INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 246, 16 October 1874, Page 2

INTE R PRO VINCIAL.

Wbstpokt, Thursday, 6 55 p.m. The p.e. Lyttelton brings news from the schooner Alma in tKe roadstead, bhe hss lost her jibboocn, bowsprit, foretopmast and gear, and mizc-nmast. The decks were swept, and the boats are gone. The Kennedy is going out to tow her into the Buller 'I . I : : : ' „ 7 40p.m. f The Alma is safe at the wharf. She is much knocked about. Her starboard buljwarks.are gone, also her top spars, galley, ' 'deck-boase, and all the cargo from the forehold./TWo hands were lost, namely, James D.-Farden, the chief officer, and Andrew Branston, A.B. She met the gale on, Monday eight while lying-to 60 miles ; . - north-west of Weslport. . Wellington, 1 hursday . y M*ss May's benefit took place last night. She performed in // Trovatore to a crowded house. 1 / w- -TbeTaranaki arrived with the Governor on board this aiternoon. ,■ The opening of the College is postponed till ' 'Saturday on account of the weather, which contiridett wet with high winds. ■ ■'■ ' Friday, 11-50 am. Anxiety is felt here as to the whereabouts ' of the steamer Bangatira, from Napier, which was last heard of on Wednesday, when she left.. Castle Point for Wellington. The laranaki went oat in search of her at eight "o'clock this morning. Dunedin, Thursday. The ship Invercargill, with 400 .immigrant?, ; is at the Heads. -' Dodd, the second^ late of the Oneco, has teen convicted of mai slaughter. - Friday. .: $hs Albion Comp (ny's n«w ship Inver- : c&rgill has arrived, f She bringg 390 statute adults, all well. Six deaths and ,fonr births occurred on the passage. Mr M'Gillivray addressed his conatituents at Biv'erton last night. He expressed himself ' greatly in favor of the abolition of the Northern. Province', and would advocate abolition in. the MiJdie Island. A unanimous rote of confidence was passed. Ltell, Thursday. ".■■, The river between the Lyell and Wettport ' '■ has been unworkable for about a month The ' tracks are quite impassable, and fool is getting scarce, the lust bag of flour having been - turned into bread festerdsy. There is only -, one ton of potatots n the place, and a bag or „.y- two of oatmeal, bl ould the bad weather continue, the populatio i must leave in a oody. Bluff, Mtoday. y. The s.s. Otago, ( aptain M'Lean left Melbourne on the Bth, ,nd arrived at six^b'clock this evening. She brings 280 tons cargo, 44 korses, and 84 p ssengers. She sails for Dunedin at three plm to-morrow.