INTERPROVINCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3012, 3 November 1891, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(it TELEOHAPII — Pliess association.) PALM HUSTON N., Last Night. Rock salt lias been proved by several flock owners in this district to be a very efl'ective remedy for the mysterious disease prevalent among sheep iu Masterton. Tlio grand stand on the Agricultural and Pastoral Association grounds, was burned at four o'clock tnis niornini;. The oritiin is a my.sterv. The sli <w was to lie held on Novinb"? lltli, and there is 110 time to erect a new one. CLTKISI'CIIURCfT, Last N'ght. Walter Meily. a .Salvationist, who was arrested on Friday night. charged with larcency as a servant of £33 Th from the money of the Wetland Council, was remanded to appear at. Hokitika It was stated that the total defalcations amounted to some hundreds. " General " Booth held a conversational meeting, which u.n attended Ic a representative withering of bnsiniss men. Hon. .1. Ballancc and Hon. MeKenzie were also present, and the hall was packed. The Premier in moving a vote of thanks at the close of the meeting said the proposition of ''General'' Booth was an experiment, and lie thought the Government and country should afford an opportunity for the experiment to be tried, if it failed no i;reat hirm could come, but if successful the colony would be largely benefited, and the cause of humanity greatly advanced. "General" Booth left by express for Oamaru to-day. Me was accorded a right hearty send off by a crowd of Salvationists and others who had assembled on the platform. NE'fV PLYMOUTH. Last Night. The members of the Dobson Kennedy Company returning to town at mid-night on Saturday from Waitara in a four horse conveyance met with serious accident. Coming down the steep hill the brake gave way aud on reaching the Mmigaoroka bridge the vehicle ran against the guard wall and turned over, the oecupauts being all thtown out, Ihe members were all hurt more or less except Messrs Joe Kennedy and Palmer and two little girls. Mrs L'obson was riding on horseback and therefore was not amongst those hurt.