INTERPROVINCAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1748, 9 June 1888, Page 1

INTERPROVINCAL NEWS.

At Auckland on -Wednesday, John Sraythe, a esilor of the, Ashleigh Brook, was fined: £lO and costs, or 21 days’ hard labour, for smuggling £s,worth of eig ne. The barque Sophia R. Lulirr, belonging to the Union Steamship Company, has gone ashore at Kiaipara heads. The crow were all saved.

A geven-momed house at Davenport, the property of O. Bailey, and occupied by Mrs Murdoch, was burned down on Wednesday. The house was insured for £3OO, believed to be in the London and (Lancashire JofliCe, Mrs Murdoch is a heavy lu#or, as her furniture, Which was v.ry valuable, and included silver plate, was not covered by insurance. The Auckland Chamber of Commerce met on Wednesday to consider the Tariff proposals, and * motion was proposed to the effect that the chamber views the proposals with alarm and, recommend farther retrechment in the public expenditure. To this an amendment was suggested approving of the Tariff recommendations with the exception of the primage duty, and another amendment was proposed that the chamber agree in Mo to the Budget proposals. Eventually the meeting was adjourned without any resolution being come to. At a meeting ot fruit-growers and others at Wanganui, it was resolved , 41 That in the opinion of the meeting the proposed Codlin Moth Acc would not prove workable, and would be detrimental to : the interest* of fruit growers;” At a meeting of the industrial Protection League at Wellington a resolution was carried that, the Tariff proposals l of the Government are on the whole satisfactory; that the increase of duties will in various instances create new industries, and give such an impetus to those now In existence as will go far to counterbalance taxation the colony must bear if its credit is to be maintained.

It has been decided to commence the operation of re-erecting the Opera House at Wellington almost immediately. Oo Wednesday, at Chrjatcburcb, P. Brown and R. M. Griffiths contractors for loading and unloading grain at the Lyttelton Harbour Board’s sheds, were charged with stealing wheat from the sheds. Brown, was committed for 'rial oo one charge. There are five other charges against him, and one against the two conjointly, 1 which were remanded. ■At the annual meeting lof the Christchurch ,licensing committee the chairman expressad the pleasure the committee felt at the manner in ,<vhich the licensed bouses throughout the city were being conducted. The Christchurch Industrial Association have passed a '-resolution' lhajijtlie tariff proposalsof'the Government »re, with the exception of one or two srricies such as. salt, a step in the right direction. ■ Charles, son of James Fowler, of Mosgiel, .Otago, aged 8 years; was kifle i on Wednesday by a. horse bp,king with him. The bey bungby a foot from the stirrup. John J6hmapq,i23 years,old, was killed at Flag (Swamp*,near Dunedin, by falling iinder his dray, in •niJeavouring to check .his runaway horses. ' St. Mary’s Anglician pro-Cathedrsl at Parneiii Auckland, was opened on Thursday evening. The building was|crowded, and, a largo numbs/'of clergymen were present; The sermon..was preached by Archdeacon Dudley.

A smgu'ar circumstance is related from Kaiwarra, , Wellington* '.A- man numeil Edward igguldep, employed by a general outfitting firm, was delivering goods in an upcpuntry district, when lie met a man who made some remark tq.him, Iggnlden in attempting to reply, found that ho had lost the power of speech. He has remained dumb since the unfortunate circumstanci occurred, ton or twelve days ago, aud is now under medical treatment.

A Home for destitute men h * hoen opened at Clu istchuicli by Mi T. Herrick, iho object being to provide a bud uml breakfast for men who otherwise would have to sleep in the park or under hedges.