INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 63, 14 March 1879, Page 2

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[PBEBB AGBNCT.I „ _ Cheistchitbch, Thursday. Mr Woodford's house and store in the suburbs were destroyed by fire this morning Being only insured for £250, he reckons his loss at £250. * * i- Friday. A fire broke out in the Orderly Rooms belonging to the Drill Shed, but the firemen prevented the flames spreading to the Drill Shed itself. Three Orderly rooms were destroyed, and a blacksmith's shop adjoining. Daring the fire there were repeated explosions of blank and ball cartridges. Colonel Brett ordered the arrest of Mounted Constable Bashford at Malvern because he omitted to salute him. }The constable alleges that he was unacquainted with the Colonel, and talks of bringing an action for false imprisonment. T _ 3 Hokitika, Thursday. Isaac Wood, a seaman on board the steamer Waipara, was washed overboard while crossing the bar inwards from Greymouth. He leaves a widow and 3 children, the youngest an infant. 6 •»r m t 'Wem.ington, Friday. Mr George Thomas reports flour, Adelaide, £14 iss to £15; Colonial, £10 to £10 108; oats, 3s 7d to 3s 9d ; bran, is to Is Idwheat, 4s 2d; hams,9£d; bacon, B Jd ; cheese' 8J; pollard, £7; potatoes, £5 15s to £6maize, 5s 9d; butter, lid. A further extension of time for making the valuation under the Land Tax Act from the 28th February to the 28th March has been gazetted. The manager of the Koranui Coal Company interviewed Mr Macandrew to protest against the Government entertaining certain proposals of the Westport Colliery Company to lease from the Government, the wharves ■taitbs and railway line, on the Waimangaroa coal fields. Mr Macandrew said the Government had no idea of entertaining them at present. The demonstration on the landing of the new Governor is likely to take a public form. „ r The Resident Magistrate has decided a case in which a bankrupt claimed the right f 9 sue telweeo too time of bis being ad..

judged a bankrupt and the time of obtaining his discharge. The Magistrate held that it would be unreasonable to deprive a bankrupt of the benefit of his own labor between the time of hig adjudication and discharge, and therefore he considered that the bankrupt was entitled to sue for his personal labor, and gave a verdict accordingly. A fire was discovered in Cohen's jewellers shop on Lambton Qu«y last night, but it was not allowed to break through the building. The less valuable portion of the stock, which was not in the safe, was damaged with water and smoke, but the building was very little injured. The stock was iusured in various offices for £1250, and the building iv the National for £800 Tacuasga., Thursday. Captain Worsp has been down in the diver's dress to inspect the hole in the Taupo's after hold. He says it is two feet six each way. He got his hand through and took a mussel off the rocks. It is now filled with flonr bags and blankets well tramped dowu and she will most likely be off to-morrow. Auckland, Thursday. The City of New York left Auckland on January 7th, arrived at Honolulu on tbe'ilsf, and left for San FrancUco the J-ame day arriving on the 29tb, and the mails were forwarded the following morning, reached New York on February 6th, and were despatched on to Europe by the steamer Republic on that date The outward mails left New York on the 11th February, reached San Francisco on the 18th February and were shipped the same night, but owing to a dense fog, the steamer was unable to proceed to sea until next morniug. She arrived at Honolulu on February 2lith, sailed for Auckland early on the 27th, and arrived at eleven thi< niorniDg The late arriral of the inward niail at New York was caused by the atlantic steamer having made a longer I passage than usual owing to boisterous weather. Blenheim, Friday. A pornon of the proceeds of the Horticultural Show held yesterday, will be given in aid of the Kaitangata fund.