INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1728, 6 December 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Napier, December 6« A &horfc time ago a telegram forwarded from here narrated the circumstances under which Sub-Superintendent Gilbert, of the Napier Fire Brigade, laid olaim to a olook won by a team of the brigade oome years ago. He took the olook away, and he Invited the brigade to take legal proceedings to test his olaim, bat ultimately it was agreed to submit the matter to arbitration. After sitting sixteen hours, and taklngevldenoe, the arbitrators to-night decided that the olook belonged to the winning team and not the brigade* and as Gilbert had bought oat the aharea of tha other members of the team the olook was hla property. Wellington, Decembers. The Marquis and Marohioneiß of Drogheda, who are expected to spend their Christmas m Wellington will be the guests of hia Excellency the Governor* A woman named Annie MoKinlay, one of the demi monde, waß to«day committed for trial on a charge of breaking into the store of Jameson Bros, Willis street, with intent to commit a felony. Gbbymouth, December 5; At a meeting of the Harbor Board thll evening, the rates of towage temporarily fixed were agreed to. They range from 60 to 70 per cent lower than the rate* charged by the tug proprietors, and it Is anticipated that they will be farther reduced when the board review the whole question after the new year. Christohuhoh, December t». The Chamber of Commerce to-day appointed a Committee to consider the Government Hallways Bill and common!* csta with the other Chambers of Commerce m respect to the same, and report to a special meeting this week. At a meeting of the Committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club to -day, the sentenoa of disqualification passed by the South Canterbury Jockey Club on George Rutherford, Ma'oolm and Hugh Kerr, and the mare Prlnceia Royal, was confirmed. Mr P. Campbell presided, as member of the Handicapping Committee.