INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1633, 11 August 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, August 10. Detective Herbert, who waß sent to bring to Auoklaod the aolloitor Forwood for larceny as a bailee, returned from Melbourne yesterday. It appears that the joarnuy to Auckland at the presant seaaon of the year, m Fotwood s state of health, would prove bssttdous, If not fatal. The oase is thus at a standstill till his health permits of the voyage. CHhKTOHUBCH, AugU)t 10. At a meeting of the Charitable Aid Board, held this afternoon, a deputation consisting of Mr Hulbert and Ciptain Garala, waited on the Board with refer«nce to the Memorial Home, and requested them to take over the money, about £1600, wLioh had been collected by the Jubilee Committee, apply to Government for snbsidy, and carry out the building In aco.rdanoe|with the wish of the subscribers. The Boaed aooepted the money with thanks and dtolded to endeavov to meet their wishes as fully as possible. At an inquest on the girl Laasen who tbraw herself from the Waimakarirl bridge, it was prored that she bad been low spirited for some time and that insanity was hereditary injher family. A verdict of "suicide while temporarily ioH&no" was returned.

OiMAfc, August 10. The Livingstone railway line was opened to-day. An excursion traiu with a number of exourißionisti went to T»karahi, whert the visitors wen hospitably entertained by the Messrs McMaster, the owners of the estate at the terminus of the lino,