INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1562, 19 May 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

• Auckland, May 18. 1 Forwood, a solicitor, charged with -embezzling £840, proporty of a Maori ohief, haa been arrested at Melbourne on warrant, and reminded till 28th last. Detective Herbert leaves to-day to bring the prisoner over. An important decision was given by Mr H, G. Selh-Smiih R AI., atthePolloo Court, m a case against Tfioi. Peel, wholesale wine and spirit merchant, for aeliing liquor without a license.. Mr Cottor, wno appeared for defendant, sated that m the terms of his whcleßilft' license defendant waa not permitted to sell less than 2ga,ls at a time, and he submitted that as the liquor sold totalled m quantity 2galß, although it consisted of diffarent kinda of liquor, the Eale came within the terms of the license. His Worship upheld Mr Cotter's contention, and ruled that no breaoli of the Act had been committed. Gisborne, May 18. The Bchooner Onward from Grey mouth struck on the bar coming m the river yeaterday. The swell sent her on the rocks, and a big hole was soon knocked m her bottom, the vessel filling m five minutes. The cargo of coal was dig. charged into carts at low tide. The ex* teat of the damage is not yet known, but is thought to t>6 considerable. Wellington, May 13. About 100 replies have been received to a oircular issued to the ratepayers with a view of ascertaining tholr opinions is to whether funds for maintaining the oharitable aid expenditure of the oity shonld be raised by special rate cr by voluntary contributions. So far a bare majority of the voters are favorable to the latter course, and a considerable number of these have signified their willingness to contribute to the fund sqma In excesi of the amount for which they would ba liable under a rate. An inqniry into the Poßt Offioe fire commenoos to-morrow. The Roman Catholics intend to present his Grace Arohbiehop Redwood with a congratulatory addresson his elevation to the Primacy of New Zjaland. Ihe wreck of the a t earner Waltakl haa beea sold lot £65. Tn the Court of Appeal the caaa Sperrey v Church of England property trustees 1b proceeding. The case involves the question of the liability of churches to pay the property tax on theit properties. H. J. Rogers was s^aln before the Cjurt to-day on the alleged charge ot defrauding by means of race consultations. Mr Devlne, for the accused, opposed a remand to Christchurch. The alleged offanoa having been committed m WtU lingtoc, he 'contended that it shoold ba heard here. His Worship said he felt a great difficulty m the matter of granting a remand noeiely on application, without evidonoe. He could not understand why Bilby (who was charged In connection with the accused with having conspired to defraud a Wellington resident) was not forwarded to Wellington Instead of Rodgers being sent to Ohrktohuroh, He could not dee his way to sending accused to Ohristohuroh. A remand (which his Worship announced would ba the final ) was then granted to this day week, bait being allowed. CHKisrcflUKOH, May 18. One hundred unemployed have baen selected for the Midlaud Railway, and forty for the Mount Somars Railway. Forty old men have been put to work In the Domain. It is hoped this will dispose* of the agitation. Oamaru, May 18. A man named Thos. iVay put pat m a fishing boat oa Tuesday, and failing to make the harbor at night has nob boon seen since. It is aupposed that the boat has been oapsfe'ad and the man drowned. One of the oars of the boat haa beau picked up on the beach near town. Tho night was Bqually. Duhedin, May 18. The charge against Phelan of stab* bing has been dismissed. No evidence was brought forward for the prosetion. A ferret attacked a child at Outram, bat the animal was killed before serious injury wan done, A 78 ounce nugget hos been found at one of the branches of the Shotorer.