INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1440, 24 December 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, December 23. Harry Brady, a German settler at Wade baa be -n arrested on a charge of personating at the recent Waltemata election. Pott r Johnston and Henry Sayers have been arrested for syflng fire to the whare of a man named Duffy at Falapara, and burning it down, with a quantity of gum. The annual inspection of work at the Free School of Arts shows a decided improvement In the general work and a good attendance of pupils. An old man, named Stone, an inmate of the Refuge, to-day smashed the windows of a number of residences In Newmarket, in order to be sent to gaol, preferring it to the Refuge. His wish was gratified, as he got five months’ imprisonment.

A report from Jackson’s Bay says that a heavy land slip has destroyed gardens and houses, ets. One youth, named Robinson, was overpowered, and carried away in the slip, and there is no possibility of recovering the b»dy. Wellington, December 23-

The Dlceotors of the Gear Meat Preserving and Freezing Company recommend a dividend of 10 per cent., and a bonus of 2J per cent., a transfer of &iSOO to the general reserve fund, and carry forward £2668.

Mr W H. Mowatt, some years ago chief engineer of the Wdrarapa, and now at the Belfast Freezing Works, near Christchurch, has been appointed Inspector of Machinery. An order in C uncil in to-night’s Gazette declares that the c»t is a natural ei.rmv ‘-f the rabbit, and its prohibits the kil ii g or capturing of any such animal outline the boundaries of any City, bomugh or town district. Tho immigration and emigration returns f■ <» the colony for November are as follows : —Arrivals from United Kingdom, 782 ; New Hoath Wales, 400 ; VicforD, 419; Western Anstra'ia, 34; Tasmania, 61; other places, 84; toral, 1880. Departures were to t e United Kingdom, 61 ; New South Wa es, 283; Victoria, 322 ; Tasmania, 19 ; other places, 31 ; total, 746 Invercargill, December 23. At the inquest on the lad Morton, rerepo. ted to have hanged himself out of a morbid desire to imit-te a neighbor who lately committed snicido, it was made clear t < the jurv that death was the result of accident. The neck was dislocated and the feet and body were resting fairly on the flior. It is assumed that the hoy had been on the beam over head and slipped and fell in such a position that the rope dislocated the neck before tho feet could Beach the floor. Dunedis', December 23.

la Hall’s case, the defence will apply for weeks’ postponement to enable them to prepare the defence. The number o' men engaged on relief wnrk< in Otago has dwindled down to 325, or, including Southland 375 A warrant was ordered to issue to-day against a woman named Ela'e v; nw»t, who had absconded, I aving her illegitimate child, without making due provision, in charge of another woman. Whh a view to further economy, the 0 (y Qouocil have deaided to try contracting work for that hitherto done by day labor.

The »genta of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company have received a cable message from London authorising them to make contracts, for one or two years, fo> carriage of frozen meat by the’r steamers at l£d per lb. The annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held to-day. The Chairman, Mr H. Carswell, in his address spoke hopefully of the prospects of the trade of the colony, and quoted figures to show that progress was being made In spite of the depression existing. A parly of prospectors who left the Blnff for the vicinity of Paysegnr Point at the end of October have returned, having lost a small vessel in which they embarked and most of the stores. They did some work ashore, and are so well satisfied with the prospects that they intend to return.

The ratepayers of Roslyn object to the poor rate which the Connell intend levying, and are taking steps to obtain the views of the majority on the matter.