INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 292, 17 December 1878, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[PEKSfi AQENCr."! Alexandra, Tuesday. A native named Hohepa, a near relative of the Ngatiraaniapoto chief Toanui, was struck hy lightning on Saturday last while riding between Orariui and Otiwa. He and his horse were killed instantaneously. Auckland, Tuesday. Mr Stewart, District Engineer, accompanies Ministers North. Sir G. Grey visits Maketu on his return ia connection with the grand trunk railway. The Mayor elect gives a grand banquet to the Councillors on Wednesday, Tenders to be received until' the 2lstprox^ are invited for the reclamation for the central railway station. Weluktgton, Monday. very satisfactory ttwl of the fire escape sheet belonging to the Wanganui Fire Brigade was made here at the Occidental Hotel " attd the Wellington Brigade intend to order One also, " .. ,; Mr Sheehan has obtained from. the natives all' the land necessary ior.the Hutt-W,aikanae : railway, the construction of which, is"i'tovhe commenced as soon as, possible. -.• ~ 1 Arrived— Emerald, from Blind Bay^- " - Some time ago, a boy was seriously injured by » rocket fired from on board the.Zealariaia,' and the captain was sued for damages. "Mr Mansford, R.M , in giving judgment^ said" he thought the owner of the vessel o"ught to have been joined ia the plaint, and had -not Captain Seilars been about tovleaye ihe colony, he would have given a,;nonsoiton this point; but a3 he believed the rocket ;was fired by the first mate of the Zealatjdia; he would give judgment for the plaintiff for £50 damages. Defendant's counsel said he would appeal. Captain Roberts, of the Hermione, reports that typhoid fever made its first appearance ou the 16th ult., since which two deaths occurred. Nine cases are still under treatment, two being somewhat" critical: The Hermione sailed from London on the 30th August. The fever showed itself in several members of a family named Goose, of whom three are now ill, and spread to other passengers and crew, two of whom are still ill. It is supposed the passengers will be detained in quarantine a month or! fire weeks. ■• ! ' ' Tuesday. The Drapers and Clothers' Association are raising and discussing the question of a half holiday during the week.r-Ifc is expected that railway extension to Masterton will be completed in eighteen months from the present time.— Mr Farnall, ex M.H.R , has received an appointment in the Annuities Office at Auckland.— The Maori arrested for having been in the bedroom of Mr Justice Gillies at the Criterion Hotel at Napier, and sentenced to s month's imprisonment! for the intrusion has been .released by the Minister of Justice. — Major .Kemp and other chiefs are to visit W,aikato. —Dr Hector has been op the Mokau river abeme five miles examining the coal seams which he reports to be three and five feet thick and quite accessible.. The coal is considered the best yet found in the North Island.— Dr Hector is going through overland, to Kuiti. Chkistchdkck, Monday.' To-day is the 28th anniversary of the settlement of the Province of Canterbury. It. is glorious weather. The • celebration commenced with a special service in the Cathedral to welcome the return of. Bishop Harper from England: An address was presented to the Bishop, and there was a full choral service. There was a grand banquet to the visiting members of the Volunteer Fire Brigades from Daaedin, Port Chalmers, Waimate, Morniogton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Rangiora.and Lytteiton The anniversary sports at . Harley were a great success, 14,000 people being on the ground. To-night there will be a torchlight procession and grand pyrotechnic display.. ' ' "" " Bluet, Tuesday." The Riagarooma, Captain Clark, left Melbourne on the 11th inst, called at Hobarton which she left on the I3th, arrived at the Blnff at four this morning, ( after a 'fine weather passage. She sails at 4 ;p.m.; for Dunedin. Passengers: Mr and Mis White, Mr and Mrs Vincent, Mesdamea Middleton, Sharp and family, Steele and family, Major Middleton, Messrs Naroro, Crawford, Power, Palmer, Calders, Lewis, Whitelknd/ and tea in the sterage. , , „y J | ,^i ! ,-.:. Hokitika, Tueldayj ' The Board of Education are driveii; to; in extreme coarse for want. of fundsJ The Banks will not grant any overdraft unless guaranteed by the Government, consequently the creditors have. been threatening to isue the Board, and the members meet to-morrow with the object of considering "the advisability of resigning. The overdraft asked for is £4,000 to carry the Board through; the financial year, but the banks are' Tin willing to make advances, as money ib long overdue, by the Board. * ! ' .• ; '-'