INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1731, 4 January 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Auckland, January 3. The yacht Malaa, stolen from her moorings m the harbor last week, was foucd at the Walroa river last night by (he police, and the Teasel returned to harbor to-day. The yacht when found was deserted, there being no traces of the tbleveß, and the movable articles had been thrown overboard. A youth named James Maloney has been arrested on suspicion of having been concerned m tbe robbery. The body of G. M Armstrong, one of the men drowned by the capsizing of tbe Traaot on Boxing Day, hai been recovered floating off Tiritlrl. Mr J. B. Smith Intends to offer £100 reward for the oonviotion of the p?raona who " salted " the teat paroels of stuff taken from the Waltoa goldfields. Napier. January 3. Larriklnlsm Is becoming unpleasantly prominent here. To-day two hoodlums were oonvlcted of a brutal and entirely unprovoked assault on » Chinaman. One was sentenced to a month's imprisonment without the option of a fine, the other was fined £4 and costs A constable named Oarmody has also been the viotim of a cruel aesault. He was m plain clothes watching a gang of larrikins, when he was set npon aud beaten until he had jait strength enough to crawl for assistance, A detective is investigating the affair, and the assailants will be prosecuted. Wellington, January 3 A reoent arrival, a man namad Warner, was drowned yesterday whilst bathing m the Hntt river; An Irqaoat was held on the body to-day, and a verdict of "Accidentally drowned" was returned. The Wellington Chamber of Commerce is In reoelpt of a olroular from the London Chamber of Commerce, drawing attention to the passing by Bthe rltish Parliament cf the Merohandiee Marks Act, the objects of which are to extend further protootton to the owners of tr tde marks, and to preserve the community at large from fraudulent misrepresentation. The London Chamber suggests that the various Chambers m New Z .aland should endeavor to •eoure the passing of a similar measure through the New Zealand Legislature. The same body has also reoeived a olrcalar from Mr A. Maale, Inspector under the Health Aot at Hobart with referenco to the system oi quarantine adopted m Australasia, Tho writer expresses his opinion that the system is useless, and as it will probably be dlsoußsed by the Federal Oounoll, he aoggests that the Chamber should furnish an expression of its views before that body commences its sitting on the 16th inst. Nkibon, January 3. All tbe delegates attending tho Eduoation Conference, numbering twenty-eight have now arrived. The Bishop of Nelson entertained them at a garden party this ' afternoon at Bishopdale, and a grand conversazione, organised by the Nelson teaohera to welcome them, Is being hold this evening. Dukbdin, January 3. Thomas Howie, a well-known farmer, at South Tokomairiro, has died from injuries received a week ago from an Ayrshire bull he was taking from the show ground. tfor the Criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court, commencing to morrow, there are seventeen persons to be tried —five ore acoused of larceny, two of false pretenoes, two of forgery, two of house-breaking, one eaoh of arson, Indecent asaault, childdesertion, attempting sulolde, and robbery.' Invercargill, January 8. Watson's Wlnton Hotel, Sims' toy shop, MoFarlane's bakery, and the shops of Cameron tailor, and Cameron carpenter, were destroyed by fire «irly thi« raornlog. Tbe fire broke oat In the hotel, from whioh and SiraV pl*oe nothing was saved. The insurances are not ascertained. A boy named Sponoor waa killed on the Buff line yesterday. His hat blew off, and it Is said that at the Instigation of bis companions ho leaped from the train to recover it, breaking bis neok.