PROVINCIAL NEWS

Kumara Times, Issue 3061, 25 August 1886, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS

[united press association. 1 Dunedin, August 24. A High School boy named Noel Lees, son of the Manager of the Union Bmk, dropped dead this morning while playing with a schoolmate. Auckland, August 24. At a mass meeting of the unemployed Messrs Peacock, Thompson, and Moss, M.H.Rs., delivered addresses. A vote of ceusaie was passed on Peacock for his inaction in the Assembly respecting the unemployed, and a vote of thanks to Thompson and Ross for the steps taken by them carried. Owing to the Bell having denounced a number of the unemployed at the Mass meeting as loafers who did not work and would not work, at the close of the meeting to-day a deputation was appointed consisting of Messrs Farnall (chairman of the unemployed), Balfay and Jeane, to interview Mr G. M. Reid, editor of the Bell, and demand a printed apology, crowd followed the deputation, but on reaching the Bell oßice they found

Supt. Thompson, who had got word of the affair, and a detachment of the police on the ground. Thompson informed the crowd that they could not go in, but that two or three might do so to represent their sentiments. The editor threatened to eject one of the deputationists for strong language. He refused to apologise for the article or retract. * Wellington, August 24. The Minister of Mines has received several applications from prospectors in the south for free passages to Big Bay. Passages will be granted to those who wish to go there, but they will be given to understand that there is no gold field there, and that they go simply as prospectors, who must take their chance of finding gold or not. It is expected that 100 miners will shortly be en route for Big Bay. The Hinemoa left for Greymouth this morning, where she will enter the river and take on hoard a cargo of 200 tons of coal. Before returning to Wellington from Greymouth she will take a number of miners en route for Big Bay, and after picking up a few more here will leave for her destination via Bluff. [Correspondent Grey Argus.] Wellington, August 24. The Government steamer Hinemoa has just left here, expecting to arrive at Greymouth at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, i Messrs Guinness, and Lahman, M.L.C., and Judge Harvey are on board. Captain Fairchild strongly opposed going, saying that the danger of crossing the bar was too great. Mr Guinness insisted, promising that if the Hinemoa conld not get in to load coal she would be tendered free of charge, and said that the river was favorable to going alongside the Greymouth wharf. Guinness is desirous of proving that there is no difficulty as to the Hinemoa getting in and out, and very much credit is due to him for his perseverance in ! getting a trial made at a favorable opportunity. Guinness's influence with the Government carried the point, and Captain Fairchild was instructed to proceed to Greymouth without delay, much against his will. Miners desirous of prospectiug inland from Big Bay will have an opportunity of leaving by her.