INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1347, 21 September 1886, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, September 20. Herbert Gearet has been found drowntd in a gardan lank Masons, gardeners, Arneil He was managsr at Masons, how he fell in and got drowned is a mystery. S.r Maurice O’Rorke has this day ia.-ued the Speaker’s warrant to the Clerk of the Writs to issUi a new writ for the election of a tnerab r for Donedln Central in the room of the hits Mr J, B. Bradshaw. The body of a man, sixiy years o'd, was found in ths Waiti a, mar To Arohe, today. He has eriy hair and bearc, and is apparert'y a sch id teacher ont of emp'oymei t : n application to the Societsry t-f the Board of • dacaiion, New Plymouth, for a testimonial. and a c.T’.itioate w-.ro found in hia pocket. The Manapouri, on arrival, wa- found to have a case of mtaska on board and anchored in the stream, tho passengers not being allowed to h-ni pm ling irstr actions fr< m Wellington. Tim Health Offiter visited tho vessel and found the case of measles was that of a child named Strike who, with its parents, ate from Wellington. The Auckland Football tuam went, on the arrival of the Mmapouri, to meet ihe Sydmy footballers but only got within speaking distance. Wellington, September 20. The Stark Purchase Commission wilt bo signed by the Govern r to-morrow. The body of a man, apparent’y sixty years cf age, was found on tho beach at Island Bay th's afternoon. It has not yet been identified. Deceased has the appear ancs of being a laboring man. A meeting of the Wellington ihareholders in the South B.ltish Inama ce Company was held this morning, at which Mr Harris,of Christchurch, the delegate just returned from interviewing the directors in Auck’and as to the position of the Company, reported the result of his mission. He stated that the Directors had agreed with his representations in every point except as to certain business which it was thought desirable to continue. He had carefully examined all the securities, and was satisfied they represented the amount of capital and reserve fund. Several questions were asked in answer to one of" which Mr Harris stated that no Directors had ever borrowed from the Company. The meeting ex pressed confidence in the Company. IuvBROiKGiLL, September 20.

The Fire Brigade, at a mee' icg t > night, considered the draft programme received from the Demonstration Comrmt'ee in Dunedin. The majority of members were in favor of entering for tho competitions, but before doing so resolved to ask whether the visitors who may not be able to take their own apparatus would be allowed to use that of the Duuedin cimpeditors. Tho opinion was expressed that the entries would be consideralbe more numerous if tho Demonstration C mmittae coaid assure the competitors on this point, as dissatisfaction was expressed on a previous occasion re giving visitors defective apparatus to compete with.