INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 159, 5 July 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

InvercargiM/, Saturday. The Working- Men's Club is closed for financial reasons. -, The Orepuki Coal Company have forwarded to th<TMelbourne Exhibition a column of shale, the full thinkness of the seam some five or six feet. The seam descends through :thec»-Al at ap angle of forty-five degrees to an unknown depthi The Company have' sunk into the coal seam about 18 feet, and have not yet passed through it. The coal improves in quality as they go deeper. Timabt/, Monday, j The chief post office was broken into last night. One of the telegraphists sleeping on the premises saw the reflection of a light in the post office, and went out at the side door and met two other persons. The burglar finding himself discovered jumped through one of the front windows, by which he bad effected an entrance by smashing it in, and escaped, though the telegraphist gave chase. On examining the room a number of blacksmith's tools were found, and it was seen that the burglar had unsuccessfully attempted to break open the safe by knocking off the handle and beating in the lock. He had also rummaged several drawers, but found only a few coppers in them. The night was very dark and boisterous. The culprit is not yet arrested. An unsuccessful attempt was also made last night to break into Hallenstein's drapery shop on the Main South Road. One hundred and thirty men, 48 of whom are married, attended the Town Hall this morning at the invitation of the Mayor, and offered to proceed to the Albury railway on the terms offered by the Government for the relief of the unemployed. The names of the applicants were taken for submission to the District Engineer, who had promised employment for forty, the married men to have the preference. The Secretary for the unemployed urged the necessity for providing for the single men, but was informed that nothing could be done beyond forwarding a representation to the Government officer. Heavy rain has fallen continuously for forty-eight hours, and the rivers have been much swollen, but no floods or damages are reported. Forty Orangemen wearing yellow rosettes held their annual church parade yesterday. The procession was unmolested. Dunedin, Monday. | At the finish of the walking match the Hall was crowded. Brookes of Dunedin won, having walked 1 1 6 miles in 24 hours. Swan of Christchurch was second with 114 miles, Malcolm of Dunedin third with 113 miles. McEwan of Dunedin retired at 106 miles very much exhausted. Drummond retired at 100 miles. Swan was pretty well played out, and Brookes was also done. Malcolm looked good for another 20 milesi - Gbetmouth, Saturday nighti A grand demonstration took place this afternoon over the commencement of the .breakwater at the Greymouth harbor works' in accordance with Sir John Coode's plans. The new bridge across the lagoon was formally opened, and on the first truck of stone being emptied on the breakwater, speeches were delivered by the Mayor and others. Since the protective works were first commenced, the export of coals from Greyraouth has quadrupled, and if the present works are completed, the Greymouth mines could supply 50,000 tons per week. The whole affair to-day was a great success. Oamaru, Monday. Apparently some damage has been done by the floods on the line between Dunedin and Oamaru as the express is not in, and will be delayed some hours. Christchurch, Monday. The New Zealand Shipping Company's ship Waimate which left Lyttelton on the 9th April has arrived at London. At a meeting of the North Canterbury teachers on Saturday it was resolved, That this meeting heartily endorses the general opinion that the Teachers Pension scheme in its present form would not be an advantage to the teachers of New Zealand. A scene occurred in the Ashburton Magistrate's Court on Friday when Mr Purnell, the solicitor for the plaintiff in a civil case, objected to Mr O'Reilly the defendant's solicitor being heard. Mr Guinness, R.M., ordered Mr Purnell to sit down, but the latter refused, and when told that he would be com-' ' mitted for contempt if he did not do so, he replied that that would not be the first illegal act done in that Court. He repeated his refusal to sit down and was committed to seven days' imprisonment for contempt of Court, i Subsequently Mr Purnell's friends induced the Magistrate to accept an apology, when Mr Purnell was liberated. There was a heavy south-west storm yesterday when a tremendous quantity of rain fell. The weather is now clearing up. Weliillvgton, Monday. The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court were opened this morning. The Chief Justice in his charge to the Grand Jury eaid the calendar was an average one, and briefly referred to the cases. A strong south west gale is blowing but no damage has been done. ■ No particulars have been received in connection with the missing schooner Poneke. The following is a list of her' crew: — James Lee, Captain ; William Young, mate ; Andrew Lillybred, James Grant, Edward Doile and Paul Staples. The continuous rain yesterday caused heavy floods in the Hutt river, the water . being level with the banks, and the low lying parts of the village were flooded, but only slight damage was done. The gale has driven, one ot two yachts ashore.

•-, Auckland, Monday. The Supreme Court sittings commenced this morning before. Judge Richmond. There were 26 names on the calendar against which there are . S3 charges. The .majority of the cases are of an ordinary description, hut there one or two notable ones, one of embracery against Samuel Coombes being of a most unusual character. There are seven cases of forgery and uttering, and two moro of an analogous character. The Judge in his . charge deplored the readiness, of publicans to supply blank cheques, it being only necessary for a man to get a nobbier to get a blank form. With regard to the embracery case be Bald that the law looked with extreme jealousy on any attempt to influence a jury. A lad named Burton had his ankle divided by a turntable on the wharf yesterday afternoon.