INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 193, 14 August 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Satnrday. From further particulars of she wreck of the Sarah and Mary, it appears that she had bad weather on tbe Bth inßtant which neces- I sitated seeking shelter in Matoura Island in Tory Channel. The crew turned in at ten the same night, but an hour later one of the j crew called the captain and said the vessel i was adrift and near to the rocks. A kedge anchor was run out but the line parted. An ] endeavor was made to set head sails to veer the vessel but it was unsuccessful. On going aft, the cabin was found to be on fire. An attempt was made to extinguish it but without success, and the crew landed on the island. At daylight the next mot ning the crew proceeded to the vessel which was still burning but were unable to save anything The fire is supposed to have been caused by a stove wbich waa iv the cabin being knocked over and setting fire to a tin of kerosene. The vessel is valued at £300, and i 3 owned by her master, Captain Forman, and is insured for £200 in the Victoria. The cargo of colonial produce is supposed to be insured. A largely attended meeting of football players was held last night wben a resolution was unanimously passed to send a team to Auckland and include Nelson in the trip if possible. Further arrangements will be made at a subsequent meeting. Dcnedin, Friday night. Five Chinamen, arrested on suspicion of being implicated in the Kyeburn murder, were remanded to-day for seven days. Superintendent Weldon is stili at the scene of the murder. Saturday. At the city Court, William Henry Felton was charged with stealing a cheque for £100 under peculiar circumstances. The prosecutor, George Worsdell, and he met at Wilton, where they were gambling together. Worsdell and a young woman to whom Felton was engaged travelled by traia from Wilton, and at the Dunedin station were joined hy Felton. It ia alleged that Felton got possession of the cheque while prosecutor was drunk, and it was cashed by him. The prisoner was remanded till Monday. CnRiSTCiiURCH, Saturday. During the present season 561,607 sacks of wheat and 190 (?) sacks of flour were exported from Lyttelton* to the United Kingdom. The corresponding quantities from Melbourne were 526,431 sacks of wheat and 70,629 sacks of flour. A considerable number of men are proI ceeding to the Okaritp gold field. Over 100 were counted on the road last week. A special coach leaves here on Tuesday. This inoruiDg W. H. Langford, commission agent, took a dose of strychnine. He was removed to the Hospital, and is now in a very critical state. The reason for the ct is believed to be depressed circumstances. Lyttelton, Saturday. Sailed: Chincura, for Liverpool. At a land sale by Messrs Matson and Co. today, several sections, slightly under a quarter of an acre, three miles from Christchurch, were sold at £300 each. Invercargill, Saturday. The report at the meeting of the Board of Governors of the High School showed that the cost of the Girls' High School during the half-year was £772, and the fees £387, tbe cost of each pupil being nearly £36 yearly. The Board unanimously resolved upon a reduction in the staff.