INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1543, 27 April 1887, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, April 25. At the annual mooting of householders for the olty cchco4 last night, it was resolved by an overwhelming majority to instruct the Committet not to introduce Dr Rlohardson'a temperance leeuon books into the school Captain McDonald and Lieutenants Martelll and Palmer cease to be under arrest,, the ohargo against them by Lieutenant-Colonel Mahon not having been proved. An inquiry will now be held into certain charges laid by MoDonald against Mahon. Prendergant, who was convicted about two years ago of tho murder of his wife at Pokeno, but who was sent to the Whaa Lunatic Asylum, has been removed to Mount Eden Gaol, having recovered his reanou, Wellington, April 26. The steamer Waitaki has been abandoned to the Underwriters. Captain Bendall, Merine Suveyor, proceeded to the Kcone overland to-day. Hokitika, April 26. The bank of New Zealtnd shipped for London 3157c z of gold, valued at £12,628. Grbymotjth, April 26. Two men were burnt at the WallseDd mine yesterday. They pub In a shot, which blew out the tamping ; this fired a brattice cloth, which ignited the coaldust. Fortunately this was damp, and no damage resulted. There was no gas present, th.9 place having been tried juat before and after the accident. DutfEDiN April 26. The oaee of Sargood and Co. v Dunedln Corporation, a claim of £5500 was renamed to-day m the Supreme Oouit, Mr Chapman opening the cose for tho defence. At a harvoßt festival at St Matthew's Anglican Church this evening, the Rev A. ll. Fitchett made pointed reference to debts on churobes Nothing, he Bald, was doua to icduco them, and the deficiency had to be made up by extraordinary efforts of a kind of which Hie less said the better. Tho clergy were all overworked, and the church was paying Interest on a debt that, would be enough to support more clergy. The self-jucrifice of an ordinary Christian man for the sake cf his ohaioh was Infini'etioial. Mr J. Mortimer, of North Brt moh, near Milton, died yeßteiday from inhalingfumes of phoephorlsed grain. Ho was a very old resident.