INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 293, 4 November 1875, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

• \ , ' ■ > Dunedin, Thursday. / / Mr Batbgate, R.\f , gave judgment i/a case yesterday which caused considerable comment A grocer % sued one of his customers for £33. Among the items wos £5 I9s for whisky, which the Magistrate o.dered to be struck off, as he ruled thrt a grocer couid not recover for spi its sold on credit. He further stated that he thought beer and wine should alao ba disdowed. lhe decision baa caused some stir aroon* the grocers with botle licenses. The Times comments on the judgment aa moai improper. Auckland, Wednesday. News from Tonga announces a meeting of Ki"g George's people recently, and the formation or a Representative Parliament It is mo lellel on the fcnglish pattern. — The natures are rapidly adopting European customs. i The dflzens give a btll to the officers of t«e German ccun-of-war Gazelle. Chbisxchdbch, Wednesday. _ The WhitectiS branch of the Malvern Kailwav was opened to-day, when a large Pj»rty of Government officials pissed alonir the hne, and the settlers in tha yicinity of W hitecliff gave a splendid luncheon in honor of the event The Whitecliff branch is 16 miles long, and taps the principal coil-bearing district of Malvern Hit!g. The extension of the Great Northern Line from Ashley to Balclutha, in length about ten tni'es, was also opened to-day, but wiihI out any demons 1 ration. _ The time for receiving exhibits for the Philadelphia Exhibition having been extended, the promises. of exhibits are now coming in more rapidly. Mr Montgomery offers himself ag4in for his present s?at for Akaroa. Mr Pilliet, who was defeated by Mr Montgomery last election, announces h's intention to again contest the seat. Mr Pi.iiet, in an address to the electors, nays that while recognising the l absolute necessity of remodelling the existing ; system of local government, be will be prepared to consider the advisability of the political severance of the two islands under j such conditions as will preserve tha nationI ahty of New Zealand. It is expected that Mr Pilliet will run Mr Montgomery very close, „ 7 * Port Ciui.merB, Wednesday. A frightful accident and death occurred today on the Pott Chalmers Railway, An employee, named Alfred Smith, while oupHng some loaded tracks from the ship Zealandia, by some means caught his f.iot in one of the check rails on the lower pier and the wheels ot two trucks p&tsed over his right; lest and the lower pars of the body. His dries were heart-rending. He was quickly conveyed to the railway station, an! attended by Drs. Drys sale and Arde. The cilf of his leg was stverely lacerated, and the whole of the intestines displace! Death ensued aboat 15 minutts after the accident Deceased was a most respectable and bard working man. and was unmarried. • Wellington, Wednesday. It is understood that the next general elections will come off on or about the first week in next January. His Excellency the Governor goes to Canterbury en Saturday by the Luna, to attend the races. He will return by H.M.S. Sappho. Auckland, Thursday. Tl'e^ilyof Melbourne with the English and American n^ils has arrived from San Francisco, having made the passage in 22 days !8 hours, or three days under contract time. T}ieVaBro diGamaof the new fine of steamers left San Francisco for Auckland ani Sydney two days before the City of Melbourne, which overtook her in Honolulu. Mr Thomas Henderson, of Auckland, is a passenger by the Vasco. The City of Melbourne Ind fine weather till her arrival this si ie of the Fijis on the Ist; instant, when the wind sudienly hiuled to the S.W., and blew a gale h'l her srrivai here. Passengers for Aueklan I : Mrs Mullins. Me > srs B. Tonks, Hornsby. Ratt'ay, Ros«, Stevenson mail ajent, and 24 in the steerage, besides 11 saloon anl 45 steerage passengers for Sydney. The V«8co left Honolulu stven hoars before the City of Melbourne. She has a large cargo and \7O passengers. She is expected to arrive hourly. A Leavy westerly gale is blowing, wbiilh • will pwbably prevent the Taranakl feavine with (he Southern portion of the mail to-day. Okehxtnoa, -Thursday. The Taranaki left at 12 30 with English mail. Paiaengers—Me <:and Mrs Whitaktr and family, Mrs Edinondson, Messra Murphy Comiskey, Reeves. '