INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 208, 3 September 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[press agenoy.l Adckland, Wednesday. A Kihikihi telegram states that Kewi left his settlement at Punui to accompany Mr Grace to Obinemuri with a view to assist Mr Sheehan in his endeavors to have the Maoris who fired on the surveyors delivered over to justice, but he was thrown from his horse and received a severe shock to the system, and is so much hurt as to be quite helpless, and had to be lifted out of the wagon when brought to Kihikihi. The old man is now coming round. He says that those who committed the outrage are recent converts to Te Whiti. Wellington, Wednesday. In the Halcione stabbing case John Brown, the sailmaker, was sentenced to two months imprisonment with hard labor. A cross action was entered against the boatswain, and he was fined 30s or 14 days' imprisonment. John Brown, for misbehaving himself at the railway station in the presence of ladies, was fined 20s. The following memo, has been received re the Cape news published on the 29th of August: — It was not Trooper Harrison the Duke of Cambridge censured when releasing Lieut. Carey, but Colonel Harrison, the acting Quarter-Master General of General Wood's column. Ashburton, Wednesday. The distress amongst the unemployed here has been much aggravated during the past week by the stoppage of several works, and a reduction on the railway works. The Borough Council funds have run out, and a score of day laborers leave to-day. Some families are known to be almost starving. At the Coleridge nomination she show of hands was as follows: — George Hart, 127; C. G. Wright 120. A poll was demanded by the latter. Invekcargill, Wednesday. Another declaration of the poll was made at noon to-day by the Returning Officer. He said he had gone over the papers again carefully, and would'declare the numbers as follows:— Bain, 305; Feldwick, 295. There were several informal votes, most of them being in Feldwick's favor. There were nine voting papers the corners of which with the numbers on them had been torn off, thus invalidating the vote. The announcement was received quietly. Charleston, Tuesday. Charles Craddock, the pilot, was drowned yesterday by the swamping of a boat which was towing in the schooner Shepherdess. Baillie, the mate of the schooner, who was in the boat with him was rescued. Craddock leaves a wife and three children. Duicedin, Wednesday. Peter Wedderspoon, aged nineteen, died from the effects of a gun shot wound' whilst rabbit shooting on Monday. Mr A, D. Johnston is returned for Waikaia. Port Chalmers, Wednesday. A six roomed house in Cary Bay was burnt down this morning. It was insured in the National for £200, and the furniture for £100 in the same office. Wanoanui, Wednesday. At the nomination to-day the show of hands was :— Ballance, 400; Bryce,4oo; Fox, 200. A poll was demanded on behalf of Sir W. Fw.