INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 137, 9 June 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Tuesday night. A telegram has been; received froni the Secretary o£ State for the Colonies conveying the information that the honor of knight-, hood had been conferred on George Maurice O'Rorke, Speaker of the House of Beprese itatives. At a meeting of tbe Native Affairs Committee, Colonel Trimble was elected chairman. Mr Ilamlin was the only other candidate. A man named Con Croft, the well-known bellman, was killed by a runaway this afternoon. "Wednesday. Afc a meeting of the Licensed "Victuallers last night a deputation was appointed to wait; ou several members of the House of Representatives this afternoon, placing before them suggestions and alterations iv the new Act which would be prejudicial to publicans. The body of a newly bom infant was found on the Kaivvarra beach last night ; ".as yet there is no clue to the mother. OlAt tbe Magistrate' 3 Court Anne Peterson "and Lena Smith, two yonn^ girls, were sentenced to six months' hard labor for larceny 'from a dwelling. At the Compensation Court to-day in the case of Kirkcaldie and Stains v the General Government, judgment was given for the plaintiffs for £4,853 and 50 guineas costs. The claim was £5,750, the value of land taken by the defendants for the new railway station. . . Napier, Tuesday.. A meeting was held last night for the purpose of securing the reading of the Bible in the public schools. The Bishop of Waiapu presided, and the Revs St. Hill, Spear, Hovell and Penny-were present. It was resolved to presenta petition to Parliament praying that the Bible may be read without note, or comment in schools, and a committee was appointed to get tbe petition signed, which will be forwarded for presentation to the iocal members. A counter petition is going to ba got up. Oamaru, Tuesday. - The nomination of candidates for the Ilouse of Representatives, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr Ilislop, took place .today, nearly 300 beiug present. "Messrs John Reiv3, William Henry Sherwood Roberts, and George Jones were nominated. The show of bauds was— Reid 6, Roberts 5, and Jones about 200. A poll was demanded. Dunedin, Wednesday. By tbe mail, Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co. received advices that part of the cargo of tbe Calypso has been settled as total loss. The consignees will probably take 75 per cent from the Insurance Companies, and wait the realisation of the cargo before obtaining a final settlement. ; Constables .Townsend and Colbcrne have received £10 each for their plucky conduct in capturing Butkr. The Star states that the General Managers of railways will in future bo known as Traffis Managers and that Mr Conyers is to be designated as Railway Manager. Christchukch, Wednesday. A trio of sportsmen last week shot. 60 pheasants in three days at Kaituna. Yesterday 24 persons were supplied with soup and bread at the soup kitchen. At a meeting of the Co-operative Land Company it was resolved to send an agent to bid for the Governient land to be sold at Taranaki. A married woman named E!iza Morris has been found drowned in the river Ophir. The beer tax has caused great consternation among the , brewers. The Customs officers visited the breweries early this morning to take stock. The amount of tax colleclable from the five breweries here will range from £3,500 to £6000 each. Two hundred and seventy persons were relieved at the soup kitchen this morni ng. Westpoet, Tuesday. The report that the colliery had received serious injury is incorrect, the only fouudatiou for the report being that a truck broke away last week and displaced a few sleepers.