INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1629, 6 August 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

_ ■;;. AuOKLAIfD, AugUlt 0. r : -J\ The dog show In connection with the Auckland Pooltry Bhow, opened to*ijay al the Agricultural Hall, is aald to b« oiw of the bast of its kind ever held In New Zealand. At the Polloa Qoact. to<l*y t John Ball was committed for trial on a bhirge^f - setting fire to a honae, the property of Mrs Young, at Hellyer'a Greek. It appeared from the evidence that Bell bad borne 111- will against Mrs Young, who, aome time before, had him bound ore*'* to keep the peace. *. : Wxllhtotoh, August 6, The Prowler left lot Duoedln tbU wen* log, and la not expected' to returnXuntll after the elections. The Minister for Pabllo Works returned f tort Ghristohuroh this morning. ' : ,-. "'. /:.. The Wellington Meat Preserving Company and their manager have been served with a writ issued on behalf of Robert Yarrow, a late employe* of *he Company. claiming £200 for defamation of pharioier! I he ca*e la to be heard on the i6tti fnit. ndr Dtdsbury; Government Printer, de. nlea the atatemsnt made by Dr. Newman m his speech last night that the Colonial Seoretary scut dowtt an order tQ sack thirty men from the printing office; Mr mdabary eayo he alone is responsible, for these dischargee, wbioh have been mido ia the supernumerary staff, pending th«r meeting of next Parliament. Qrbysiouxh, August 6/ At a meeting of the feohool Ooamltt^ to-night it was resolved to dlsmias the head teacher, Mr Thornton, and the assistant teacher, Mr Clements, end appoint Mr Williams, of Walpu, %e§ii teacher, and Mr Adams, an aaafa'ant teaoher m the Greyraouth sohool, assistant teacher. The reaolutions were carried by fonrto three; The minority gave notice ' that they would protest to the Bdnoation Board against of 'thTe Committee on the ground of illegality The Harbor Boatd considered Ihe pre' - test of the working men tenderer? agtiuet the Board accepting, .fiungerford aad McKay's tendMjoj Jfeejip^pjeiipri "*| the Coal Creek training • wall, and decided ""~ that' their 'Mnder ;wa»> porfeqHy : legal. Since then the ana uace?aful tenderers hara sent a lawyer's letter to the Board warnfnt? them not to accept the tender of Hnnßerford arid McKay, or- lpgal prooeedlnae would be taken, f; , / Wjo. r DUNEKW, r August, 5. With reference, to; the statement In an Auckland telegram of yesterday that the s.B. Invercarglll would be chartered by the Seamen s Union to run m the Northern trade, the agent and owner here sayi that this is not correct. A medical man, with a view of tasting ihe question of the liability of the MunioU pal Corporation, sued them to-day for fees for reporting cases of icarletlna and fever to them, aotlog as the Board of Health, Judgment was reserved.