INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1584, 14 June 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, Jane 13. A man named Hurst died suddenly m a lane off Hobson street, hit body being found In bed by a neighbour. At the Supreme Court hla Honor Mr Justice Ward commented upon the heavy character of the caUndar m his charge to tho Grand Jury. Alexander Watson, W. Grey, sad Bobett Wallaoe, for larceny, were eaoh sentenced to six mouths' imprisonment, with hard labor: Walter tiggingtoxi, a mate o£ O?ffcey, the Great Barrier murderer, oharged with assault, was found not guilty. Henry Atkinson, on five oh&rgeii of larceny, was sentenced to six months' hard labor for eaoh offence. P. J. O'Oonnor, forging and uttering, and Arthur Tilby, alias Bartlett, for larceny, were eaoh sentenced to two years' im> prisonment with hard labor. New Plymouth, June 13. John Wilson, Secretaryto the Waltara Harbor Board, was arrested to-day for the embsizlement of £40, fees payable to the Board, There are otb^er charges of a similar nature, amounting m all to about £500. He will appear before the Court to-morrow. Wellington, June 13. The Governor and Mr XJallanoe leave fo* Wanganui Exhibition on Thursday. The Government are still negotiating with the Insurance Companies re risk* on public buildings. Answers were only received from two oities The proposal is generally to lneute all Government buildings valued at more than £5000 In the four principal cities, but the premiums asked are considered too high. It ii proposed to. Insure the big wcoden building here for £60,000 Its original cost was £90,000. A public meeting called by the Mayor is to be held on Wednesday night to consider the necessary steps to send Hearn, the champion cruller of New Zealand, to Sydney to take put m the world's soulling raoes, ro ba held there m January, The body of a man named King, drowned m the Manawatu river about six weeks back, was found to-day, and brought into Palmerston.

At the Snpremo Court to.day the cage of Soott y the \coideDt AesuraDoe Abbool»* tion of New Zealand was partially heard. Plaintiff fs Emily Dallen Scott, widow of the late William John Scott, who died m September last, from Injuries sustained through falling down stairs at the Central Hotel, of whioh he was licensee, and the action is brought to recover from the Acoident Insurance Association of New Zealand the sum of £1000, being amount of the policy Issued by that corporation. The case was adjourned till Tuesday. The premises of Messrs MoDougall and Co., wine merohanta, were burglariously entered on Saturday night, but beyond indulging m a heavy drinking bout the burglars did no damage. The polioe are enquiring into the affair.

Gbbymouxh, June 13. The Midland Hallway Company's new locomotive at Reef ton has just been put together, and will be wont on a trial trip down the lino from Bruunorton to Kaltu to-morrow afternoon. The line is laid some distance above Brunnerton, but is not ballasted to any extent.

Duwewn, Judo 13. At a general meeting of the Waimei Plains Railway Company to-dsy It was stated that the loaa by the sale of the line j to the Government amounted to £8383, The Chairman said, the greatest difficulty had been experienced m getting m the rates, nearly all the ratepcyets having to be satnmoned. It was resolved to leave the Director* to sell the land made over to them by the New Zealand Agricultural Company, and get m the rates as soon as possible, . Ikvkroakgill, June 13. S. K. Lea, late Town Clerk of Winton, was committed for trial on a charge of forgery. He admitted the offence, and said he was fearfully sorry for it. Bail was applied for, bat Tuapeotor Buckley stated that other ohargea were pending involving oloite on £1000. The Magistrate declined to accept bail at the present stage.