TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1536, 19 April 1887, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

The Convict Hall. AUCKLAND, April 19. Thomas Hall, prisoner, arrived by the Government steamer Hinemoa at Onahunga this morning m charge of two warders. The oonvlot, who wbb m prison garb, waa at occa conveyed to Mount Eden gaol where it ia expected he will serve out his eentence. Incendiarism. A seven roomed house m Craoroft at, Parnell, belonging to the Grammar School Board aud occupied by Mr Hudson was destroyed by fire this morning. The fire was clearly the work of an incendiary, but there was no traoa of the offender. Hudson's lobb ib £500 and the insuranoe £210 m the North German Company. Resigned. Mr Graham, relieving officer ban resigned because the Board interfered with his distribution of ratiouß. Jubilee. The Jubilee Committee recommends a precession, a thanksgiving service, and the erection of a statue or the purchase of pictures for the art galleiy. The propoaala will be considered at a publio meeting next week. Enquiry. JSapibb, April 19. Oaptain Preece, R. M., Is conducting an enquiry int > the circumstances attending the death of Parsonage, who belted himself to death m gaol. Government Life Insurance. Wellington, April 19. It is intended to ask Parliament to sanction a triennial division of profits of the Government Life Inßuranoe Association instead of quit qaennial &b at present. Fema'e Franchise. The Female Franchise 8.1 lto be Introduced by Sir J. Vogeland|Mr Ballance. It contains only five clauses and provides for females possessing the same qualifications, rights, and pilvileges aB males, and , subjects them to the Bame dit qualifications disabilites and penalties. — The date for the Bill oosning into operation should It be passed ia left blank, : The Speakership of the Council. Before the meeting of Parliament, the resignation of Sir W. Fitzherbert, as Speaker of the Legislative Council, will ba received, and the Hon G. M. Waterhouse will be appointed to fill the vacancy. This course is rendered neoeeßary owing to a technicality m the In erpretatlon Act wh/o 1 ! does not provide for an acting Speaker being appointed during a Parliament. A Bill will be introduced providing for such appointment. Sir V 7, Fitsherbert will resume the Speakership on his return to the colony. A. P.M. Bocie y. Dunedin, April 19, A large meeting of polioy holders of the Australian Mutual Provident Society carried resolutions strongly objecting to pensions as inconsistent with the objacts of the Society and opposing the granting |of extravagant bonuses to the principal officers, deprecating with alarm the extravagant purchases of siteß and buildings m the o.lony and favorinj the election of a local Bvard of dlreotors for the oolony. Supreme Court. IKVEKOAKGILIi, April 19. The Supreme Court Session opened this morning, beforo liia Honor Mr' Justice Williams. The Judge congratulated the Grand Jury on the lightness of the calendar. There are only four cases — one of breaking and entering, one of receiving, cno of attempted suicide, aad one of rape on a young child The Grand Jury re turned true bills m all the cases. Ah Wah, charged with attempted suicide by cutting his throat witli a meat cleaver, m consequence of a quarrel with his father, pleaded guilty, and was released on his father's recognizances m £30 to keep the peaco for six months. vVilliam Henry Irwin, for breaking and entering, and stea ing £20 worth of goods and stores, the property of Whittingham Bros, and iDßtone, pleaded guilty, and waa sontenced to two years.