from Noumea, after a four months' cruise amongst the Islands, to dock here All was quiet in the New Hebrides when she left. A fortnight ago, in a native quarrel, several natives were killed aud eaten. The following team has been selected by the Auckland Amateur Athletic Club to represent it at the forthcoming Intercolonial Athletic Carnival in Victoria : — For 100, '250, 440 nnd 880 yards, C. Weston ; for the 100, 250 and 440 yards and the long .jump, V. E. N, Gaudin ; for the 100 onl 250 yards, J.11.8u-hanan; the half mile, the mile, and the three miles, G. B. Ueero. Inspector llickson has held a departmental enquiry into Constable Howies' conduct with regard to various matters iv connection with the arrest of some boys at the North Shore. Constable Howies denies the charges of dragging a child out of bed aud of usiug bad language. Wellington, August 28. The Hon W. W. Johnston has de» chned to contest the Mayoralty. Ciikistchuucu, August 28. Tho Board of Governors to-day decided to procure from England a tosting plant for tho School of Engiuoonng and Tech* nioal Scionco. Tho cost will ho £1210. Eden floorgo, a nandidnto for nno of tho Chnstchurch seats, nddrossod a largely attondod mooting to-night. A vote of thanks was iloe.lnrod to bo carrioil. Tho chairman rofusod to accept a motion of no