INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1432, 15 December 1886, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, December 14. The fall returns for tbe Waitem»ta election give Mr Monk a majority of 435 A quantity of machinery ha* arrived from Home for the North New Zealand Woollen Factory. At tbe Civil Sessions, Tamato, a Maori dief, recovered £3OO damages for malieions prosecution from John Anson Snbritnhy, of Mongonni. **ome of tbe suburban School Committees have determined to enforce the compulsory clause after the New Tear holidays to put down truancy. Two arrests have been made tv the Post Office burglary at Ohaewal, and further arrests are expected to-day. The foundation of St Bendict’s Church has been condemned by the Building Inspector. Tbe new building is to be of ferlok. J. S. Gibbous was charged at the Police Court this morning with setting fire to his premises at Onehunga. He was remanded for a week, bail being allow* d in £4OO The mother of Geffrey, accused of the Great Barrier murder was fined this morning for drunkeness Mrs Traill, believed to have been drowned in the harbor and buried, has turned up at the Fallen Women’s Home Tbe mystery of tbe drowned woman is still anrevealed.

Wellington, December 14 The first case m this city under the Defence Act of 1886 ia now In coarse of progress avainst a private la a local company. By section 47 and following sections cf this Act, the officer commanding 8 Volunteer company Is empowered to inflict fines for certain offences, and on nonpayment of the same to report" the case to the Commanding ' fficer of the district If the fine still remains nnp'id, notwith standing an order to that effect, he papers Including the order, are s»nt to the Clerk of the Bench, who records the order, which has there and then, with' nt further judicial procedure, the same effect as if a conviction had been recorded, and a d'Btre>-8 warrant is then issued for the recovery of fine and costs. "Wellington, December 14 The property tax payments, the first! - stalment of which was doe to-day, are coming In better than in any previous year, and it Is estimated t‘at £30,0(0 was paid up 'to last night Between to day and the 18th Instant it is expect-d that the greater part of the tax will have been collected. Dunedin, December 14 The City Council wilt defend the action by Ssrgocd’s for £5300 for damages to their stock thtouch their severs being ■topped daring the August floods The body found in the Cloths river, near Trapeka, has been declared by a jury to be that of Andrew Da T z’el, and they returned an open verd'et, as there was no evidence as to how deceased came to fall into the river. While the Marat oa was at Dnnedln a charge was made for an inspection by th< public, resulting In a collection of £BO which has been divided among the local charities.