INTERPROVINCIAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 211, 28 August 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL

Christchubch, Mondiy. The go-called Dr Turner, hydropathic lecturer, who was on reman 1 on a charge of steiliug a coit, escaped from the gaol yard in broad daylight yesterday. He climbed the corrugated iron fencs, and was scan outside the gaol by an unarmed warder, but being fleet of foot he evalei pursuit). All the detectives and a large nucnoer of police were hunting for him all day aad night without avail. Wellington, Monday. Information has been JaiJ against, aad a warrant issutd for the arrest of, C. E Haugh<tou, Under-Sscretary for Immigration, for an attempt to commit ao unnatural offence,

Dcnedih, Monday. The Prospectus of the projected Au«tra« lian & NewZeUandSt am Shipping Company was published th's morning. In the football match;, Oamaru v. Dunedia, the latter won.' ; I The Times today say a tbat Mr Filzherbsrt becomes Premier/and Mr Roilesjion, Speiker, when Sir Julius goes home. / '',: Charleston, Monday, , ■■: •'. Yesterday forenoon portions of a wreck; were found in Constant and Second Bays, shortly afterwards the shattered, hull. of a small vessel was ob-erred in the roadstetd drifting northward. Part of the combings of the hatchway and deck on the beach is that of a vesßel of about 40 toos. Planks and two pieces of heidrails were picked up with letters FLY painted white. No d >übt the wreckage is a portion of the Flying Cloud, of Lytteltoo, which came here early oo Saturday in ballast with strong breeze from N.B. The wind wai very unsteady, and probably the vessel capBized iv a equall, and drifted on ihe tockb near Four-mile Kiver. A boat was picke lup near Brighton. The surf is breaking furiously and no ho;>ea are entertained of the safety of — Andrews, master, aud three nun. : :"['"' GBAHAM3IOWM, Saturday. , : The flrat '. return irv>m the Welcome ConW pany, Waitekauri, Ohinemuri, was I rougbt down to-day. It consisted of 151 ounces, and the quantity of stuff crushed was 58 tons, so that the resuit is eminently satisfactory, being regarded as an aeßurance o! a great futute for the district. ' Monday! A fire. br.oke \ou& oa tin? Bsach Koad. Grahamstown, which destroyed, the Kuranui Hotel and store belonging to Patterson, a grocer's and blacksmith'a shop, and a number of other tenements. Tne scene of the fire was ( very thickly built' upon, large crushing mills' and powerful mining, machinery, (iacluiing the United Pumping Association's plant) being in close proximity. The fire brigades were promptly on tbe eput, and the exertions made by the employees of the Pumping Association, and others, were effectual- -ic beating the fire down, and in about an hour or so preventing its spreading. Besides a number of buildings in the neighborhood of the fire there is a network of wooden..tramwayal .erected over, the road close, to where the fire occurred, and feirs entertained that they would go as well as the Panaping Association property,. but this disaster .was. avtrted, tlie hydraulic' engine of the Association being a valuable help ia puttiog out the fire. It is believed tint the fire originated in ttie Kuranni Hotel, at present unoccupied. Patersoa and others will be serious loaers. • • • • — • . -Later. •■,- There appears to be little doubt but that the fire of yesterday morning was the work of an incendiary, and originated in the Kuranui Hotel, which was the only building insured.It wae insured ia the titan lard Office for £450. An inquest will be held.