INTERPROVINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1904, 18 September 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON", Tuesday. Telegrams received to-diy fiom Jackson's Head give a most favourable leportouthe position of the wieek, and the prospects of a Urge quautity of salvage being obtained. Deniel Malionpy, having bitten off the nose of James Pearson, was to-day committed for trial. a nicetiug of the New Zealand Rifle Association, to consider the pioposal to hold the next meeting here, was called for last night, but fell through, owing to none of the executive council being present. The petition of Gpo:ec Longhurst is being considered by the Public Petitions Committee. Wednesday Captain Cooper, one of the purchasers of the Listing!]am, reports that the vessel'is still in the same position. Her bow "is about Bft. and her stern 16ft. under water. He also found that the hatches were forced up, but does not think thai a great quantity of her cargo has floated off, and that only the light portion on top came through the hatches ami the holt made by the masts going oveiboard. Wahanui was examined to-day by the North Island Railway Committee. Messrs Littlejohn and Sons, watchmakers, have taken proceedings agaiiut Michael Mulligan, who is alleged to hay« sold watches made to his order bearing the name and addi ess of Littlejolm, £2,000 damages are claimed. The net proceeds of the Oriental Bazaar are about £1,000. r«p t ji'ns ami McGrath were brought befoie the coiut to-daj'. The former has been remanded for a fortnight, and the latter has been further remanded for a week.

NAPJER, Wednesday. Nelson Brothers and Co. announce that they have used every effort to induce the New Zealand Shipping Company and the Shaw Saville and Albion Company to see the necessity for immediate action in the direction of reducing the freights on fro/en meat, to prevent a collapse of what would otherwise be a gigantic enterprise, but so far Nelson Bros, have fa-led, and now, unless they can get a substantial reduction in freight, they intend running a direct line of steamers between Napier and London. John Kent, alias John Gallagher, a pensioner of the 70th Regiment, was lound on the Ruatamwha Plains in an exhausted condition on Saturday, and died in the afternoon. He had been out all through Friday night in the bitterly cold rain and snow. Deceased -was of intemperate habits.

CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. Considerable activity has teen displayed here duriug the past few days by merchants and others, who had large stocks in bond, in clearing some out for fear the approaching Financial Statement should contain any propositions for increasing duties on certain articles.

TIMARU, Tuesday. At the Magistrate's Court, at Waimate yesterday, Samuel Bed man and George Bed man were committed for trial at the Supreme Court for making counterfeit coins. At the same court James Mitchel was committed for trial on two charges of housebreaking.