INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 275, 2 November 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Donedin, Tuesday. Christie, the notorious horse stealer, on being arrested on Saturday for larceny at Naseby, attempted suicide by opening a vein in his arm. At the City Court today he received twelve months' imprisonment. Mr Rolleston, in a letter to Mr Brown, M.H.R., Bays that the Government are unable to accept any more applications for nominated immigrants at present. t . Madame Lottie Wilmot, the female lecturer, has filed a declaration of insolvency. The papers strongly condemn any interference with Ah Lee's sentence. Napier, Monday. For the past month tbe births were 52; deaths, 10; marriages, 5. The Customs revenue was £3236. 14s 6d. Chiustchercii, Monday. The Waitangi, which sailed on Saturday, is the first wool ship of the season. She took 1650 bales of wool. The vital statistics for October are:— Births, 211; marriages, 34; deaths, 31.

Tuesday. The yacbt Annie Ogle which went aßbore near Sunnier on Sunday last is breaking up. Wellington, Tuesday. There was an enormous audience at the Theatre last night to hear Mr Proctor's first lecture. George Shaw, a barman from Grey mouth, fell out of his bedroom window and broke his neck. The residence of Mr John McHardie at Bulls has been burned down. It was insured in the National for £150. Hokittka, Tuesday. The Albion shipped 63770zs of gold here. Grey.mouth, Tuesday. The re 1 urn from the Keep-it-Dark Company at Reef ton for four days crushing was 1670z3 lOdwls of amalgam from 108 tons of stone, and for the month ending 80th October, 1200z3 7dwis retorted gold from 582 tons of stone. Timaru, Tuesday. The old Post Office buildings with an eighth of an acre ofjground were sold to cby, and realised .£2700. Auckland, Tuesday. Yousg Woolcott, who was dangerously wounded by Joe, the condemned murderer, is now out of danger aDd proceeded to Fiji with bis family yesterday. The gaoler refused to allow the Woolcott family, in whose employment Joe w'aa, to visit him, A cable message states thnt Judge Gillies arrived at Adelaide in the Surat yester jay. Judge Richmond left for WaDganui in the Tafaioa and will attend the Appeal Court at Wellington A private letter from tho Malaya gives further particulars about the massacre on board the Borealin The island Where the <.U'.rnge was committed is only two acres iv ■ x ent though there axe. two hundred natives on it. The natives live on the Email island through (error of the hill metl. The crews of the other vessels recovered the guns, blankets, knives, and rice from the abandoned houses, which were burnt, and the huts and cocoa nut trees destroyed, so that the murderous tribe will be at the mercy of the hill men. The party also destroyed the town in. hi main l&nd, OLe beat with two men is still missing. lie Grant and Foster's settlement at Aroha, Mr Ro!le8ton insists that one .half of the settlers shall beplactd on the" land by the Ist January, 18,82 Their ugenfc consents, but objects to the further condition that £4400 of the purchase money be paid imnif diately the agreement is signed. The final la'.ificau'on of the purchase is jeopardised. The privileges of the Pastoral and Agricultural Show realised .£174.