INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 195, 19 December 1893, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(PEE PEK3S ASSOCIATION.) Napikb, December 18. A shearer named Gibbs, employed at Owbaoka Station, who had been drinking stopped at a whare on his way back to the station, and while there drank by acoident or dosign some carbolic acid, from the effects of which he died. Donedin, December 18. A School Kef or m Association was formed here to-night, 60 people being present. The Greytown railway station on the Dunedin-Inverenrgill line was burned down at midnight. At a meeting of the Dunedin J?rohibi» tion League it was resolved that the League should organise for the purpose of carrying the prohibition vote at the poll under the Alcoholio Liquors Act in March next. Chbistcqubch, Deo. 18. At the Supreme Court to«day Judge Denniston granted a rule nisi in the divorce case, Keogh. on the husband's petition. Saturday was the 43rd anniversary of the Canterbury Province, but was observed to day. Auckland, December 18. Henare Tomoana, one of the candi« dates for the Eastern Maori electorate, cays his nomination is the only legal one as Ithe other six candidates, hay:ng their names on the European electoral roll, are not eligible as candidates, for their own Maori election. There is some excitement amongst theßotorua natives oyer this announcement. Wellington, This Day. Iv connection with the explosion at Luke's foundry, yesterday, the work of blasting cast iron was uot carried out by Luke ami Sons, but by two of their workmen, who had been given permission to break a tumbler from au old dredge in the yard. No harm was done. Proceedings are to be taken against them. The Alaineda left 'Frisco for Auckland at two o'clock on Friday afternoon.