INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 249, 20 October 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru, Wednesday. Lilla Greaves, a young girl on remand for stealing money from a lady who had lodged her out of charity, was sentenced to two months with hard labor. On each occasion when before the Court she refused to plead, maintaining an obstinate silence, but the medical evidence favored her sanity. After her sentence she expressed a determination to drown herself as soon as she gained her liberty. The harbor works have been entirely slopped for the past month, awaiting the arrival of a small dredge ordered from England which could have been readily manufactured in Dunedin or Christchurch. Considerable distrust is expressed at the manner in which the Board is delaying the work by resolutely declining to patronise the colonial foundries. Wellington, Wednesday. An official telegram from the Camp states that Te Whiti has been bitten by a dog, and is very ill. \ Tbe two ex-Commissioners of Railways formally retired from their offlces yesterday, and handed over all the publio property in their charge to the Government. Donedin, Wednesday. At the Palmerston ■ Police Court: to day*, Alexander Arran, Philip M'Carthy, Mary Hood, and Martha Power were charged with unlawfully distilling spirits on the 28tli September last. Power pleaded guilty, and gave evidence against the others, who were fined £200 each, or twelve months' imprisonment. Power was discharged. Notice of appeal wns given. A number of informations, against Chinesb for fan fan playing at Lawrence were dis* missed because the police had not proved the Town or County ordinance. ' Mr Proctor in concluding his series of lectures announced his intention of returning to Dunedin and delivering two more lectures on comets. A three roomed cottage in South Dunedin belonging to Thomas Healey was burned down last night. It was insured for £200, but the office is not krown. Auckland, Wednesday. Arrived — German war ship Jena from the Islands Tbe Diocesan Synod have agreed to place all Sunday schools aDd the appointment of teachers under the control of the Ministers of parishes, also to refer disagreements between clergymen and vestrieß to the Standing Committee. A motion thafc all lay office bearers should be communicants was rejected. Kaikoura, Wednesday. Mr Saunders, M.H.R., addressed his constituents last evening. He reviewed the ; work of the session, and gave his opinion of the members of the past and present Ministry, and, touching ou the financial position of the colony, said tbat though he did noti wish to appear an alarmist, be feared the 1 , colony might have to repudiate its debts aod' . -the country be brought iuto disgrace, and the; colonists be ashamed to show their faces: : amongst honest men. A vote of thanks and; . confidence was passed. •" I Invercargill, Wednesday. The Corporation bas been informed'b'y thej ,; Bank of Australasia that tho London Secre-. .* tary of the Bank telegraphed that the Ihver- 1 i cargill six per cent loan of £10^000 had been j floated by that institution at an average; I 1 price of £99 lis 6d'for each £100 debenture i Information has been given to one. of. 'the: i. local papers by John Hay, on the Govern j rj ment survey at present camped near the: >_ Waiau, tbat on several occasions at night the j

* ~ ■ -* cry of what is supposed to be the call of the moa haß been heard. , fie it 'as something like the; whistle of ani, American engine with a little crosscut-saw sharpening melody thrown in at the finish. When otice heard, it.'asted for at lefast fifteen ihinutes Tracks of birds* claws Jft^in long have beeii found by the cook v of the party when oui searching for stray sheep, and it is owing tc this information ahd tbe noises hoard at night that search parties have started tc explore. •-,* .Oamaru, Wednesday. McMillan j a frell-feuoWh settler, committed suicide to-day by hanging himself. At midday he went (o sonic men wbo were engaged sowing potatoes on his farm and said to them " Now then boy 8, it is tittle to go to" din ncr fi aud gave them instructions tp continue sowing all the afternoon. Aa he did not himself go to.diuuer Mrs McMillan went to look for him and found him banging in an outhouse. No reason, so far a3 can at present be ascertained, cau be assigned for the act. CußiSTcnußcp,~W 4 edijesdajjr.--._ A rumor was going about. town this nicy-n---iog that portions of a human body* With [shot holes iv the .skull* had been found ml the Avon. They' are. supposed to.be lthe remains of the long missed man Verrnll,for whom an unavailing starch was kept vp s for some lime.