INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1761, 10 July 1888, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dr Robinson, who recently exanrned the Ngakawau coal mines, has been interviewed, and statoi that Westport coal is probably the finest Been in the Austrakeiuu colonies, auri is probably *qual to any in tie world. He states that the syndicate is not a purely Australian one, but that two-tdirds of the capital has been subscribed at Homo an 1 the remainder in Australia. The new company, he considars, will aim «t foreign trade. i)r .Robitißon will probably vis.t the Thames goldfields before returning to Australia. Mrs Chilton, wife of Dr Chilton, for some yeara hospital surgeon in Christchurch and also in Wellington, died at Mnnaiu on Friday afternoon of internal inflammation, Isaac Charlesworth was charged at the Supreme Court, Dnnedin, on Friday morning with the murder of B»rn«rd O'Neill. The prisoner is a cordial manufacturer at Roxburgh, and deceased was a rni.ier. Both were under the influence of drink at the time. Deceased l gathered from Mrs Charlesworth that one of the girls in the house was not her daughter, but a Mus from Victor.*. He made some proposals to liar, and afterwards told Orurk-s-Horth that he did not intend home us he had made it all right with Msi Green. Charlesworth picked up a gun in the corner and tired at CNeill, who received the charge of shot in tiia f ice. Ho lived for 16 ('ays after.virds. Tsiu jury after two hours re'irem nt, rrturned <t verdict of " not guilty,'' and prisoner was discharged. Sir Robert dour, who appeared for the defence, dlled only *vituesses to character. The Thames AdTertuer says r« tii<Thames Harbour cuatteis, that the board is unable to meet its liabilities out of its present revenue after being deprived of so large a portion of it by ttio present Minister of Miirins. ll'd ilia cuttulmsi.t of the limits of Thames port l«fo to th« board 'ha nrei oiiginally ha d by i', piior to its extension by the Stout Miuisliy, and on the income from which it botMWfid uiouey from lue Government, no complaints wjuld have been made,and its ability to pay its debts wou d hive remained animpaired. Now the Government them«elv.-s hara takea away the power of paymon'. A fire broke out on Saturday 'at Lower Qutea sti«et,Auck and, in the shop of Mr Loviosoliu, tobacconist, and extended 10 that adjuiQinjr, occupied by Mr Sandford, poik butcher. The shops whijh were gutted were owned by Messrs Touks and Carr, and insured in the South British office for £20,000. Mr Levinsi.on's stock was covered by £BOO in the North Germ*n office, arid Mr SandforV* by £6OO in the i Norwich Union. On Sunday unother fire occurred in Quean streat at the back of premises occupied by Meagre Jamieson and Smith, bootmakers. Some damage was done to the rear of the building, but tha stock was only slightly injured. Ths insurances Amount to £l3st.

A telegram recoived from Mercury Bay atat«s that the uppor mill, known at Schapp and Anseune'n, was destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock on Salu'd.y morning, along with a b licks mi th's shop, itabla, and three cottages. The tirnbsr stored iu the yard was savsd. The origin of the fire is uDknowo. This is ooe of tha properties purchased by the Australian limber syndicate, and a deposit hud bien paid upon it. It was insura i for £2500, which it is thought will cover tlu damage,