INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIV, Issue 9662, 30 October 1882, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(EER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) .■ . ■ THAMES. ' „ ■ ■ October 28. The new Volunteer circular does noi seem to meet with favour, but it it rather regarded as tending to discourage volunteering in this district AUCKLAND. . October 28. The Bland Holt . Company closed & successful seasou at the Opera House They leave on Tuesday for Sydney pei Bingaroouia. : ■ Thethree hundred Jumbo consultation for £7500 was drawn last night. The Cambridge Land Court has adjourned for a week to enable the natives to be at Tawbaio's meeting with Mi Bryce. , ' Mr Bryce to-day made a present oi flour and sugar to Tawhaio in return for presents of bullocks to the constabulary some time ago. Also a gold railway pass for the whole of the New Zealand railwaya for life. Beyond formal greetings no business was done. Whananui was present during Tawhaio's speech. Te Wheoro prompted him. ALEXANDRA. October 28. Mr Bryce has left here to meet the Premier at Hamilton to-morrow. Consequent upon the adjournment of the Land Court at Cambridge considerable additions are expected to the number of natives. Mr Bryce gives the natives three tons of flour, half a ton of sugar, half a ton of biscuits, 201bs of tea, and a quantity of beef. WELLINGTON. October 28. The following list of tenders were received for the Patea passenger station building : — Accepted : James Johnston, Wanganui, £1971. Declined : Alexander and McFarlane, Wanganui, £2082 ; Mace and Bassett, Patea, £2161 ; Thomson and McLean, Wellington, £2428. Oetober'29. A fire ocourred near Johnsonville yesterday mowing which resulted in the destruction of a four-roomed house occupied by Mr Bobert August, who carries on the business of- charcoal burner. The house was owned by Mr Wm. Clapham, hotel keeper, at Ngahauranga. It appear that at 6 o'clock Mr August left the place for the puipose of loading a dray with charcoal at some distance from his residence, and had just reached the vehicle when he observed that his house was on fire. He at once retraced his steps, and endeavoured with the' assistance of some friends to subdue the flames, but they 1 had gained too firm a hold on the building, and in less than half-an-hour it was razed to the ground. The efforts to save the furniture were also unsuccessful. The house was insured, but the amount has not transpired. CHBISTCHUBCH. October 29. . F. Robinson won the champion cup at the athletic sports easily. There was a very small attendance yesterday. Mace easily beat Belcher in the boxing conteßt. He devoted his attention to knocking the local pug's wind out of him in the first two rounds, ana got in several heavy left-hand* rs,' which was too much for Belcher. In the . third round the latter showed better form, and tapped his opponent several times in the face, but by the next round he was pumped, and could not go on any more. There wes a pretty large attend- 1 ance at the theatre, as by some it was thought Mace would not be able to knock Belcher out in the time allotted. The privileges for the agricultural show realised £274, whioh is £29 more thau last year. The entries for the C.J.O. meeting olose at 1 o'olook to-morrow, together with tho fiual payments for the C.J.C. Handicap. DUNEDIN. , October 29. Tho booth privilogos of tho Riflo Association mooting 1 brought .£O9 yesterday. At a mooting of tlio Hallway Enginodrivers and Firemen's Association the following resolution was earrlad:— "That if any locomotive e<Dpioy& got dismissed through being a member of, or tuldng all native p»rb in the aßßdela» tion branch of whiou such elupieye is ft niotnbor; tho members upon bgihg convinced of 'this at ouce take ituhiddiato nation to stay off work."