INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1317, 17 August 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, August 10. Margaret Ryan, who has been in the ho-pital several weeks suffering from solfiolicted wounds in the throat, male another desperate attemp; at suic'de

yesterday, the got possession of a knife and again cut her throat, but was restrained promptly, and the wound si tched. Ryan was then shut up in the padded room

but was found soon after to have torn open the wounds in her throat and attempted to hr.n» herself from the gisalier. The police were sent for aud removed her in a violent condition to the Lunatic Asylum. Arrived —R M.S. Mararoa, throe and half days from Sydney, This is the quickest paramo on recur 1. The American warship Mohican has arrived from Fiji.

Last week’s telegrams re unemployed and relief works at Faipara railway wore based on misapprehension. Men are applying for work in more than sufficient number and are waiting on Engineer '■pen ng up works. A further bitch went up the lino this morning, and others follow as soon as wo;k is ready for them At a Service of Song yesterday, at the Jewish Synagogue, a collection lu aid of the Benevolent Society amounted to £3O Iho Goveii nniit subsidy of £1 4a to the £ will increase the fund to £66. New Plymouth, August 16

A wrestling match for the championship of New Zealand took place on Saturday night between Hudson, the {resent champion, and Dunn, champion of Westland, Napier, and Marlborough. In the first match, Cornish style, Dnnn was declared the winner ; for the Cumberland and G: iyoo-Roman styles Hudson was the successful man, this being bis one hundred and thirty-third match. la two months the champion Bolt will become Hudson’s, propoity if he be not beaten bsfore that time. Dunn leaves for Auckland to day, and Hudson goes to Wellington.

Fred Christie, alias Citlstenaon, and Mary Neilsm were charged tc-day with absconding to Auckland and stealing from August Neilson property to the vdue of £4 17s. This elopement w tf» telegraphed from Auckland a week ago. The case resulted in the woman being acquitted and the man being sentenced to a moa'h’s imprisonment.