INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 194, 28 July 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Association.] TIIE CABINET. Wellington, July 28. All the members of the Cabinet are now here. THE FOXTON ELECTION. The returns for Paikakariki in connection with the Foxton election have Loen found and sent to Foxton for scrutiny. The returns, including this last one, give Wilson a majority of one, but the scrutiny may upset this.

THE NATIVE ELECTIONS. Taiaroft has been returned fl be Southern Maori district, and Wi Pete for the Eastern

A boy named John Kermode, four and a half yearr. old, was killed by a log rolling on him on the Tinakori range. On Saturday tho Commissioners appointed to inquire into the charges made against Dr. Levinge, of the Wellington Asylum, have submitted their report, in which they find that the charges are not sustained. The Hinemoa sailed for Lyttelton to-day to bring up the Governor. The latest information from Parihaka states that about 1,000 natives who attended the usual meeting on the 17th instant still remain there. As yet no speeches have been made.

ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT. Christchurch, July 28. John Hopping was injured by a fall of earth at St. Martin’s Brickworks, Opawa, or. Tuesday last and lingered until yesterdav, when he died.

Incessant heavy rain has been experienced since Saturday.

Auckland, July 28. The Zealandia arrived from ’Frisco at 1 p.m. yesterday, The voyage war uneventful. Passengers for Auckland : Messrs. F. Arenas, Lecren, Denniston, Kenyon, Miss Lecren, Mrs. Maw and family, (2). Amongst the Sydney passengers are ’General G. A. Sheridan and Gerald Massey, poet and lecturer. Among the cargo for New Zealand arc 1,300 cases of canned salmon, for Southern ports. The Zealandia sailed at 5 p.m. OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL The official declaration of the poll for Parnell, City North, and Newton passed off quietly. DROWNED. Jas. Thomas, engineer of the ship Rangitikei, fell off tho gangway of the ship whilst going aboard. He was slightly under the influence of liquor. He was rescued by the second mate and a seaman before life was extinct, but their efforts towards recussitation failed. Dunkdin, July 28. It has been raining with scarcely any intermission since Saturday. Some of Mr, W. Green’s late constituents purpose giving him a banquet. BURGLARY. The Normanby Hotel has been broken into and a small sum of money and a quantity of spirits stolen. HEAVY SNOW STORM. Timaru, July 28. A heavy snow-storm was experienced along the Southern Alps and lower range of hills on Saturday night. Steady rain fell all yesterday.