INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1667, 20 September 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Auckland, September 17* At an inqneat on the bodiea of two children burned to death at Swanson, a verdict of acoidental death was returned/ the jary oenanrlng two of the witnesses, Arthur and Jamiesoo, m whose whare the fire started, and who, it was alleged, showed oulpuable negligence m making no effort to reaoae the children. A valuable horse t clinging to the pro-. orletor of the ataare cuaoh ac Watapa had I s stomaoh rfpped open on Thursday last, by some person unknown. The animal, when found, wa3 In terrible suffering, and had to be shot, The Supreme Court Is now oconpled In re-hearing the oharge of perjury against Horea. On Saturday afternoon one of thejurora asked hia Honor whether they . i would be permitted to attend church. Hia . ELonor said he had no objection, provided ■. , they would all attend one ohuroh and ait ■ i apart from the remainder of the oongregiV i tion. A b the jurors were unable to agree <>s to which chufoh they wished to attend, > while others did not care to be at ohuroh i at all, it waß ultimately deolded to remain ' at t'ne hotel. i A. telegram from Hamilton Btates that an ■ old man, named Stephens, working .with; ; Oussen's survey party m the Te Kupo [ district, has shot himself dead, the trigger . i of i ln gun with which he committed the i deed being pulled by hia foot. The Lee Remington rifles, intended for i use at the next mee.ttng of the New Zeai land Riflj Association meeting, have i arrived by the 'Frisco mail steamer. The . executive council of the Association meet to decide the programme for the Oamara 5 meeting on Thursday. * Mr H, Hanson Tar ton, a very old settler, died, somewhat suddenly last night. Sir Julius Yogel leaves for Napier on Thursday. At the annual meeting of the Masterton Jockey Club the balanoe-Bheet showed receipts £1214, expenditure £1183, 'eav I ing a credit balance of £31, Mr Brett. - was re-appohTed handicapper* The re*' poit Bhowed that the dab was m a very 1 satisfactory condition. - . ; ■ Wellington, September 19, 1 A boat accident occurred this after- . ' noon. A laborer named Collins, ac-,: oompanied by his wife and four children, ■ went out sailing, when one of the children shifted to the lee side of the boat, capaing it to oapniza — Collins and his wife and one child got ashore safely, the wife beiDg much exhausted. A girl aged 10 was Bnpposed to be drowned, but a number of boats put off, and after soma > difficulty succeeded m picking up all tha 3 children. i In the Bankruptcy Court this morning the Judge suspended the discharge of two [ bankrupts for 12 aad 6 months, on the r ground of previous irregularities. 5 Eokitika, September 19. I la the Supreme Court m the malloious , proseoutlon case the jury could not agree t to all the questions aud were discharged, j The Court was occupied today with civil , cases of no importance ti the public, la [ one the Chief Justice decided that the , stamp on a bill of exchange coald be en- . dorsed at any time by the holder, even m , , Court after proceedings have been taken, . Timaiut, September 19. i An Information against a publican fot . allowing gambling on his licensed premises ( was dismissed, it b9ing shown that the ( licensee was unaware of it Oamaeu, September 19. The Roman Catholics of Oamaru yes« ', terday subscribed £100 towards the fund for presentation to Bishop Vloran. More [ has yet to come m. The Bishop is much i esteemed here for the manner m which | he has upheld the principles of his ohuroh, and for his straightforwardness. The liberal contribution is held to be expressive of the feeliDgs of his people. Duhedin, September 19. A three -year-old child of John Martin, at Tinkers, was left by itself, and ita clotheß caught fire. The oharred body was found m the garden. An old fisherman named | Moore dropped dead In the street yesterday while carrying a bag Medical evidence went to show that death resulted from failure of the heart. The Premier returned to town to-day, and addressed his constituents m the evening, reoalvlng a vote of confidence.