INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1712, 15 November 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Auckland, November 14. The faneral of the late Ga". Wesley Bishop, murdered at San Francisco on the Ist July, took place thin afternoon The?e were lour carriages, and m tho first were tho widow of deceased and son, aud her solicitor, Me Booper. The rem 'Ins were interred at Waikomili. Th? ostate of deceased is paid to be worth £3000 James Charleston, laborer, reniding m Hobßon street, dropped dead vhilst at i work at the dockyards this morning. He "vaß affected wJth heart disease, Charles ton leaves a wife and five children. A meeting of shareholders m one of the holdings of the nevr Hlkutaia goldfie'ds was held to-day, when It was decided to form a Company of 45.009 shares at 10* each, 15,000 of which shall be reserved on behalf of the Company. At a meeting of the Industrial Aoaoolatlon thiß even us;, a V"te of thanks was passed to Mr Mobs, M H R., aod the other members of the House who have exerted themeelvea m the direction of a revision of the tariff, and a wish was expressed that they continue their efforts In that cause. Napier, November 14. A men named Taylor was found dead at Mohakft to day. He waa a Bhepherd, and had evidently fallen over a ateop cliff and been killed. Wellington, November 14 Tho Huto County Council Intend to appeal against the deoiaton of the Chief Justice m abolishing the Kslwarra tollgate. Messrs A. W. Ron nail and William Loweß are nominated for the Musterlon Mayoralty. Wells and Geoghan, the sufferers by the Manoamahoe explosion, are recovt>rlng.

The Court of appeal opened 'his ranrplog before Chief Juptic?, aad Judge* Williams, Gillies »nd Ward Although there were thirteen counsel present and » long canae Hat, some nfficnity was experienced In getting a case ro go on wl h, partly owing f o the Pftlm«rßton North Native law suit, m which nix lawyers are engaged, being still before nisiprius and partly owlnar to the absence of several oounsel. The Wellington suit stables v Joseph, io now being heard. Dunedin, November 14 , A fire broke oat this afternoon m the premises of Salnsbury ollison, Chemist. The building was considerably gutted. The fire originated In a central fixture on the ground floor. Tho origin is a mystery. The stock is considerably damaged, bnt the portion m the opper storey only to a minor exteut through water. The fire was bnrning for three qaaters of an hour. Insurance £2500 Id the standard. rp-<naurpri to £750.