INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7368, 16 November 1898, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(per tress association.) WELLINGTON. November 15. The continued wet weather in the country districts is hampering shearing operations, which are in a very backward state. The inconvenience is being severely felb by wool growers and shipping people. Among the recent export cargoes from Wellington have been several parcels of flax' for shipment to Japan. The Westralia took away some 12J tonß last week for shipment to Kobe, and another line of a similar quantity will be seub forward to Yokohama by the Elingamite on her next trip. For some time past small parcels have been sent to Japan, but as yet there has been no indication of an extensile demand. The number of persons who arrived in the colony during October was 1829, while the departures were 955. During the corresponding month of 1897 the arrivals wore 1493, and the departures 907. It is nob expected that tho Mapourika will be afloat before the end of tho year. A great amount of work has to be done before she can be raised high enough for launching purposes. As soon as the vessel is liftod to a convenient height it is proposed to go on with tho work of patching the holes sufficiently to keep her afloat until she reaches this port, where, it ia understood, permament ropairs will be carried out. The Wellington Typographical Union baviog failed in its endeavors to come to an agreement with the newspaper employers here as to the terms for working the linotype machines, to day filed a dispute in the Supreme Court under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. November 16. The Governor paid an official visit to Marton yesterday. In his spocch he dtvclt on the disturbed aspect of affairs in Europn and on the evidences of patriotic feeling he had observed all through Now Zealand. He did not say this believing that wo were on th i verge of war, but because there could be no ludinsr the fact that relations are extremely strained. We musb pat ourselves in the position of men facing difficulties and think what our duty should be. CHRISTCHUROH. November 16. The complete returns in connection with the Agricultural and Pastoral Association's show have been made up. They show than the receipts for tickets sold for admission to the ground were JLIO3B. Flock-owners in the North Canterbury district suffered very severely by Saturday s storm, and it is estimated that between 5000 and 6000 sheep perished. John Currie Dempsey, an old resident of Lyttelton, died yes'erday, from the effects of an accident. Deceased was working on a railway truck; when a sling oS timber otruck him on the head and threw him on to the rails, from the effects of which he never recovered. Ho arrived in the ship Amor in 1864. DUNEDIN. November 15. A meeting of the Baptist Union of Now Zealand was commenced to-day, there being a large number of delegates present from all parts of the colony. Mr A. fToby, L.D.S , was in the chair A long discussion took place on the question of receiving tho Frco Union Church of A uckland into tho Union. Eventually a motion to receive tho Church into the Union was carried by a largo majority The annual report, read by tho Rev. Mr Collins, indicated a year of great activity. There was a net increaae in tho membership of 292. There are 551 Sunday school teachers and 4486 scholars. There are 15 teaching stations and 78 voluntary preachers. The large adverse balance of tho last year had been paid off, and the year closed with a balance in hand of 1.37. Tho report was adopted. The Wailiora did not got away this afternoon for the north. She was flying light, and the gusty wind which prevailed appears to have forced her out of the channel on to the mud flat in front of the cement works. As the tide was tailing at the time, sho cannot be got off till high' tide in the morning. An old woman named Mary Collinß, 75 years of age, received injuries of a most serious nature by being rushed by a cow in South Dunedin. The animal was being driven along the street, when, without any warning, it charged at the old woman, who was unable to get out of tho way. Tho horn of the animal entered the abdomen, inflicting a serious wound, which, it is foared, will prove fatal. At the evening sitting of the Baptist Union, the Chairman delivered the Presidential add'ess, and the Rev. .1. Clark spoke on home mission work at our doors.