INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1631, 9 August 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

«. — — ..-. Auckland, August 8. At the Otahuhn Police Oourt on Saturday, George Martyn was committed to take his trial at the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court, on a charge of setting fire, m January last, to a dwelling occupied by him at East Tamakl, and stealing a breech-loading gun, the property of Lieutenant-Colonel Shepherd. On Saturday last at Whangarei, a storekeeper named Llngard essayed to cross the Pukuranga river on horeebaok, but owing to the floods from the recent rains he was swept off hia horsa and drowned. He leaves a wife and two children. The charge* against the two jickeys, Carey and Green, of placing a truck on the railway line at Bllerslie, and breaking open the door of the Elleslie Hotel, were heard at the Polloa Oourt to-day. The prisoners pleaded guilty to the latter charge, and were fined 40a and cost, making good the damage ; or, m default 14 days' hard labor. The charge of placing a traok on the line wrs withdrawn, the evidence not being sufficiently clear to securo a conviction. A man named Stains rode Into Auckland yesterday on a sorry looking horse, to witness the Volunteer parade. Attention was called to the condition of the horse, and Stains wai charged with cruelty to animals, when the Court recognised m him a man who bad been "wanted" In Auckland for a loog time for larceny,, afha bailee, of the sum of £20 from the Auckland Timber Company. The accused was brought up at the local Police Court and fined £5 or one month's imprisonment for the first offence, and remanded to Auokland for the other oblige.

... _ jirtwniniriiiffnrr. • ; i»J"!L— .■«*l» Joseph Elay, W. O'flanlon, and John Campbell were arrestfld to day, oharged with attempted rape at Par noil, At the aunual meeting of the Gambridge Cheese and Bacon IWory on Friday, the balaooe-aheot showed a lots cf about £300 on the year's transactions. Daring a oab acoldent In Queen street on the night of April 56 last, Mrs Anton, a passenger from Sydney by the Rotorcahana, lost £210 worth of jewellery, the matter being reported to the poliot next day. George Chine, said to be formerly a member of the Armed Oon« stabu'a y, was arrested to-day on a charge of steaiiog the ■ '-v'v. A domestic servant, named Caroline Windsor, aged 18, fn the employ of Mr Northot-oft, R.M at Hamilton, dropped dead to-dap; Up to the time pf the ooourenoe ahe had be«m m apparently good health. Aooording to. the dqoton she died from hemorrhage and apoplexy. The Coroner he'd an inquest, but refused admission to the Press, and this has been the cause of considerable dissatisfaction to the public Wellington, Augaat 8 The heavy downpour which set m thli morning, atiil continues without sign of abatement. The rain will make the ground very soft for the Interprpvinolal football match with Canterbury on Thursday. Tha Marlpoaa !af t San Franoltoo on July 29, ttraa-table date. The Zoalandia Arrived at, San Franoisoo yesterday, time-table dat^. The City Advance Company put In a claim on the Waters estate for £1900, whioh the Official Assignee rejected, on the ground that the Company mould have proaeonted Water*. To-day application was made to the Judge sitting m Bankruptcy, to compel the.Aaig.nee to allow tha Company to prove ln< the estate, anjd the argument was fixed' for a future. date. Dunbdin,- • Augu»t 8. The Resident Magistrate decided to-day that the City Council, ,a.s.-tha (fontrat Board of Health, were liable, lot |i«i to med'oal men for reporting case* of .lnf«O< tious diseases.