INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 138, 11 December 1893, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(PEB PBBBS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, December 9 A slight shock of earthquake was felt at 12 50 this afternoon. Patrick Soott, tried again for disposing of the wearing apparel stolen from Mr Carncross, M.H E , was convicted and sentenced to 12 months. Mr Clarke, prosecutor in the private libel action against Mr Haggen, having failed to appear, bis recognizances of LSO were estreated. The criminal calendar has closed. Nelson, December 9. The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Nelson Farmers' Co operative Association was held to* day, when a dividend of seven per cent, and a bonus of three per cent , making together ten per cent., was declared. Chbistchubcb, Deo. 10. A man named William Geo. Birmeley, died suddenly ou Friday night. The verdict at the inquest was death from natural causes, Mastkrton, December 0. A man named D. M ahonej has been sentenced to ten days' imprisonment by Mr Hutchison, R.M., for fcross oruelty to a horse by rMing tbe animal when there were several open sores on its back. N api kb, December 9. Tbe rainfall during tbe storm at Na< pier which caused the floods was no less than 1183 inches. At tbe Thames the fall was 393 inches, and in Auckland 2 25 inches. New Plymouth, This Day. The schooner Lily, from Timaru, with a cargo of wheat, oats, and flour, went ashore at Waitara. It is expected she will b« floated oil. Ddnrpin, This Day. Miss Margaret Craieie, a daughter of Mr Henley, farmer, is supposed to be drowned at the Taieri Ferry, having arisen from her bed while in a somnambulistic state.