INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 135, 7 June 1875, Page 2

INTER-PROVINCIAL.

ItfTrKi/roN, Saturday. A furious gale blowing from the southwest) from sundown yesterday. No nium of the s.s. A bioa, 26 hours out from "Wellington. A fatal incident occurred in the harborSix men belonging to the barque Cyrene pulled off to the ship. A heavy squall caught the boat, and she then drifted to the barque Mystery. A rope was thrown out which uuloitunately missed the boat, which was then bending for shore, and shortly afterwards struck the rocks off Sticking Point. One of the men in the boat was thiown off, but held on to the painter, but the boat surging he was obliged to let go ITe eventually was washed on the rocks and the boat w,\a found in Gallows Bay, smaihed to pieces. No signs of the other five men have jet appeared. Serious apprehensions are entertained as to the tutu of three men belonging to the brig Emperor, they baying left that vessel tor the shore. There are no sign? of boat or men since they left.

Christciiurch, Saturday. Mr Wynn Wiliams, Kte Proviri' itl b>o I^' fc i*. ea^e notice of motion in thfl Provincial last night to the tffict that the om -sixth of iii(»eo t of gchrol buildings required under the 1 duca'<on Ordina u-e to becontributcd by ' cho 1 n suiot^ha 1 be pail out of the vinml Treatwy «nd that tins the (h"«trits sti II n ic be**,"cd up >n to raise anything this >f»r by *ates townr i 'he cost of school huiMi g". Thi« woul be a direct reversal of the piii«y of the yrcstnt Government The motion is regarded as going a little too far, but it will have the efl'-ct of re opening whole Fducatim question. « ctlc Af'rious storm of w ; - * , . from the w>nth-w- * -a an( \ hrav y *■»'*» rrornimf «- * "* z COiu«neneed early this Btr - '-" a now contin «" a with unabated .*i«th. A lirtle enon- has also fallen already, and is now falling heivity inland t wards the range*. The >treit3 in Christchurch are all flooded, and some are almost impassable.. rt,. Monday. The storm of Fatnrday is admitted to have been thn we- rest experienced during the last fifteen or eighteen years. Reports of loss by wind and ruin continue to c< me in from all qnnrtfpa During yeefcerdßy, the number of 'he residents in the flooded portions of the suburbs made holes into the nrnin city trick drain, in order to enable the flood water to drain »way. The ringleader*! in this movement are likely to get ir>t> tnub'e for doing ao, as their part of the district has no right or title tn the me of the drain. Thts funeral of Mr Gordon Glassfo'd yes'erday was attended by 25» pennons. The coffin whs carried on three [oars by relays c f the members of the City Rowing C übs.