INTERPROVINCIAL. (Per Press Association.) Timarit, January 21st. A very heavy easterly sea is rolling in here, and the weather is most boisterous. Heavy rain has been falling for the last 48 Jioura, and there is no sign of its ceasing. The rivers are rapidly rising, and it is feared if rain continues the crops will be seriously damaged. Ashburton, January 23rd. The foundation-stone of the new Catho lic Church was laid yesterday by Bishop Redwood, in the presenoe of 300 persons. The weather was boisterous, and militated agaujßtjlhe attendance. £60 was collected after the!: service. £ ALman. named Henry Thomas was f&undf Heacl in bed in a hotel yesterday. It is supposed he had been drinking heavily. An inquest will be held. Christchubch, January 21st. Heavy rain has fallen incessantly since Thursday eveuing, and there is still no sign of the weather clearing. " • ' - • January 23rd. \ « It is * now tolerably certain that the j International Exhibition buildings will be erected in Hagley Park. The New Zea land manufacturers will have half the internal space of the Exhibition to them selves; Great Britian will have about one-sixth; Australia rather more than onegtwelf th.; and the United States over one-tenth. About 9 o'clock last evening a young woman, Maude Barr, 19 years of age, attempted suicide by throwing herself into the river. She was walking with her step mother when an altercation arose between them in reference to a maniage the girl wishe&to make. The stepmother becoming; angry, struck her, when the girl thxfcw herself into the river. Some pas^sertMby rescued her and she was re maVedrto the hospital, which she will not Wlablevto leave for a few days. , ,At the "sitting of the Wesleyan Confer ifiape'io-day the stations-sheet was read a JMjeond time, with the result that Auckland .ij^s.Assigned to Messrs Reid, Dewsbury, jjgdVSpence ; Wellington, Messrs Bavin Mjd Baumber ; Blenheim, Mr M'Nicoll ; GjE&rmouth, Mr Griffin ; Christchurch, Metics Mqrley and Tinley ; St. Albans, Mr/Kirk • Dunedin, Messrs Best and Gil lam ; Port Chalmers, Mr Thomas. The aobve is subject to alteration on the third reading. ... _ Reefton, January 21st. a shoemaker, on a road, yesterday, jumped 4 feet W$ Tnclies for a wager of £30. This is Jtfee champiou standing high-jump for the .j&asjxaifa&ia-n Colonies, being half an inch ;bver previous records. 