INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1641, 20 August 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Auckland, Augaot 19 The matter of obtaining pcobate of the will of Biehop came before Mr Justice Ward m Chambers to-lay. Tha will iv question bequeathed the bulk of the property to tne dcoeased's daughters, and excluded the widow from participation, And the lattor sesured the right to have the will proved by action. Me Napier, who appeared for the .executors under tbe will, intimated that he had no objection to probate being sought by a formal action at law. At the same time ho took the opportunity to draw attention to the undertakers' bill which had just been received from San Francisco. The account, which amounted to 422 10 l 8 centa (upwards of £87; was handed to his Honor, who remarked on perusing it— "Gracloaa ! If dead men coat as much m 'Frlaoo it must be very expensive to live there. These costs are something awful." His Donor recommended Mr Napier, m the interest uf the public, to have the bill of oostspublished, and aded grimly, " If any one wanta to go and die m 'Frisco, that bill ought to aot as a deterrent." 1^ was then arranged that probate of will should be attained by action, aDd the trial wat fixed to take place m Ottaber next, Wellington, August 19. Inspector Thomson, who arrived from Auckland to- 'ft/, takes over the eammtnd of thi Wellington police district next werk. Mr* E llott, wife of theßevJ. 0. ElloU, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, died yes'erday. She had been lingering a considerable time. Madame De Lunl, arrested on a oharge of alleged child desertion at Chrißtohnrob, was remanded to that city. The " Preaa " states that Mr Edward Barber of this town, has for some months pist been making arrangements to open an establishment m Londoa for tbe sale, wholesale and retail, of fr<zin mutton, sending his own man Homo by the Dorb to manage the business. Within two months from today New Zealand frozen mutton will be retailed diroot to the Locdon pnblio from a New Zealand store opened In the great metropolis, and onde*r the management of a man who thoroughly understands the requirements of the t ade In the colony, ai.d is devoted to Its interests alone. Gkeymoutii, August 19. A long spell of fine spring weather is now ohangiag to rato. Ai the ranges are much enow laden there are many apprehensive of a flood. The Midland Railway. Company are pushing on work m the v'ciuity of Brunnerton aa fast as possible Fifty men are ballasting the 'lne botween the Tyneaide Mine and thj Junction. The stationmaatei'a houae at Richardson is noarly completed. The engine-house, station, and goods ahed have been started, and are expected to be out of hand m a few weeks. Owing to the scare caused by the late Grey mouth flood, people are steadily rear ving io the higher part of the town. Within a short distance, m Tainui street, no fewer than twenty-two private residences are now m course of erection, and there are many more being erected all over that portion of the town known as the Terrace. , Hokitika, August If. 1 Tha Dext sitting of the Supreme Court will furnish an abundant harvest for gentlemen of the wig and go wn la addition to cases already referred to, a writ has been issued at the suit of fifteen settlers on the banks of the Arahura River against the Humphrey's Gully Gold Mining Company for damages sustained m consequence of the deposit and dis? charging of tailings and sludge from their workings into the Arahura River, and an injunction to restrain the Company from continuing these acts. Writs have also been Issued at the suit of Wm, Passmore Teremakau River, farmer, against thirtyeight miners, representing ten claims slulolng into tbe Terotnakan River from Haye'a terrace on ths Greenstone side and from the borough of Kumara and the Government slndge channel en the Westland aide of the river. Damages claimed are £1100, and an m j notion to stop working is prayed for. OrjNBDiN, August 1 9. Sir Julias Yogel has received the following telegram from Captain Falrohild dated Kermadeos, August 16th : — " I send you thla from Sund»y Island, by the steamer Richmond. We found the Richmond hare cutting firewood, *s she was out of ooal Wo gave her what ooal wo oould spare. We were not able to land at Curtis Island. We are now at work at Sunday Island, and hope to land on the email inlands when the weather moderates Cvr ■ is filand is j<i3t like White Island — it is an apiivo volcan>. We lay at anchor under it all night. Think we may be expected back about ?7tb. or 28 h..' 1