INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 60, 10 March 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Press Association. | Tauranga, Tuesday night. The Resident Magistrate was occupied all day in investigating a charge against Isaasc Wilson, late proprietor of the Ohinimoitu Hotel, for shooting at a Native during the recent forcible occupation of the premises hy Natives uuder a warrant by the alleged owner. Auckland, Tuesday night. The Premier has been engaged with Mr Whitaker to-day in departmental business. •Yesterday a passenger by the train to Waikato jumped off between Taupiri and Hountley rolling down a steep bank. He has not been seen since, and is 'supposed to be fatally injured No further cases of pleuro pneumonia are reported. The Cattle Inspector will make further inspections in the country districts. Charles Williams ali is French Fred, has been committed for trial for uttering a valueless cheque to the landlord of an hotel. Curtstchurch, Tuesday night. Dr Irving, President of the Canterbury Beekeepers Association, gave a practical illustration in the Domain Gardens yester day of the process of transferring a swarm of bees from any old hive to a modern bar framed structure. A large number of country visitors were present, some from as far as Timaru. The City Council have placed tbe old post office at the disposal of the Review Committee to provide Bleeping accommodation for Easter. An attempt was made yesterday morning to burn down Manchester Brother's store at Waimate. The perpetrators are unknown. A little girl, named Elizabeth Gillpin, three anda half years old, when getting into the train yesterday at Burnham with her parents, fell between the platform and carriage. The train moved on at that moment, and before the child could be rescued her left arm was smashed to pieces, and she sustained a complete compound fracture of the left foot. When brought to the Hospital the arm was amputated immediately below the shoulder. The little sufferer is doing fairly well. A lunatic named George Ford, who escaped from the Sunnyside Asylum on the lst March, was captured on Sunday evening. He had been out on the West Coast road. Dunedin, Tuesday. Mr Oliver telegraphs offeriug the unemployed the same terms as are force in the North Island. £1682, of which £516 came frora the country districts, has been subscribed in Dunedin and the suburbs towards the Irish famine fund. The Harbor Board have instructed tbeir home agents to accept the tender for a hopper dredger which will have a carrying capacity of 1250 tons, the price being £29,900. One of tbe conditions of the ' contract is that the builders undertake the fitting up of the machinery iv the colony and superintend the working of the dredger for three months after handing her over in good working order. The Gladstone company atthe Arrow sent down a cake of 130 ounces of gold from 130 tons of .tone. Napikr, Tuesday night. The Hawke's Bay Jockey Club meeting is fixed for the 17th and 18th inst. Tbe following general entries have been received: — Maiden Race— Spring, Marie, Saunterer, Grand Duchess, Ranwick, Pioneer, Arnb Child, Rawenaka, Narum, Darkie, Wairoa, Paramena, and Magnolia. Railway Stakes— Merlin, Lara, Billingsgate, Topaz, Hero, Tare, Never-Miss, Romeo, Merlin, and Talent. Corinthian Cup— Pourere, Tamatea, Billingsgate, Noiniu, Pahaw, Romeo, Te Whetu, and Grey Momus. Napier Handicap — Merlin, Pourere Tamatea, Koukarua, Weka, Harkaway, Express, Te Whetu, Grey Momus, aud Loch Lomond. Produce Stakes. — Spendthrift, Mars, Moantiri, Arab, Child, Rongo Kako, Topaz,' Pioneer, Rawenata, Horontara, Te Rama, Tohea, and Pourere. Thadesmens' Handicap. — Mairo, Lara, Vampire, Saunterer, Hippo, Grand Duchess, Libeller, Parawhenua, Otupai, Hero, NeverMiss, Merlin (McDonalds), Paramenua, Hailstorm, Numa, Laertes, Balmoral, Magnolia, Talent, Soukar. Hawke's Bay Plate.— Lara, Grand Duchess, Libeller, Ahipi, Pahau, Harkaway, Hailstorm, Romeo, Magnolia. Napier Handicap. The following have made final payments :— Lara 7st 81bs ; Numa 7sfc.lbs ; Libeller 7st 3lbs 5 Otupai 7st 5 Para- j

whenua 6st 121bs ; Hailstorm Sst lOlbs ; Grand Duchess 6st 81bs j Laertes 6st 51bs ; Vampire (including 51b penalty) 6st slbs , Soukar .st .lbs; Merlin (McDonalds) 6st ; Little Wonder 6st; Loch Lomond Sst lOlbs.