INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 126, 28 May 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wbliinotow, Friday, Simonsen's Opera Company baa bad an unprecedented successful season. To-cight they presented " Un Ballo in Maschera,*' to a crowded house, the Gorernor and suite being present. Nelaon hai a great treat in store in the approaching season of the Company. Eunedin, Saturday. A man named Thomai Ball was killed last night on the railway line close to the city. He was timekeeper at the Gorernment workshop, and was evidently walking along the lice homewards when the train overtook him and mangled him fearfully. Otto leg wai altogether cut off, sod the other only hanging by shreds. The body wai only recognised aa that of Bell by a letter in hit pocket. At Naseby, Robert Gollin, charged with a criminal assault was discharged, the Bench disbelieving the prosecutrix's account. The other info-rruafcions were withdrawni Oamabu, Saturday. Mr J. N. Watt took his seat on the Bench yesterday as R.M., and was welcomed by the Bar, who hoped that the same cordial relationship which had existed between the members of the Bar and Mr Parker would continue to exist between themselves and Mr Watt. Mr Watt suitably replied to the expressions of welcome from the Bar. Blenheim, Saturday. At the Coroner's inquest which took place at Havelock yesterday on the body of a man named Daniel Lee, who was allegsd to hare died from the effects of a wound inflicted on him in February last by a woman with whom he was cohabiting, the jury returned a Terdict of '■ Death from natural causes." Auckland, Friday. Five young men, some belonging to respectable families, hare been sent to prison for two months. They went to Mrs Moller'a hotel and consumed a quantity of liquor, for which they refused to pay. A man remonstrated with them, whereupon they severely maltreated him. „ . _. Saturday. Captain Wright, formerly American Consul at the Bay of Islands, committed suicide on the 15th February at Marshall Islands by shooting himself in the temple with a. revolver. He had been in good health and spirits and spoke cheerfully of going home to America. The barque Hawau, a labor vessel belonging to the Hawaiian Government, has been wrecked at Tarawa in the Kingswill group. No hves were lost. s*««f. Andrew Diliwortb, a settUr at Waitekeri. was thrown from his horse and his nose was completely smashed being penetrated by a stake. Haselmayer's satchel, containing £20 and jewellery, wbb taken from the Theatre Royal last night and was recovered by the police an hour or two afterwardg from a woman who said that, observing the aatchel left to Jjeep till claimed,

*, m w Chbistchtoch, Saturday. Mr. T. S. Weston, finding that he is on t Southland electoral roll, has now consented to become a candidate to represent the Grey Valley in the General Assembly. The weather still continues unseasonably hot and dry, J a•, a tt. , Ltmbltok, Saturday. I bailed— Himalaya for London,