INTERPROVINCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 229, 29 January 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, Jan. 27. William Samuel Tid marsh was charged at the Police Court with assaulting Harriet Shakespeare with intent to commit a rape, and was remanded. - Ho has been tried at the Supreme Court before for a similiar offence. The police have now ascertained that it was "Tidmarsh who attempted a criminal assault in tho Kyber Pass road about a month since. It is stated that one of Te Kooti’s wives is at Te Lopua, near Kawakawa, engaged in making converts to Te Kooti’s now religion. She is expected to visit Marsh Itrown’s settlement at Waioma, and much interest is taken in her movements. A narrow escape from a serious fire occurred on tho barge Makaru shortly after dusk. Kerosene lamps attached to the rigging exploded, and tho blazing liquid spread over the deck. The fi ernes were extinguished by two sailors from the man-o’ war schooner Sandfly. The jib of the barge was partly burnt. A boy named Albert Douglas, aged nine years, wrs drowned at Alexandra. Mr Sheehan has recently decided to go into business in the Waikato, and specially to direct his attention to the opening up and settling of the various.

block.; of native land, which hare for - some years fast been tinder negotiation by Europeans. It is said that all lands which ho will deal with will be offered for sale by public auction, and that a large area of the best lands will bo offered for sale upon the deferred payment sys'em. At the yearly jnneting of'tho Tauperi «on I mining Company , the; Directors presented their report and balance sheet, (ho former showing tb at recent operations have horn successful. A- seam of coal of superior quality, varying in thickness from 82ft to 42ft, has been struck, and it is estimated to contain 30,000 tons. The balance sheet showed in the profit and loss account a credit T balanc A L 1052 9s sd, out of which dividend of one shilling per shai-e been declared. A balance of L 442 9s 5d was cari’ied to the present yeai’s credit. Wellington, Jan. 27. In the Supreme Court-today an argument on demuner took place in the case of ilea v McFarlane—an action for conspiracy and malicious prosecution. Judgement was reserved. In the case of Burns ■ t v. t .e proprietors of Punch, claiming L 54 for printing, judgment was given for Lfi 1 os. Several narrow escapes from serious injury have occurred on the tramway, owing to persons attempting to alight while the tram was in motion. The crew of H.M.S. Cormorant gave an entertainment last night in aid of the widow of Francis Donald, who was accidentally shot at the Kaiwarra range on Saturday week. The Postmaster’ at Otaki has been suspended in consequence of bis dating a letter enclosing an entry for the Wellington .Races as being posted oil the 19th inst., when really it was posted on the 2oth, It is believed that it as so stamped to suit the convenience of the person entering the horse, Nelson, Jan. 27. At the election of the Education Committee, for the City, a lady, Mrs Gribbs, was among those elected. At aim eting of farmers at Richmond, which was largely attended, a resolutio was unanimously carried that 591bs. be the weight given tor a bushel of barley, unless the malstcrs, etc., agree to fomP themselves into a company. The Mayor has called a public meeting for Thursday ro the distress in Ireland.