INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1452, 10 January 1887, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Wellington, January 9. Waters, the bankrupt, arrived on Sa'crdsy morn.ng, and war taken t> th° Terrace gaol during the afternoon, Hia counsel applied for a rule nisi, to show csu.e why a writ ehcu'd n ntr >t be issued for tho discharge of Waters from custody, on the ground that the warrant issued > for his arrfat is invalid. The OhUf Justice granted the rule, which is mado returnable for Wednesday. Hokmka, Jan car y 8 Some excitement h*s been caused m Ihe district by an affiliation case, the defendant being a recently dl_m's»»d country school tescber, and the plaintiff a pupil. The information was thrown nnt, tbe cane being held not proved Five Informations for perjqry hsve been laid, two on behalf ot the defendant and three on beht.<f of the plaintiff. D-JMEM-r, January 8. A case wss heard at Moßgiel tc-day, resulting from a fracas, which took place after a meeting of the Morgiel Borough Council. Councillor Murdoch complained of Councillor M'Konz'e m<n.o--po'ißing the tin.', wheu Couiicillo 7 M'Kennle retorted by telling him not to •ffe ve.ee, which term apoeared to rente the other, ar,d a rou<'h and tumble fight ensti'd, m which M'Kfnz'e lopt a porli. n of hia beard A fin* of £1 was impored on Murdoch, with £2 13s 61 to»ts

The annual police re'nrnß for the Dunedin district chow that during 1886 t':»re were 1825 males and 532 females nummoned or apprehended, as agai.'.' 1995 maoa and 515 females for 1885. Th-' prtKcip 1 decreases are m drunk.n---.i <.B" and BBHuults ; the lucreaßee m breaches of the p»ace and larceny.