INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1346, 20 September 1886, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, Sepletnher 18,

Richard Matthews, the champion ( uglHat of New Zsaland, has arrived by the Mariposa. Matlhews during his absence fought only four battles, twi of which he won. one being drawn, and the oih ariosi Andrew Christol, Fren-:h champion wrestler, was a passenger for Sydney. Christo! has a brilliant record, and intends to arrange matches with the principal wrestlers in Australia. September 19. Samoan news by the Mariposa is unimportant. H.M.S. Miranda arrived at Samoa on August 25ih. The French warship Deeres arrived on August 25th The United States Consul, Mr Greenbauji, returned to Samoa by the Mariposa W ELtiKGToif, September 18. The Wellington Meat Exporting Com- ( pany are applying for a new trial in their - case against the master and owners of the Coptic, claiming damages for alleged injury to a cargo of mutton sent by that steamer and which they say was due to negl'gence of defendants In the first case the jury returned a verdict which on technical grounds was entered up as for the defendants. Charles Hodgson, former'y bill clerk in the Union Bank of Australia, Wellington, was again arrested to-day. charged with embezzling two sums of £33 4s and £ 0 respectively. Ihe police asked for a remand. Mr Jellicoe. for accused, said that accused had already been remanded on one charge, and admitted to bail, but the Bank authorities had seen fit to remonstrate with one of the bondsmen, and, * put the screw ” upon that gentleman, who happened to be one of their customers, so that ha was obliged to surrender, and accused had to find a substitute. Now the Bank had laid another information for the purpose of having the youug m>n again arrested, so as to render it impossible f r him to be at iioerty on bail. A mote monstrous persecution than this, he (Mr Jollicoe) had never before come across, and he asked the Justices not to be parties to a pe.aecution, egged on by the police officer ■ who was conducting the prosecution.'The police denied there w«a any persecution, and said they were only carrying out their duty. The remand till Wednesday was granted. Ikvbecargil, September 18. There was considerable excitement over the departure of the Big Bay expedition this morning' Thete was an immense crowd at the railway station bidding them farewell. Several besides the Southland and West Coast Prospecting Association’s party of 30, went at their own charge, all fully equipped. la all 104 miners’ tickets were taken at the railway station, besides a large number of .ordinary tickets taken by persons going to the port to see their friends away. Thirteen truck loads of stores, tools, etc., accompanied the party. There was hearty cheering when the train moved away.