PROVINCIAL NEWS
[united press association.!
Christchurch, Novsmber 13,
Letters received from Full, James, and party, who left Suuthbridge to piospect Big Bay, state that no gold worth speaking of has been found. They like the country very well, and intend prospecting further inland. Napier, November 13.
An uuprecedented frost visited the districts Mouth of Napier yesterday morning and dentroyed all the potato crops, beans, vines, and flowering shrubs ; even docks were killed. The mischief is done through a fiercely hot mot ning succeeding the frost.
ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL AT AUCKLAND. Auckland, November 14. Arrived—Alameda at 11 last night. She sailed from San Francisco on October 24th, detained at Honolulu 24 hours; Futills, one hour. The passage was uneventful; steaming time 18 days 4 hours. Passengers for Auckland Saloon : Brodie Hoare and wife, S. B. Fir.h and wife, J. Cellis and wife, Hardy and wife, Frank Lyn and wife, J. C. Firth, VV. Armstrong, John Hayhnrst, H. Adams, T. Burrell, G. Deichanlt, J. B. Guest, Robert Rose, G. Spencer, G. Romnpy, and 16 steerage. Among the through passengers for Sydney are, the Hon. L. L. Smith, Thos. Connor (champion wrestler), F. Wood (champion bicyclist), and A. Ginton (champion skater of the world). The Alameda sailed for Sydey at two o'clock this afternoon. The Rotorua for the south, with San Francisco mails, sailed at 10 o'clock this forenoon.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KUMAT18861115.2.9
Bibliographic details
Kumara Times, Issue 3130, 15 November 1886, Page 2
Word Count
229PROVINCIAL NEWS Kumara Times, Issue 3130, 15 November 1886, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in