INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1334, 6 September 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

a Auckland, September 4, j T he charges of forgery preferred against Maurice Casey and Fdwari Short re weighbridge tio'setr have been withdrawn, * as the evidence was similar to that of the 3 charge of larceny, wh'ch was withdrawn. Among the Coptic’s passengers is Wr 1 0. Too’e, a cel brated authority on bees [ and agriculture in Fnglind, who remains ; in Auckland. Wanganui, Sep : emb r 4. i In a case brought by the police against : a biker for sell ng French bread under weight, the question as to what as French bread ar> se. Tetegrams from Dunedin, Auckland, and Wellington, showed that did' re it names were applied to the same loaf in these places. Mr Ward, P, M., held that whatwas generally known was French bread must be weighed. Regarding tin ioaves h 3 considered them farcy bread ; if not, that there was no provision under the Act for making them at all An appeal will possibly be made re French bread,{farther evidence being called. ’> he fine in this c se will be fixed on Tuesday. Wellington, September 5. The body of Wm. Matterson, a member of the Armed Constabulary Foto, was taken out i f the water near the t reastwork at Waterloo Quay this morning. Nothing is known as ti how he got into the water, but yesterday afternoon deceased was spreeing a out. Ho was 1 about thirty years of age. Mitterson was one of the Sydney contingent who went , to the Sondan, and only a few days ago { received a medal for his services j Pout Chalmeks, September 4 , Between midnight and 1 a*m tc-day, a t seaman mmsd T lompsnn, of the ship i Waipahi, fell backwards off the gangway < inlo tlo water. He was picked up by the , third mite and taken on board. Kvery ~ effort was made to resu-:cit“ate him, but „ without avail. Dunedin, September 4 A verdict of aocidemal death was given at the ii q lest on Mrs Joyce, the sufferer ’ by the li *on Friday morning. The evi- I * dence was to the effect that she was last seen at 7 o’clock on the provioca evening when she bad a vary large tiro burning h in the shanty, { w