PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 2817, 1 October 1885, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

[united peess ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, September 30. At a meeting of the Executive ComComraittee of the Exhibition to-day, it was decided not to extend the Exhibition season xmtil the end of November, but to bring it to a close on the 31st October. In consequence of the death of Colonel Reader the Government offices will be closed to-morrow afternoon. It is expected that on October 15, tha day set apart for the Friendly Societies' demonstration in connection with the Exhibition, there will be present from 3000 to 4000 members of the societies from outside of Wellington. , The visit of the Governor to Wanganui has been postponed for a week. Sir William Jervois will not leave Wellington until Tuesday next. He will go as far as Paramata by train, and the journey from that station to Foxton will he done in special coach. From Foxton he will travel by rail to Marton, where he will be the guest of Mr Arkwright for several days. On Saturday week he will go down to Wanganui. The Hon. Mr Larnach is much improved in health. It is understood that reductions are to be made in the A.C. Force, and thai the services of Captain Fortesque and Capal, two of the junior officers, are to be dispensed with. The vaucancy caused in the Defence Department by the death of Colonel Reader will not be filled up at present. CiiRiSTCHURCH, September 30. Sir Julias Vogel has accepted the invitation to a banquet to himself and Mr Holmes, member for Cliristchurch South, which will t»ke place about the 21« t October. At the R.M. Court to-day James Walden appeared on remand, charged

with assaulting Sydney Muir, afc the Hutt. The evidence taken to-day was nob of much importance, and the accrued, reserving his defence, was committed for trial, bail being allowed, himself in £2OO and two sureties in £IOO each. Accused found bail. John O'Brien was committed for trial to-day at the R.M. Court, Lyttelton, for breaking into the Canterbury Hotel at the Port and stealing £-6 odd. It is alleged that he got into one of the bedrooms at night and ripped up a bag, from which he abstracted the money. It is suspected that he is the same man who perpetrated several hotel robberies in Wellington, as when arrested he endeavoured to secrete a ring iu his month. This ring has since been identified as one stolen from a Wellington bote'. Timaru, September 30. One of the heaviest north-westerly gales experienced for years blew for sever.il hours this afternoon, but no sorious damage was done. A railway guard named Alduus, while shunting the tracks at Waimate to-day, slipped, and the wheels of one truck passed over his leg, lacerating it very seriously. It is not known i£ any bonss are broken. Thames, September 30. The return of gold from the Cambria mine for the past month is 31610ze. 12dwts. melted gold. The workings are yielding large parcels of specimens and six hundred weight was secured to-day, while a splendid show of gold remains in the Globe. Since the begiruing of the year the mine has produced more than 13,000 ounces of gold. The returns of the Hauraki goldßelds for the month of September amount to 73170z5. of gold.