INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1636, 15 August 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, Aognst 13, The hundredth anniversary of the consecration cf the first Anglican Bishop m the oolonleß was celebrated by a service at St Sepulchre's Ohuroh last night. Bishop Cowie and a large number of the Anglican oJergy were present. The "Star" states that daring the past week the officers of the Railway Department from Wellington have been quietly making enquiries ou the Waikato railway line as to recent oomplainu of settlers with reßpect to the railway arrangements. A ding alar contretemps occurred at the Police Court to-day, whea a respectable looking girl, Booina Jackson, was charged with larceny. Mr Napier, ooansel for accused, pointed oat that she was illegially detained on a search warrant instead of an information. The search warrant too was drawn m a slip-shod manner and showed gross carelessness. Having referred to various Irregularities m the warrant he asked that accused be immediately discharged. Sergeant Pratt said the warrant did not emanate from the police. The Bench discharged the accused on the ground of the faulliness of the warrant; and that she was not legally iv onatody. A fresh information was laid. At the Police Court yesterday a young man named Jas; Balfour was committed for trial on a charge of forging a cheque for £2. Balfour had also signed a oheque for £280 m his own name, alleging that he had that amount to his credit m the Timaru branch of the National Bank and wished to draw the sum m Auckland. The Bank o fibers took the precaution to hold over the order till they communicated with the branch. It Is reported that tht New Zealand Native Lsnd Settlement Company have definitely conoluded arrangements with Mr VV. L. Bees for his proceeding to England to take advantage of the present movement m the British Islands m the direction of an extensive Imperial sohame of colonisation, and to direct, if possible; a stream of settlement to tho land of the Company on the East Coast. New Plymouth, August 14. A youth named Thou. Hargrea7es has been arrested for embczz'ement from his ojnployor, Chew Chong j atao for laroeny of various articles of jswellry, etc., which were found m the possession of his sweetheart, who alleges the prisoner gave them to her as presents. Oamaeu, August 14. A meeting of the Wattaki branoh of the Educational Institute was held yesterday. I<-. was deoided to put on record their opinion that Bishop's Neville's statement, with reference to the morality of publio schools, was unwarranted. With refer* enoe to retrenchment m teaohera' salaries, It was deoided that as 7& and 5 per oent. reductions had a'raady bee.i made m teachers' salaries they should be no further reduced until all salaries under the Board were reduced, and then only if the necessities of the oolony demanded it. Dunedin. August 13. A boy named Alfred Boughton pluokily rescued from drowning to-day another lad named John Smith. The latter, seven years of age, was spearing fish at the steps of the wharf when he fell m. He was ajakln? for the third time wh«n young Rbdghtou jumped m and rescued him. Rough ton learned to |vrim a little laßt aunjmer,