INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 195, 29 July 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Association,] Greymoutii, July 29. Two fatal cases of diptheria are reported from Ahaura, The weather is cold and wet, and colds are prevalent and whooping cough is general among children. SUPPOSED SUICIDE. Dunedin, July 29. The body of William Wakeline, painter, who has been missing since the 18th inst,, was found in Silverstream river this morning. He had been in a desponding state of mind. THE WEATHER. The weather cleared up this morning ; but a cold wind sprang up in the afternoon, accompanied by sleet, and on the hills snow fell. At Wanaka, Dunstan and other interior districts snow has fallen very heavily, and it is feared that if warm rain follows quickly, a disastrous.flood in the Clutha Valley is inevitable. FOUND DEAD. Timaru, July 29. ‘ An old mannamed Patrick Joseph Dungan, aged about 75, who has been in New Zealand for the last twenty years, was found dead in his cottage yesterday. He was last seen alive on Saturday evening. The jury found, on medical evidence, that he died of heart disease. THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE. Wellington, July 29. Owing to various circumstances, one of the chief factors in which is the present high price of mutton, the Gear Meat Company, and also the Wellington Meat Export Company, have determined to discontinue freezing for the next month or two.