SECOND EDITION INTERPROVINCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 38, 12 January 1884, Page 3

SECOND EDITION INTERPROVINCIAL.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.} Auckland, January 11. £4000 worth of shares '■■ m the New Zealand Tobacco. Growing and Manufacturing Company have been subscribod m Auckland. The Company will have 230 tons of leaf m progress of manufacture by April next. A man named David Lacy is reported to have died suddenly on the gum-field, some miles from Henderson's. Symptoms of poisoning were, observed, but there is no suspicion of foul play. An Inquest is tobe held to-morrow. . The law as to th* employment of barmaids after 11 p.m. is said to be generally and openly violate V m this city. Some girls are kept employed till midnight; , '." , "The Hon. Ei MitcKelson left for the north 1 yesterday.' He intends starting for a trip through the Waikato country on Monday next,~after visitiug Hamilton and Cambridge. It is his intention to return to Auckland via Te Aroha •and the Thames. .'",.,. : , Tim Whiffler, Fusileer, Ugly Buck, • Twenton, and Sir Bedevere were shipped by the Rotomahana ; for the Sduth. .' "-'" ■■;,"' ;■'■•. -ys At the Board of Education.the estim-ate-for the ensuing year*s expenditure on education was 'submitted. It amounts to LBB,OOO of which the cost the proposed new school buildings of is L 30,00 0? - ~. . . „ - .•■ ■-'■■■• "' Wellington, January 11. j Nothing has"y et been decided as ' to the fate of the girl Catherine Boyle. • The question of her disposal will be duly considered by the Government on ; a report being . received, from the learned Judge who. triejdi the; case, but no fat ho report has been received from his Honor. ,•. . . .'; •• : : ! A sitting of the Supreme Court, m divorce and matrimonial causes jurisdiction is fixed foi the 14th inst. The following is the list of cases for hearing : — Edwards v. Edwards and Semington* rule nisi ; El well v. Elwell and i/Jhifips, rule absolute-; Pizzey v. Pizzey, ' rule fibsolute., ' ', \. v , Geeyhouth, January 11. , y ' At a meeting of the: Borough Cbxih.^H: last night it ; was decKled 'to invite L fresh "tenders for the erection of the Cobdsn Bridge!. / : : ■>'' Th« Education Board met last even- , ing, -but? declined to d6 ! 'any^hitig respecting the election! of anew Board unj _dcx the Subdivision Act. Only font* members were.^ jpijesent. Telegram? were received from, two others, concurring m the action of the Board, and Recommending their adherence to the rfeSblution already; passed -regarding tlie* financial statement as, to, .the pdsi-j -tion' of the ' Board, whic^ showed that the Bdayd ,wgs only £700 worse off <itisri'fodyexr! •„ ;•...•' -' ;; ,•;■' ; ''The bar lias been tgp rough, during th^ last ;^wo days for fchjpping. .> ■ . : .;} X ' 'Timaru, January jl I. 1 ' w ki a; meeting ot the South Canter-! bury Jockey Club. last night the programme for the jcpming.-jracje? were! drawii' i{ up:' It was__ decided to give! £100 pin stakes,,,, ..... <.: •• -,:■; i r ' : ' J The 3 weathbr" continues favourable toi the crops,- which are improving m ap-j pearance every day. The only fear is! of a/ Beaicjty^of bands, if the crops! ripen itbo suddenly. i ..'. C( January ll. The Supreme Court criminal sittings conclude^ , this . evening at- 7- o'clock. ; Joseph Pritchard, for indecently as-; saulting bis niece of tender" years, * viiis \ sentenced to four years' penal servitude. John Wheeler, for sheep-steal-ing* fa>* wo years',; imprisonment, with jiar4 labour. • * • '■ " r '' ..' At &e§ston to-day a long interview took place, between IMessrs WaKefield ang Biebardsori, the'resuH ibeingj that Mx "^akfibeld contests 'Selwyu; ;: i: ' ''■'i'ni! fi'iu.-- iiBiiMKDiK, January 11, Major Cautly |ifl' expected to arrive to-night;] and thel- Governor "will go down to the harbour to-morrow to make £n inspection m connection with the defences. . ' ? 4t is stated that the^ Kakaiiui, a locaJly-owjnexLsteainer, is^ashoref 'to-day : Blu£f.::; ..: I- 1 -*-"- ?-»V>\- ■ Nojleclarfttions of i&solvency w.ere filed this week. - ' ' : The primitive ?Meth6dis« ! Gdnference is now sjtting her^;- The election of officers to-day resulted as follows : — President, Rev.; Charles Watd,of Dun^ c.din; Vjce'Eiesidenti M* Or. °Frogffat, | of Tnvercargill ; Secretary, Rev.-'EI'U: Bailey, of the Thames; t l!he^inister of -Land kiten'ds 3 to pay Otago a, visit shortly^ i While 1 here he will be interviewen by the Bruce County Council dn the 'subject of the drainage of Lake Kaitangata. J The expenditure was estimated at from J&7000 to^io>ooo^ - ■ l: 'f.. i '. :l: ;. '.'.,'•'.