INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 106, 1 November 1893, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(PER PBKSS ASSOCIATION.) Chkistchubch, October 31. A child, two years of age, named Featherston, fell from the gallery at a bazaar at Kaiapoi, on Thursday, and ditd this morning. Invekcargill, October 31. Eleven out of a batch of twenty unemployed, who went from Christchurch to busLifelling work at Wniau, have nr> rived in town. They state the ex pen* en cod bushfeilers could only make two shillings and fourpence a day. Most of them are married men and deaire to return home, but the department will not grant passages. Wellington, October 31. At the meeting of the Benevolent Trustees to-day an old man who had been in the Homo attended and asked for an enquiry into the management of the institution. The Chairman said the request would be complied with, and the enquiry would be open to the press. Another batch of bakors hare been fined for soiling bread short in weight. This Day. Yesterday, Hergeant-Miijor Seanlon, of Blenheim, telegraphed to Inspector Pender, informing him that a joung man named Klj<hin Henderaon, aged 18years. had been drowned while crossing the Pdorus river on horseback at Havelock that mornng. The bod y of tho deceased, whose relations live in Blenheim, has not been recovered. Actcklanp, October 31. The body of a man of about 50 years of ago was found w tjie Uftrbour sear

Quay street to-day. Tl.ere is a slight cut over one of the eyes hut no mark of violence. Tbe body has not been identiBed. A party of fifteen Austrian! arrited by the Manapouri from Sydney thi* mornMir, and proceeded to the Northern gamfields. A handsome illuminntcd address has been presented by the loj:nl profession to Dr Giles, R.M.. ujon his retirement. Dunkiun. October 3l. A 14 months old daughter of Charles Kunsdon, fnrmer, Strath Taieri, has been accidently drowned in a pool of water.