PROVINCIAL NEWS

Kumara Times, Issue 2867, 10 December 1885, Page 3

PROVINCIAL NEWS

[UNITKD I'RESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, December 9. Captain Somerville, of the Alexandra Cavalry, who was delegated by the Wanganui Volunteers to interview the Defence Minister re the affairs of the New Zealand Rifle Association, has had several interviews with Mr Ballance, and has succeeded in obtaining the vote of .£SOO intact for the next annual meeting, which is to be held at Wanganui. The old committee of the association is to be done away with, and the committee, which was appointed after last meeting in Wellington, will have charge of affairs, which will, it is now expected, prove successful At the Supreme Court in Banco this afternoon, the case J. S. lleid v. W. K. Bishop was called on. Appellant has for the last ten years published Bradshaw's Guide, and applied for an injunction to prevent respondent publishing Bishop's Bradshaw's New Guide. At the onset a preliminary objection ■was taken that insufficient notice has not been given to Bishop, which the judge upheld, and refused the motion, and the question of costs is being reserved. Dunedin, December 8. In June last an inquest was held on a swagger who had died from taking vermin killer. The body was at the time supposed to be ; .h l of J.unes Bail,

I and was so recognised by a person who claimed to be a friend of Bair's. A day or two ago the veritable James Bair, on whom the inquest was supposed to have been held; walked into the hotel where it was held and was recognised. He has been living at Mataura, and heard nothing of the inquest till recently. There is no clue as to the identity of the body on which the inquiry was held. The University Council have resolved to discontinue the School of Mines unless further inducement is held out to the students. They recommend Government to ask Professor Ulrich to travel round and inspect and report on the goldfields, failing this, that the school be discontinued. Auckland, December 9. The s.s. Mararoa took £56,000 worth of bullion shipped by the. Bank of New Zealand, and £25,000 sovereigns, shipped 1-y the National Bank.