INTERPROVINCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XII, Issue 2438, 20 August 1891, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, August 1& 1 Foreman James Tegart, of the Cashell; Company's reduction works, Karangahake, \ while leaning over a cylinder containing a f strong solution of cynnide of potassium, overbalanced himself and fell m. . He; was i?ot out, but died almost immediately.. He belongs to Glasgow, and leaves a widow. Hugh Shortland,, solicitor, laid an; information for alleged criminal libel asainst the informant m the case heard last Wednesday. The alleged libellous; statement is contained m a letter without ■ envelope, found m his letter box. Short-; land identified the writing as that of defendant, but was unable to swear to other .writings produced. The Bench dismissed the case,.considering the evidence of identification insufficient. ; This morning thirteen lads employed m the Fibre Company's work*, Stan ey street, struck for shorter hours and other concessions. They called at the nsws- ; paper offices m force and announced the' fact. They say a number of other boys' will strike this afternoon. Later. The strike of lx>ys at the Fibre Com pany's factory has collapsed, and the boys have returned to work. Dunkirk, August 19, The fdxth inlerprovhicialmatchbetween Wellington and Otago was played to-day on the OarUbrook ground before 6000 spectators. For the first quarter of an hour Wellington had slightly the best of the game and were the first to score, a try btsui" converted. Otago-then scored a try.lud shortly after' a goal whs kicked (fW * pwk, -OUgo'B score being 4 to

Wellington's 3 \ oints when sides were changed. The second spell was fast and open, Qt ago having the best of the <?ame nearly the whole time. They scotedtwo more tries, and though both kicks were easy neither was converted. Olago thus won i»y 6 points to 3. Cockroft, the well known Wellington player, slipped his shoulder during the afternoon.