INTERPROVINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.] NAPIER, Thursday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1911, 4 October 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.] NAPIER, Thursday.

A TKLWiRAM fiom "Waipukuwui repoits a suuous '•hooting aiFtay then*. A man turned >S\lvester shot at Chalmers, the Railway Inspectoi, with a ie\olver, but mussed him. Chalmors closed on Ins assailant, and seveial men going to his aid, Sylvester was seemed, and the revolver taUen fiom him. He is now in custody. Mr H.-uker to-day offered for sale the Catholic Church piopeity at Ganee in small sections of 300 aotes. The sale realised about £i;), 000. The new Churah of St. Augustine was consecrated to-day, 1.3 clergy taking patt in the ceremony. The body of the late Very Rev. Father Forest was interred in the Napier Cemetery yesterday. A laige procession was formed, the chief mom nets being the Rev. Fathers Rej»nier and Grogan, Major Scully, Dr. Sppncer, and Messis J. H Vautier, A. P. Sheath, and J. N\ Bowerinan. The procession, which was over a quarter of a mile in length, was followed by a laige number of the geneial public. Fathers Sanzeau, Regnier, Giotran, Kirk, Ahem, and Cassidy took part in the fu'ieial ceremony. The l>De Piofundis" having been suns, Fathei A hern dclncied a slioit and mipresbive address, in which he compared the deceased Father to his illustrious cjmpatiiot, St. Patiick.