INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1620, 27 July 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Auckland, July 26.

At the District Court J. W. Thompson claimed £100 damages for false imprisonment Plaintiff had been charged at the Police Court with the larceny of lOlbs of tea from Mrs Thomas, when the case was dismissed, and the present suit was accordingly taken. J adgement was given for Thompson for £25.

Taurakgi, July 26, Te Kooti loft to-day for Waikato, after three days' stay, Napier, July 26. Mr D^baon has received a cable message, stating that the Balmoral Castle, the first of the Colonial Uuion line of Btoamora, left London a full ship for Sydney and New Zealand porfs on Sunday. These steamers will not be run very fast, being timed to make a sixty days' trip to New Zealand, including stoppages at Sydney. The Company evidently mean oatting rates, as saloon passages are offered at £40 and third-olasa at £14. Wellington, July 26. At a meeting of the Wellington Operative Bootmakers' Society, it was announced that between £30 and £40 had been received from the Auckland and Dunediu Societies towards the maintenance of men out out on atrlke from Potter's factory. A young man named Walter James I Wall, aged twenty-four, fell down dead m an epileptic fit at Porirua yesterday, while «sa his way to the Post offioe. The Government have agreed that the Telegraph Department shall become re* sponelble for telephones lost or damaged by fire where not wilfully or carelessly injured. The Chamber of Commerce have passed • resolution to £he effeot that Government should provide tfieans for giviog trade instruction to the youth of the colony, and have instructed .their Committee to oonsider the present position of the bankruptcy law. Hokitiea, July 26. A fire occurred last night at Bimn, a miner's oottage being destroyed. The owner, named Wilson, was absent, and a neighbor rescued his wife and three children at great risk; They were halfauffocated by smoke at the time, and were s'ved m their nlght-dreßses« Bveiythlng eisa was destroyed. A fire at the Bank of New Zaaland, Eoas, this afternoon was arrested before muoh damage was done. The agent's household furniture was much damaged by water. iNYBRCARaiLL, July 26. The house of Thomas Davidson, farmer, Wyndham, was burnt this morning. Nothing was saved. The fira was caused by dogs upsetting a lamp while hunting rats. There was an insurance m the New Zealand offi je for £100 on the furniture sad £150 on the house.