INTERPROVINGIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1595, 28 June 1887, Page 3

INTERPROVINGIAL NEWS.

Auckland, June 27.

On Saturday night Mr P. Gleeeon'a house at Remuera was burnt. The owner reside? m town, having to take charge of an h.tel of which he is the proprietor, aud the house was m care of a man named SuMlvan, who wap, however, afoaont at tho time of the fire. Insurance — £iCOO on the building m \he Colonial tffiop, and £300 on the furniture m the Union, .

A cable message received here from London states that the Privy Council have dUminced the ap^ :al of the defendants m the celebrated Samoan land o:se, Msnaema and others v Me Arthur and Co., agairst the decision of the Supreme Court of Fiji, which awarded the aotlon mp' : aUfiV favor. This case wes argued at Fiji by Mr W. J. Napier, of Auckland, who appeared for the plaintiff). Tho decision of the Supreme Court theie, which is now fin- My confirmed, aware! -1 the lands m dieputo, upwards of 300,00 .» acres m A polo and Savali, to plaintiff?, defendants being dcolared trespassers.

At a meeting held to-night, under tbe auspices of the newly -formed Bible m Sohcola Association, it was resolved to recommend that the Eduoaiion Act ho amended to permit of the dally reading (fa portion of the Scrip arcs m sohools without (? with) a timetable or condolence olcuse. A Committee was appointed to wet upon ihe Board of Education, with a roqu ti <h»t they would perrai'v ft poll ot tho parents to be taken upon the aabjeor. Robert Wood, olork m the Bank of New Zealand at Hamilton, was accidentally shot to day by a gun exploding.

A fire ocourred at Grafton road to night ou the premises of J. Barton, baker. The stable wob deat^oyed, with harness, fodder, etc. Insurance on the block, £600 m the Few Zealand effiop, tnd £600 la Lon clou and Liverpool, The' damage Is estimated at £200.

Wellington, June 27. A slight shock (f earthquake was ex porienoed here-at 1.40 this afternoon.

The Tramway Company's offices were broken into last night and about £10 was stolen.

It is understood that the rifle to be adopted by the Government will be a repeating one of the Leo pattern and with a -35 bore. The bullet used m the olass of weapon to be adopted Ib said to be quite an original one, and is encased with steel. The advantage to bo gained Ib that the ballot 1b not flattened out or affected In the slightest degree on striking the object.

It is also considered probable that a Military Board of fire membora w"l shortly be established m ihe colony, ar.d that the members will be tho Defence Minister, Mnjir General Whltmore, General Sohaw, and Mnjor Boddam. Lieut. DoujJib will probably be tppolnttd Seoreta^y to tho Board.

Greymoutit, June 27,

About m'd-day a woll-'inown charaoter m Grey Valley, named Alexander MeDowa'l, went to the middle of the Brunner bridge, got outside, holding on by a viator-pipe orosßiog the bridge, and after wavlog adieu to those m eight, and wiyinp, "Goodbye, old fellow," dropedJnfc) the river. He came to the Barface, and apparently made an effort to save himself by paddling itith hia hinds. lathe meantime, a young man, named Gregory, partially stripped and plunged m to save MoDowal), but by the time ho got oloso to the drowning man he eaiik, having floated over 100 yards on 'tho aurfaoe of the water. S»ndy had been out of work about ten day*, and bad been drinking froely, but those who aaw him last said he seemed right enough.