INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 122, 3 May 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per United Press Association.] THE TAKAPUNA INQUIRY—JUDGMENT. Dunedin, May 2. Judgment was given in the Takapuna enquiry case to-day. Capt. Jones’s certificate was suspended for six months; the second mate was cautioned and told he should have asked for the chart for safe navigation, and the chief engineer and his first assistant were also blamed for not reporting the striking of the vessel. THE WAIRARAPA TRIP. The Union Company have been obliged to refuse passages to a number of people who applied for berths by the Wairarapa, which starts on her pleasure trip to Fiji in a few days. The Company contemplate a second trip on the steamer’s return. SUDDEN DEATH. Wellington, May 2. A sudden death occurred in a tram car to-day. A young girl named Palmer, who had been ill for three or four days with diarrhoea, was being taken to the hospital for treatment when she uttered three or four words and expired. It is probable that an inquest will be held. MURDER AND SUICIDE. Te Muka, May 2. At the inquest on the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Garland, of the Arawhenua Hotel, nothing fresh was elicited. The evidence proved that financial troubles had urged Garland to commit the double deed. Tne jury returned the following verdict—“ J. W. Garland committed the deed, but there is no evidence as to sanity.” HEAVY DAMAGES. In the case of Fuchs v. Union S.S. Co., in which damages were claimed, owing to an accident to Mrs. Fuchs on board the Wakatipu. The verdict for plaintiff was £lOOO and costs on a higher scale. THE STRANDING OT THE ORETI. Greymouth, May 3. The enquiry into the stranding of the Oreti finished to-day. The decision of tho Collector of Customs, was that the stranding was purely the re ult of an accident. All the certificates were returned. The Oreti has changed her position slightly but nothing has been done towards floating her yet. FATAL ACCIDENT. Peter Phillips, and John Frazer minors, at Granville, were fatally injured by falling off a tunnel. Phillips has since died. Christchurch, May 3. At tho Peninsular races, Joseph Nutt, who was riding Mischief in the Hack race, had several bones broken through tho mare falling. FATAL ACCIDENT. Edward Willcocks, laborer, employed on the railway met with a bad accident yesterday at Lyttelton. While helping to shunt trucks his foot caught in the check rail, and one of the wheels of the truck went over his leg crushing it badly. He was taken to the hospital where lie died. N. Z. TOBACCO COMPANY. Auckland, May 3. The New Zealand Tobacco Company have commenced operations. Accommodation is provided for 40 hands. A steamer, believed to bo the British King, from London, passed the Day of Islands. Arrived—British King from London, after a voyage of 47 days 21 hours, including stoppages at Teneriffe and Cape of Good Hope, of Ih. 15min. She brings 350 passen-

gers, including 120 single women. Of the immigrants 19 are for Napier, 21 for Wellington, 14 for Taranaki, 15 for Westland, seven for Nelson, fi»e for Marlborough, and 72 for Canterbury. This is the last trip of this vessel under charter to rue New Zealand Shipping Co. There was no sickness throughout the voyage except the death of a child named Walter Holt. The immigrants speak well of the accommodation. At a meeting of the Friendly Societies last night, they adopted the report generally approving of the result of the interview between the delegates and Mr. Frankland, and they approve of the present Friendly Socities Act generally, but they suggest the compilation of valuations with 5 per cent, interest and allowance for lapses. THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN A GAOL. At an inquest on the body of Patrick Moran, who died in gaol with four ribs fractured, a verdict was returned to the effect that his death was accelerated by accidental fracture of the ribs. The police and prison authorities were acquitted of blame, but the jury expressed a conviction that Moran’s dying statement was to the effect that he had asked for admission to the hospital and been refused. Dr Bonn, house surgeon at the hospital, in his evidence denied this, and said Moran had not applied for admission, nor was there any record of his having done so.