INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1663, 15 September 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, September 14

The Clones, father and torn, were brought before the Supereme Court today, on a oharge of robbery of jewellery, the property of Mrs Aneon. They were found guilty of reoeiving the jewellery i knowing the «ame to have been stolen, j and sentenced eaoh to three years impria ' onraent with hard labor. ' laa«iO Penny and Get). Galdicutt, railway employees, were charged to-day at the Police Court with causing a train to ran over » flock of sheep at Onehunga, mutilating several. It was stated that ooe Bhecp was killed, thq baoka of two broken, and soveral others injured. The Bench eald the oaee was a very c grcsß one, and Gneri eaoh of the defrndanta £5 and coots, or fourteen days' imprisonment. Napier, September 14. Tho Napior Park Eaoing Olub has deolded to allow bookmakers on the oourie so long as the Olub regulations are observed, but the Jockey Club adheres to its decision to exclude bookmakers. Mr Dobson has received cable advices from Messrs Tyser and 00. that the Colonial Union Company's steamer Baloarresbrook sailed for Sydney and New Zealand on the Bth September, to be followed by the eteamer Ashlelghbrook,on 6th October. Tho b.b. Selembria replaces tho Energia, aud sails at the end of October, Rnd the Oimbodla complete* the Bteamer fliet. The Bilmoral Castle is due at Sydney during September, aad brings 1900 tons of cargo for New Zealand, "Wellington, September 14. At the Magistrate's Court thli afternoon a youth named George Williams was brought up on a charge of alleged rape, and acquitted. A young man named David Alexander Johnatone was arrested 1 on su-plcion of lunaoy this afternoon. ' Johtifltotie, whose conduct; has lately been very earratia, presented himself at the ' iffioe of Mr Skerrett, who acted as his \ solicitor m aome rcoent court proceedings, toc.k po- session of a rnlacellaueous polleo--1 tlon of papers whioh lay on that gentle--1 man's table and proceeded to pnt them into a oab, which he had engaged 1 beforehand. The olerka were unable to i prevent him from carrying out his design, ! and he explained that his object was to ' obtain proofs and confound his enemies. ' Johnstone has been committed to the ' asylum.

la tbe Banco Court, before Justice Riohmond, Robert Somecville, oftb proprietor, nought to restrain the Hon Dc Graoe and Mr Robert Greenfield proprietor j of tbe City Tramways, from running oars at a dißtmco of leBB than a quarter of a mile fr>m each other. Thio injunction was applied for ou the ground that an ordor to, Jhat effeot wai made when the Uu&m #*• »»^«. - — .tafcad that trams drawn by Btoam engine) should not be ibtß thtm a quarter of a mile apart. His Honor gave judgment for defendants, with costa £10 103, holding tbat the present horse oars were not trams within the meaning of the order. Hokitika, September 14. In the Supreme Oonrt, Wm. Robb, for forgery, was sentenced to two years The point that the promissory note on which the endorsement was forged was not negooiable Ib to be settled by the Oonrt of Appeal. In the Divorce 03Be, BHboob v Brlaoce »n-l Saarle, the jury fonnd there was not sufficient evidence against the 00-respondent- The Judge will give hi* deoUion as to a dissolution of marriage on Saturday. The other divorce c»iea were held over till that date. The Court was engaged all day over the action Fila Gerald, Auditor-General, v Guinness, Chairman of the Grey Ooanty Oounoil, la reference to twenty-three items, amounting to £1100, of alleged Illegal expenditure. The jury found each payment made " btna fide and under legal advice." Dt fondant's counsel »pplles for an order on Saturday for a verdict for defendant. Plaintiff's counsel hold the decision of the jury equivalent to a nonsuit, and will move on Saturday for a vnrdlot for plaintiff on the point that the surcharge order is made sufficient by statute, only requiring the machinery of the Supreme Court to enforce payment. The otati fa of the greatest importance to looal bodies.

Dunedin, September 14 At the district meeting of the Manchea'er Unity the report submitted showed a slight deorease m the number of members. The total value of the district Is sot down at £44,278; the average amount per member paid for elokness was 7« 9^d.