INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1714, 18 November 1887, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Auckland, November 17. A private cable meaaage received In town to day by Mr 0. F. McMillan, representative m Aookland of the wellknown London and colonial firm of Maosrthur and Go , announced the death In London of Sir Win Maoarthur, head of that firm. The debased gentleman had been a member of the House of O"inmons for m»ny roars, but at the general election m 1885 was defeated for the Lambeth constituency, and did not afterwards take a prominent part In political affairs. He was thrice Lord Mayor of Londqn. Wellington, November 17. The Maaterton Agricultural Show wai held at Masterton to-day, Tho attendance was good. The total number of entries received was about 530, and m all classes excepting sheep there ia a material in* or ease upon last year's figures, The flooded state of the rtverij have prevented one or two breeders from sending name of.thelr cattle. The Court cf Appeal waa occupied today with the hearing of the appeal oase Gray v Parker. The case arose oat of a decision given by tbe Ohlef Justice, at j Glsborne, when Parker uued a, number of defendants! for £1000 m connection with tbe leasing of some land, but judgment was given against Gray alone for the amount. The- appeal was allowed with COBtS. Mr Blchard Walton, of Ohrlstcharch, has resigned his position on the Commission of the Peace. The immigration and emigration returns for Ootober show tho total arrivals to be 1055 and departures 740. Tbe net gain to the oolony from excees of immigration over emigration for ten months of this year has been I^l. <„«••• Inelson, November It, The Collingwodcf correspondent of the " Colonist "telegraphs:— ' 'A fatal accident occurred at tbe Collingwood coal mine at two o'olock to-day, to Peter Iverson, who was killed by a piece of rock falling upon him m the drive. It requlrod plght men with levers to reiuoye the rock, lyerson waß he^rd to call'" Hefp 1 Help !" but he waß dead when released. The poor fellow was only married en the 3rd lust. G#eymsutji, November Ts. The Pukakl Bailee* f Ol Melbourne with a trial shipment of upwards of J.GOO tona of c<>al for gas purposes. 'll\s bar wan quite emootb, with twenty feet of water on It- If this shipment turns out satis* faotorily Melbourne consignees promise to take Greymouth coal pei inanontly. Dunbdin, November 17. At the Education Board today the Retrenchment Committee brought up a report showing how about £8500 could be saved, so leaving a little margin over the amount whloh it will loie by the Qnanoiai proposals of the Government. The proposed retrenchment will be affected by a elight reduction m the number of teachers through the decreased attendance ; graduated redactions 'n teachers' salaries over £200, reaching thfi highest point at £240, when It will be 7^ per punt ; a reduction In teaoher&' c'aieinoatlen bonuses to tho extent of £10 ; reducing grants to Committees by one-half, and some general retrenchment m office and miscellaneous expenditure. Ab to this bonus system, it was explained that the Bums paid oader this heads are not sifts or graialtlea to teachers, but part of the st:ia 03; »«(c(e by tbe L;glplatur^ tq pay t'ilem for theiiwork, ojily that Instead pf paying teapherQ solely on one basis, v:g., the average attendance of eoholars, the Board, m order to encourage intelligence and proficienoy, and m order to reward seniority, determined years ago to divide the lump sum paid to each teacher Into two portions, one, and by far tho larger sum, according to averagejattendftnee, the other & g^all but increasing sum, aocording to merit Invercargiil. November 17. Humphreys, a lad, conyioted In the Dietrich Court of stabbing a Japanese, was liberated on probation for twelve montho,

a<id ordered to pvy part of tho costs of t^B proßSoa^loD, and to find Becarlty of £100 for good behavioar. Martin Johnson was neatenctd to twalvo months' hard labor f>r an attempt to shoot a constable, x?hv» acting aa a bailiff, went to fria farm to distrain for the Waimea Platna Piatrlct Railway rate.