INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 250, 22 October 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[PBKSS AGENCY.] Christchprck, Saturday. The Synod last night threw out the Bill for prohibiting the insertion of photographs in gravestones. The practice has been adopted at the Avonside cemetery. The long continued drought is inducing serious apprehensions for the crops. , Monday. The Indian Famine Relief Committee have sent £900 as the first instalment to Madras. The collections for the same purpose in the city churches yesterday realised over £400. The total sum collected here so far is nearly £1500. Wellington, Monday. Subscriptions towards the Indian Famine fund are pouring in rapidly. The Rev. Cljas. Clark preached afc the Weslevaii Church last night iv aid of the fund, and £77 were collected. Hundreds were unable to obtain admission, the Church being full half an hour before the usual time of service. The Government are advised under date San Francisco Oct. JB, that the City of Sydney left San Francisco on the 10th instant with the London mails of September 20, The Australia which left Auckland on the 28th September, arrived at San Francisco on October 17, .one day iv advance of her contract time. Greymodth, Monday. Seventy four hours of heavy raia have caused a flood in the river, but so far but little damage has been done to the town beyond flooding all the lower parts of it. Yesterday about 8 chains of the inner side of the - Harbor Works gave way, carrying railway metals and trucks into the river. At the same time a locomotive and two store trucks were being tipped with stone to preserve the face of the works, which are of sand. This gave way aud both the trucks and the locomotive went into the river. The latter is now lying partly on the bank, to which it is attached by a rope to prevent its disappearing in the stream. The men in the trucks and the engineer on the locomotive narrowly escaped with their lives. Port Chalmers, Monday. The German barque Marie, 43 days from Mauritius, arrived last night. She brings 300 tons of sugar for Dunedin, and 223 tons for Lyttelton. She experienced very heavy weather off Cape Horn. Bluff. Monday. The Ringarooma left Saudridge at 2*15 p.m. on the 17th inst., passed the Heads the same day at 5*30 p.m., and Swan Island on the 18th, and sighted the South-west Cape on the 21st, arriving at the Bluff this morning. She experienced light southerly winds and fine weather. She brings 32 saloon and 56 steerage passegers, and 533 tons of cargo

for all ports. Passengers for Nelson : Messrs Ellis, Andrews, Beattie, Philan and child, Mrs Gilmore, Mr and Master Mackay, and one in the steerage, and 59 tons of cargo.