PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 3017, 5 July 1886, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

[UNITED I'KESS ASSOCIATION. 1 I Auckland, July 3. i It has transpired thnt Cuffrcy pur- : chased a Juries chnvt of the west coast ; of South America bofoio leaving AnekbinCi. A chess match by telegraph betwuon the Auckland and Napier Clubs was comliioneat; l(/-ni;;ht. j It is staled that tho reported didUirb--1 aaoo-a at the south end yi* ILgitghi wer§

exaggerated, as the signs were no more alarming than the other signs of increased activity observed in the springs and geysers of the district. The schooner Orpheus, which left this port on the 6tb June for Kimberley, arrived all well after a passage of 20 days. In reply to inquiries, Allen, shipping agent, has received the following cablpgram from the AotingColonial Secretary of Western Australia:—"Perth, 29th June.—lt is said that sufficient water for gold washing will«not be available on the Kimberley diggings until October, or even later. There seems to be no other consideration which need delay miners with means, who bring stores and equipments, including horses. Gisborne, July 2. Wm. Rowland, charged with the murder of Edward Neave, was tried a second time yesterday. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, with recommendation to mercy. Sentence of death was deferred. Tho prisoner dedared he was innocent. The point as to receiving the depositions of the dying man was reserved for argument at the Appeal Court. Nelson, July 1. The Great Northern Gold Mining Company, at West Wangantii, have struck a rich lead in the low level tunnel, after driving 270 ft., and expect to cut the main.