INTERPROVINCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 45, 21 January 1884, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(united press association.) ."'." Auckland, January 'l9. ' The inquest on the bo'ly . oT .William B-irfett Langtjril'.e, wflu Sftdjourned tiil t /Monday for a post mortem examination analysis of the content* of the stomach. ill-. J. Murßbull has purchased fHm the..4,u^«ndj, ; Siud ) .Company the. yearling .'broker to Necklace by. Muskyt out of 'Lbcicet. fop'three:hundred guineas. ; ' • ' * '• lU The ihips Opawa and Turafci.na, now in port, are fitted up with Haslam's re» friueratori. Both go South, on to Napier and the other to Lyttelton to load frozen mutton' for London. Tha inquiry into the casualty which occurred to the' ship Douglas a^ Airedale Reef on her -passaire from Onehunga to the 6ch November, was adjourned to Saturday :neit. " " "

The Bhip Opawa brings 22 purebred sheep for Canterbury ; three died cm the yoyage.

Wellington, January 10. . „.. The writ for the Selwyn election hBS beep issued, returnable on February 27th. Shaw»Saville's Albion steamer Victory sailed thig evening for London direct. She takes no pajaangera, but a large general cargo, including. 7000 carcases. of frozen " mutton, of which 3200 ate from Wellington, and 2800 from Cbristchurch. The City Council having determined to cut off the supply «f water to the ' Government unless they paid the full amount 1 of the account due by tkem, the l G»viernn4ent paid this morning, and the water consequently waa nbt cnt off. . The iCaswell Sound Marble Ootripany expect to have their cutting, works m full operation by the end of May. '. ],t ie probable that the yacht Isca will "nofbefebie to .compete at the approaching 1 regatta, having met with a an accident. While being hauled up qn ( tbe.slip at the Clyd^'quay, yesterday she fell over on her side, andWustained damage to such an extent that considerable time ; will be .required to effect repairs" ; . The.oargo of marble brought up by the s.s. Kangaroo far the Cas well Sound Marble Company last week is now lying m the: Company's yard, and has bjßen examined by a number of gentlemen interested m ;ibe development of the industry. The marble is of a beautiful white colour,«nd Mr Cox, fofjthe) Geological Department, pronounces ti to be of good quality. : Unwards of 7000 persons visited the Aorangi to«day. ; ■■■- :• ■ Cjsristchtjrch, January 20. ;. A slight shock of earthqnake is reported to ,- .have been felt m the city at twenty minutes past five on Saturday afternoon . The weather is still very unseasonable. Kaih was ; almist incessant during Satur4ay afterdpon^ night and tQ*day. / Timaru, January : 17^- ' A number q£ single girls,, just an jved from Home found imm e< iiHte emplpynpept yesteiday, at from £25 to '^4o per annum. • The demand far exceeds the supply. ■ Harvest operations are advancing. So far there baa been no want of men, hut the demand: will be great later on. The cropsstilj continue to improve m appearance. : ,_,'-,-. . . ••••,,■• \ ' ■■ Tbe .."meeting of the Diatfcict Grand liodi^e'of Freemasons closed yesterday, •i't^lrstatfed' that tlie ' fVstiV^il,' ,as regards the- gathering of Masons arid Knii-h 1 Templars, wot thy >O3t bri'liant evu, aeefi irittbis part ot the world. ' Sojne 150 v brethren : from all parts, of itlie colony were p_resent. The Masonic ball was a grand : success, the fancy dresses df thii "laUies being most elegant. His Excellency the Gorernor expressed regret at being unable to attend.