INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1556, 22 February 1887, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

St ; ..13 .IV - Vfnji'- IV ..•!?OCi, Drill Ins. ru rof the Haw i -a Buy Volunteers, dropped down dead in the street at Napier on Saturday evening from heart disease. Nelson served i welve years in the Euyul Marino Aiti.lory. On coming to the colony he joined the Armed Constabulnry, was transferred to the pel ce, and in 1879 was appointed DHu Inst rue or. The deceased was highly esteemed, A military funeral look place yesterday afternoon. At a public meeting at Napier some time ago reso'ulions were passed requesting the Department to enquire into the condition of the police force in Hawkes Bay. The meeting was got up as a sort of demonstration against Inspector Bullen and to sympathise with O’Grady. Mr Ballanoo now writes to Mr Ormond, who had been asked to forward the resolutions—“ That having perused the evidence taken in Sergeant O’Grady’s case and the Departmental information, I am of opinion there is no reason for an inquiry.” A boy, aged nine, named Oanllin, while riding a pony at Napier on Saturday was thrown. His father found the child lying insensible, and conveyed him to the hospital. L’he boy never regained consciousness and died on Sunday night. George Pleated, who attempted suicide at Napier on Saturday, is in a precarious condition. His windpipe is completely severed. There was intense heat at Napier on Sunday. In the coolest places the thermometer registered 88. The Mariposa whh the English mail to 27th January’, left San Francisco for Auckland on the 18th instant.., sit days later than time-table date. The Zeelmdia, with the Colonial mails to 31st January, arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on the 19th, one day earlier than time-table date. At the request of the Executive Committee of the Grey Valley Coal Miners’ Association some of the West Coast members attended a meeting at Greymouth of the Committee and went carefully through the Coal Mines Act. The members took notes of suggested amendments in the interests of miners, and promised to do what they could to hare effect given to them next session. At the inquest at Christchurch on the boy Sutton, who died from the consequences of a fall from a horizontal ladder at the East Christchurch Public School, it came out 'hat I ho usual precaution of a layer of tan under the ladder had been neglected. The jury returned a verdict of “Accidental Death,” with a rider drawing attention to the omission. Mr Woodley’s bouse and blacksmith’s shop at Winton (Southlmd), have been destroyed by fire. Insurances :—House, 13150, Equitable ; furniture and shop, valued at £l6O, uninsured, Peter Neilson, a fisherman, was drowned at Invercargill on Saturday. He was in a boat when his cap blew off, and in trying to secure it. he fell overboard and was drowned. He was under the influence of drink, and had bpen warned not to go out. Deceased was 30 years of age and a single man.