INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1509, 17 March 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Wakqanci. March 16. The Waneanni and Patea United Charitable Aid Uoard tn-day decided to diaJon inua the voluntary system of contributions smd reafilvsd to strike » levy. This action m necessitated by the objection of the WnngAnui Borough Council to the previous method. Country district, while hostile to tho rates, ace no other plan, and h.*d to agree Wellington, Mroh Id. Parliament ißijtltPuiteiy announoed to ! meet on Tuesday, April 28*h. 'Jh.9writ 1 for the Port Ohainms soat wib issued to-day, and made returnable on April 24" h prox. James O'Shoa, a merchant, appetred at tho Resident Magistrate's Court to-day to onawer a anramons (not an information, as formerly atnted) charging him with obtaining two promissory notes, £76 17a 61 and £82 17a 6i, from David Hobnrtson, of the PUo lix Foundry, under f*lse pretenoaß. The case was remanded for" a week Biil waa allowed, accused himself m £100 Dunbdint, Much 16 A man named J^mea Grogm died suddenly to- Jay. Ho weut into ah. til, called for a grass of wino, and while m the act of raiaing it to hia lips he dropp-d down desd He had been partially paralysed for yeaw, tho re3ult of an aooiient. A statement was recently made that a Woman owing 1000 acres of land was m recoipfc of aid from the Benevolent Scciety. Enq'ilriea made by the trustees nhow t^at the statement is without foundation. At a meeting of repreaentativea of tho Anglican commouity, it waa decided to celebrate the Qieea'a Jubilee by a service m St. Paul's, which clergy and hymen ahould be invited to attend. Committees were appointed to carry out i ho arrangements.