INTERPROVINCIAL

TO-D A.Y’3 TELEGRAMS,

Auckland, Jan. 3. Mr. Bennett, driving down Hobson street with his wife and child, met with an accident. A wheel slipped off and the occupants of the trap were precipated into the roadway, but not seriously hurt. Chiniquy lectures and moves about freely, without the slightest obstruction, the Catholics apparently taking no cogni sance of his proceedings. Not one of the Auckland operators have joined the strike. The Lincolnshire farmers’ delegates are visiting Waikato. They were enter tained to dinner at Cambridge. The Union Bank yesterday shipped gold to the value of LBO7O. New Plymouth, Jan. 3.
A man named John bihaughnessy was drowned last night in the lagoon at Moturoa. His clothes were found along side the water, and it is supposed that he had gone for a bath after work, and had been drowned. The police went this morning to drag for his body, which has just teen recovered. Wellington, Jan. 3. . All but two operators here have re sumed worlfi Forty applications for nominated immi grants will be sent this mail. The Blenheim operators seem more de termined and. confident than ever. Seven or eight have obtained employment else where. It is stated a public subscription list will be opened to assist them when their funds run short. Several cadets from Wellington arrived at Blenheim this morning. • The steamer Jane Douglas, which left for Kaikoura and Lyttelton last evening, returned this morning with her engine damaged. Dunedin, Jan. 3.
The “Star” and “Times” supports the operators on strike, saying they have never been dealt with, and urge Govern ment to make a searching enquiry before taking any decisive action against the strikers.
