INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1561, 18 May 1887, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Atjokiakd, May 17. The libel ease Jaokaon Palmer v Alfred McCarthy, arising out of the recent volunteer trouble, came before the Police Court to*dayj and was dismissed owing to Colonel Lyon refusing to produoe the original lettwa whloh contained the alleged libel, •nd the letter written to Sir Qeorge Whitmore, asking him to order the production of these letters. Miss Olenkard/who mysteriously disappeared from Onehunga a few days ago, has been found again, all right, She wandered to Auokland whilst m a desponding state, and waa found m a private lodging-home. Wellington May 17. The trial of the Q m disappearing gan lias been made from Ngahauranga Battery In the preaenoa of the Governor. Excellent ahootlng was made* at 4500 yards. Tho gnns are capable of throwing pro jeotlleo a distance of 10,0C0 yarda, Gbbymouth, May 17. The Commission of enquiry into the acoident at the Walleend mine will commence sitting at Brunnerton on Thursday morning next. Sutherland and party have been granted « Bpeoial claim near the Sounds. The claim has a mile frontage and runs a mile baok. The depth of warn dirt is four to ten feet. There la a plentiful nnpply of water, and the prospect of two to three grains to the dish on tbe bo'.tom with a little gold all through. They have the right to alx heads of water, with plenty of fall 1 for sluicing. The party were landed by the steamer Shag at Milford Soand on Sunday last. Inybbcarciili, May 17. . Details of the rqnning down oi a herd of cattle on the Bluff lino on last Thursday show that the occurrence was of a shocking oharaoter. The train overtook ■even head of cittle m the daylight near Rookbound onttlng, and It is said that the driver did not Blacken speed, the oonieqnence being that tho entire herd, the property of a widow, were killed or Injured. A space of thirteen chains intervened between the first and last knocked down. When the train stopped ono of the animals was jammed by tho legs m the cow-oatoher.