INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 205, 29 August 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

iJunedin, Saturday. Michael Murphy, a well-known hotelkeeper, died to-day after a fbw days illness. A cablegram has been received announcing the arrival at Melbourne of Mr Prince's horses in splendid condition. Sunday. Ibe Freetbought Association are building a handsome Lyceum I*. will hold 800 people A petition is being sigred to get Mr M M. Green, tbe Pastor of the Christian Disciples, to atand for the General Assembly for this City, Tbe consecration of the new Jewish Synagogue took place to-day witb mueb ceremony. Tbe old Synagogue will be a Masonic Hall in future. Monday. A private telegram states that Mammoth won tbe Hawkesbury Guineas, Marmora 2 Gem 3. Spiuningdsle was scratched, having been injured while training. The Collection at the Synagogue Consecration yesterday amounted to £140. New Plymouth, Saturday. A fatal accident occurred at 230 to-day to a seaman on board the Hawea while discharging cargo. A heavy bale was being hoisted from the hold, which gave way and struck the seaman on the head, jamming it againßt an iron staunchion and causing almost instantaneous death. Monday. An inquest was held on the body of M'Lean who was killed on board the Hawea on Saturday, and a verdict of accidental death was returned. M'Lean joined tbe Hawea on the 18th June at Dunedin aB able seaman. He was a native of Scotland, and aged 24 years. He was not married but had au uncle in Dunedin. He was a flue able young man. Wellington, Monday. A man named Robert Bolt, a Wairarapa laborer who had been ou the spree for some days, attempted suicide yesterday by striking himself several times en tho head with the sharp edge of an axe. He is severely but not seriously wounded. The same man under the influence of drink attempted to cut bis throat ia Nelson some two and a half years ago, CHRiSTCHuacn, Saturday The match between Canterbury and Otago to-day ended in a victory for Otago by one goal and one try to nil. The goal was kicked by Rose from a pot shot, and the try obtained by M'Kinnon. Tha back play, to 0 of Otago was much superior to Canterbury, and their forward better than usual. This is the flrst goal ever obtained iv one cf these matches Ocago has now won two games Canterbury none, and three have been drawn' J he Otago team are very jubilant over their victory. The weather was beautiful, and about 1500 people were on the ground. Information has been received that W. W Charters, the defaulting secretary of ' the Sydenham Building Society, was caught in a fishing smack off Bristol, with £1500 on him. . Inyekcarqill, Monday. A beavy westerly gale is blowing with hail During the forenoon the new Masonic Hall, the roof of which is nearly finished was blown down, and only the gables ate left standing. It is only a short time since one of the walls was levelled.