INTERPROVINCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2965, 16 July 1891, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

S (BY TKI.KUUAI'H — I'HKSS ASSOCIATION.) > WHANGAREI, Lust Night. * Ninkty-onk ounces of silver were brought * in from I'uhipiihi, taken from 17cwt. of is stone. Kawakawa having agiecd to put no ilitlicult.y in the way, and to make no , objection to the Kamu - Hikurangi railway being constructed at once by the Government, it is hoped they will see their way to proceed with tho undertaking this session. WELLINGTON, Last Night. 1 R.M.S. Aorangi arrived from London at noon to-day. She left Plymouth on :foth May, Teneritfe on s;h June, Cape on the 2Uth, and Hobart at 0.50 a.m. on Friday last. Coming from Tasmania she experienced strong easterly winds and high head sea. Tho voyage throughout was uneventful. She brings 224 bags of mails, 21 boxes of parcels post, and 4-1 a passengers for all ports. * The amount of destitution in this city 1 has increased so alarmingly that one of : the membcis of the Benevolent Board r was led to express an opinion that tlicy ' would shortly require to establish a work ■ house. - An application has been received here from the secretary of the New South 3 Wales f'astoralists' Association for 200 shearers. There arc plenty of men availabie, and it is believed the full number " will be secured in time to leave by the 1 Rotomahana next week, e MASTERTON, Last Night. The licensing election has been declared void on the grounds that the 3 words '• elector" and '• candidate" ware omitted from the nomination forms after the names of the proposer and seconder. DUNEDIN, Last Night. _ A collision between a passenger train and a portion of a goods train occurred near Bnrnside la3t night. Tho engine of tho latter was shunting on a siding at the cattle yards having left on the main line a dozen trucks and a guard's van. In some unaccountable manner these started off towards Bnrnside on a down grade. A passenger train was stationary at Bnrnside ~ but the driver having his attention drawn to the moving trucks immediately basked his engine, but before he could go any distance the guards van collided with the engine with terrible force. The passenger train being in motion minimised the force of the collision,but the engine buffer was broken and the van much damaged. No one was hurt. ____________