INTERPROVINCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIII, Issue 2506, 6 November 1891, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, November 5. This afternoon Captain Webb, who was Acting-Consul here for the United States for some time, and has been resident m Auckland for ten years, was presented at, the Auckland Club House with an address and purse of sovereigns, as he is to leave tor San Francisco on Saturday. The presentation was made by ; the Mayor, Mr Upton. Captain Webb, m the coupe of his reply said he lyas convinced that there was a grand future before this colony and urged that wool, beef, mutton, dairy produce, and fruit should be exported from JJe'w Zealand to .California, just as they are sent to* England. A man named Donaldson has been stabbed m tljie neck with a> knife at Taiwi, a settlement ne/*r Kussell. The ■'knife iiarro#ly npssed the; jugular vein. The police have arrejstGd a man named McKinley, who is charged with the offence. .

Gisborne, .November 5. The Waipiro correspondent of the '' Herald " wires, that Inspector Emerson with twelve police and twelve artillerymen arrived from Auckland this jmorning, Tuba marched his men, women* and children to thp beainh when the \ force were landing.■; ,?;Tuta; was brought before Sir Georsfe VVhitmore and Messrs Wallis and Emerson, J.P.'s., to answer the charge preferred against him by Tini Aininu. Insjioctor Emerson hat} telegraphed to the Government for instructions as to whether or not he shall arrest Tufca; also whether lie shall disarm the tribe of their fowling pieces. Tuta and his people seemed quite prepared to submit to the law knowing that he will tight it out m court later on. Atprosent the Natives arc unsettled, imd havo retired to talk the matter over.

Summerville Bros start shearing on the 11th inst. 1, and Tuta's men are. their shearers, They promise to leave camp and shear when wanted. Puni's people shear for Mr Wallis. Thirty armed men of the Government force are he*re. Weujngton, November 5.' The ten)Bi' which bailed for Sydney, via Picton, to-day, took Ijfty-si'^ Chinese from here and southern ports, Duitbdin, November .% , The Moegiel Wppllen Company's Diced

tors recommend the Uhual dividend of 8 per cent for thb year, but m order to pay this they must, withdraw £1000' from the reserve fund, owing to the disorganisation of business following last year's strike. jNVERCAitanx, November 5. . At the- Police Court Henry Charles, McJlish and Thomas Tb.omp.sori, two of the Gratitude's party on the recent sidling trip to the Auck'aucU), were charged with ftealing2B7 skins, valued''at £1000, be . longing to Joseph Hatch. Evidence was «»ivf n similar Lo that against Andrew Newton, who was c>mimttc 1 for trial. Other prosecutions are likely to follow, and peculiar developments are looked for. Mellish and Thompson were committed for trial, bail being allowed, each m the siuno amount.

About 4000 persons witnessed the arrival of General Booth here this afternoon. He was received by Mr Hall, the Mayor, Mr Ward, the PostmasterGeneral, and Mr Kelly, M.H.R. Ho wis afterwards driven m procession through the'(own to one of the reserves where he addressed a large assemblage. He ;&poke of New Zealand as the grandest cqutitry he had seen. He told the . people that they were m an earthly paradise compared with millions of > their fellow-creatures. This evening he spoke m the theatre, which was packed. . His address' dealt generally with the work of the Salvation Army and the colonising "scheme. ;