INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 129, 12 May 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Association.]

SOUTH PACIFIC PETROLEUM COMPANY, Christchurch, May 12. A meeting of the shareholders of the South Pacific Petroleum Company was held last night. It was resolved to ask the North Island shareholders to take the steps necessary to have the directory removed from Sydney to New Realand. INQUEST ON O’NEIL. Westport, May 12. The body of O’Neil, the fireman who was drowned while getting aboard the Kawatira, has been recovered. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned, with a rider that the Harbor Regulations as to lights on gangways are not properly carried out, and requesting the Coroner to represent to the proper authorities the necessity which exists for life saving apparatus to be provided. Dunedin, May 12. _ The s.s. Aorangi, from Plymouth, has arrived here with 400 passengers. One death one birth and two cases of chicken - pox occurred on the voyage. The actual steaming time was 40 days nine hours. Wanganui, May 12. FRACAS BETWEEN NATIVES AND POLICE. The police were attempting to arrest Major Kemp’s daughter for drunkeness, when the Major and about 200 Maoris attempted a rescue. A serious squabble took place, the police being assaulted. To-day two of the Natives were fined £5 and £3 respectively, and Kemp and his daughter each £2. THE LATE MAJOR NIXON. The late Major Nixon was buried with military honors in the presence of a very large attendance. lILEGAL PROSPECTING. Auckland, May 12. Barry and McDonnell, who had been prospecting for gold at Tuhua, and arrested by Natives, have arrived here. They state that after their capture by the Natives their specimens were taken away from them. The Natives then brought the prospectors over to the valley of Waipa, where after a conference with Wahanui they were allowed to depart, and came on to Auckland. Both Barry and McDonnell state that there is no doubt that a rich reef district exists at Tuhua. SUPPOSED MURDER. A cablegram received here states that Mr. Thomas Hughes Shortland has been arrested for murder of his wife, at Plymouth. It is surmised here that the man is a son of Dr. Shortland, formerly Colonial Secretary. Hugh Shortland was a law student here, and left for England last July. His father, who resides here, was not aware of his marriage, ROBBERY OF A SCHOONER. The schooner Atlantic, owned by Donald & Edinborough, of Auckland, was to have sailed from this port for Mangaai, in Cook’s Group, on Saturday, under charge of Captain Cleaverley. A man named Captain Simpson had embarked as passengers on S; turday afternoon. Cleaverley finding there was not enough wind to start, went ashore, and on going down the wharf yesterday found the vessel had disappeared. It is surmised that Simpson has run off with her. It is stated that an application has been made to Government for the Stella to proceed in pursuit of the Atlantic.