INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 5, 6 January 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

CnßisTonußCH, Thursday. Wi Wherepa was sentenced to death to-day for the. murder oorf r bis wife .at tho Chatham Islands'. He' made' a long and pointless statement when called upon by the Judge to say why he should not be sentenced, the burden of whifch w&s that they tried to give him medicine in his food, and his dislike of the doctor who' attended him. He said nothing bearing on the murder. The jury at first wanted to recommend the prisoner to mercy on account of his wife's adultery, but the Judge said that -no evidence had been brought on the point, and they then returned a verdict of guilty. ;: ...:.. :■ i Walter Gibson was committed for trial today on a. charge of murdering Kerrison at Prebbletpn, and will be,' tried on Monday.. , A new weekly society' .'journal' called " Liberty " is announced to appear on Saturday, next/ '■ ... ':.'.. A ,:.■ i - • i .•: Several tradesmen have offered trophiea in connection with. the cricket match, Australian Eleven, verms Canterbury. . .' , '. A suspicious fire occurred at Papanul last night when an unfinished house was destroyed.' The insurance was £400 in the National office. An enquiry ia to. be held. . Beautiful weather ia prevailing for the harvest -which promises to be very ■atiafactory. A deputation, . including the Mayor of Greymouth, waited on the Premier- this morning in reference to the construction of the railway to the West Coaßt, They «x- J plained that they propbsed to undertake the work, provided the Government make a grant of land on the line of railway. The Premier promised to lay the matter before the Government at the earliest opportunity. Hokitika, Thursday. Robert Armstrong, a miner, has been missing since Monday last. The police and about 100 miners are searching for him in the neighborhood of a big paddock where be was seen last. It is supposed he has fallen down an abandoned shaft. Auckland, Wednesday. Joe, the Fijian murderer, has got quite fat and sleek in Mt. Eden Gaol, and has obtained the sobriquet of " Happy." At the Good Templar Conference, the Gr.W.O.T. submitted the report of the past year, showing his work in connection with the Order, principally in the Wellington district, where the Order was making material progress. The G.W.S.'s report showed that ten new lodges had been opened during the year, and that the financial poaiition of the Lodge was better than ever.

The schooner, Lady Don now ashore near Hokianga, is a, complete wreck. The insurances oh the vessel are £400 in the Victoria and £300 in the National ; on the cargo, £350 in the United. The wreck ib to be Bold; on Saturday. \ "■ .... Wemjngtox, Wednesday. .:; "The firemen on board the steamer Stella have gene out on strike, demanding an additional £1 per month. Thursday. A boy named Taylor, three years old, was severely burnt on Christmas Eve by his right .dress accidentally catching fire. He lies in a precarious conditisn. An infant, ten weeks old, of Mrs Gosling's was found dead in its bed this morning. It is supposed to have been overlaid in bed by its mother during the night. t)bNfcDitt, Thursday. At the Supreme Court the following sentences were passed :-Jobn "Gately, for larceny, three years; Robert Muir, for forgery, eighteen monthsj William Adams, for .forgery, four years k The Civil Calendar contains two common, and One special Jury case. . A breach of promise case set down for hearing vrss settled by the parties marrying during the holidays. ' ! Nisw Plymouth, Thursday.. The Parihaka Natives are beginning to suffer from the effects of their indolent and improvident habits. A gentleman who-came through Parihaka a few days ago states that food is very soarce at the , settfemenfc and that the- Natives are digging up half ripo potatoes in order, to; supply their daily wants. Many Natives have been driven from'Parihaka back to their own settlements owing to the - insufficiency of food. I [ i i |