MTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1505, 12 March 1887, Page 2

MTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, March 11,

A bottle cont.jiit.iing cryßtalß has baen found at Onehunga Kailwuy Station by Potter Gr>nt, ia close proximity to where tha lale Dr Brady . was standing, and where he waa s en to take two or three leaves of hia note book and toar th°m up. 0- Ersou will analyse tho contents of the phial.

The members of ihe Assembly for \uokl>nd N'irth and Newton to-doy addressed »h« following telegram to the Mlniater 0? PubJio Works:—" Oonßiifrable md ; gaaUon here at archtteot stipulating BAttic pine for doors and sashes In new Ouatora House. Auckland timber kr.o'wn to be suitable. Can- you assist ? T. Thompson, P. Peac ck."

Ou acU't of some allegod breach of he voluuteor regulations m regard to some recent promotion* hi field offijers, ile Ponaouby Rifl'B, by way of protest have n signed en masse.

A man ' amed Walkina, a phhtorer, dropped dead while working on the E>kn Vtrio Hate', Ho foil a year ago from the top story of tho Frooman's Bay Hotel and has been ailing ever sinca.

At a met titii? <if persons infcoreatad m ho timbar trade, re the decision of the irchiteors cf tbe uew Oastom lion so to U93 Baltic timber for the front and side ioors and window siehns, it was stated hat kauri was all right if properly seasoned. A rleputaVoa waa appointed to wait upon the architects to explain the mnttor, and induce them to reconsider their deotaion.

Tho 1' d'i«frUl As6ocUti»>n has appointed Mr J hj Bra me lecture fjr the listrlct, to act^s soon as a guarantee fund ..f £200 is raised. £130 has been alrcaly promised.

WAi>GiNrji. March 11.

Judtmenfc was given m tho aheep case fco-day.. 'i ha defendant Piorcy recently '.ffoaed for Bale by auction on privets property *heep Jrfectsd with lie?. Tho plea was raised tint they wero not offered n publio yards, and did not come within the meaning of tho Act. The Magistrate hold ih»it tho yardo were public yard 3 for the time being, aa the sale had been -.dvo t fl;>d aud the public invited. He hc^el tho case w uld be taken to the Supreme .'/ourr. as the point raised was imp rai-t. Fined £20 and coßtu 48s.

A atoruko.'per from Moawhaoga Muriinpi turned Louis Lawton was charged with Belling I'quor without a license. The ovidei.ee shi w»d he sold one Gray a bottle of whisky. Tho defbnee pleaded that the liquor was given away. The Magiotrate said he knew tho country well, and did uot think that it was likely that anyone would uodertiko (ho txpenee and difficulty of convoying liquor thcra to i^ive away. Tho defendant) was fi ;od £20 and c stß £4 19s 104,

Wellington, M»rch 11

The Eton Mr Reynolds is credited with infile.ing on reductions m the exprniitaro m tbo Legislative as well ns other branches of tho public service. Major Campbell, Clerk of Parliament, la to undertake the dutijs of Examiner of Private Bills, left vacant by (ha death of Mr Eustace Brandon. Thiß will save £150 a year.

The Underwriters' Association have resolved to raise the rates of Insurarce on wooden buildings m buoiotsi blocks. Premiums will bo about the same as hefore. They wore lowered m the belief m an effective and re'iable water supply. The action of the Insurance comptn'.eß is the result of the water baing turned off when 'he fire occurred last week.

A man named Dra : n, " wanted " for alleged larceny as a bailee at Auckland, iraa Arrested this morning under rather amuslog circumstances. Detective C impbell, who was on the look out, whilst itrelting about the city, rooocnised his man from the description m his possession, driving a cab. The de'ecti o hailed the cabby, and requested him to drive to the Police Sia ion. The oabby, quite untusprcting, did as reg -tested, chatting comfortably wiih his fare (nho was on the box) en route. Arrived at tne Btation, he d. tcctiva asked the Jehu to enter. Littlo dreaming what was on board, the invatiin wns acoerjtjd, and then the sltu--1 ition was diec!osed. The detective made » good j b of It by diiv'ng tho ctb off to the owner's stables. Hokitika, March 11. Mr He-ry Harvey, Secretary to tho Harbor B. ard, w&b drowned whilet awimtning m tho BUif. He was caught m the current nnd carried to n«n. The body han not yet "besn recovered. The event oast a gloom on the community, as the deceased <vna greitly esteemed turoughout the dtstriot. G.eal. d BBatlsfact'on Is expr issed at tho importation of kauri from the North Inland for the Arahura bridge, when black and <i!vor pine and rimu, anper'o? timber, ie procurable locally at a lower price. The •»ffioi»]B<f the PubLo Works Department are blamed. Donedih Msroh 11^ The Burns' fr't^tuo C mnnittoe intend to have a great demonstration at the laying ol the fuundation ntone of Barns' statue. The opinion appears to be general trnorg the City School Committees that it will be necessary to start a tcu»nt school, is a number of children do n it attend the oreeent schools.