INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1744, 19 January 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

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Auckland, January 18. . A meeting of volunteers and others interested In the proposal to send a team of volunteers to represent the Auckland dt»trlot at the forthcoming Sydney Centennial meeting, was held to-night. It was resolved that a team be sent, and that a subscription Hat be opened to defray the expenses, Tte team will probably number eight or teii. Praotloe ie to oommeoce >n Monday morning next at the Mount Eden range.

G. W. Griffin, the United States Oonwl at. Sydney, cabled yesterday to Mr J. T. Campbell, United States Consul at Auckland. informing him of the loss of the Mp J, T. Barry, and asking him to re. quest the New Zetland Government ito kaap watoh for the missing survivors. Mr Oampbellcommunioated with the Premier, and received » reply intimating that the offioera of the Oastoms Department have been directed to keep a look out for the missing boat belonging to the J. T. Berry Rev Mother Gabriel and a party of nine Domlnioan nuns were paasenqors from Sjdney by the Wtliora whloh arrived yesterday morning. They proceed to Dunedin, where their bead quarters ate to be. The party oame out from England by the Oifz*ba. The Rev Mother Gabriel originally came to the 0 >lony with Biehop Moran, and was for msny years Boperloress of the Danedin Domlnioan Convent.

Wellington, January 18 The looal o jmraisslonera for the Melbourne Exhibition have reoeived a telegiam that their endeavors to get a representative collection of New Zealandgrown wool have, io far as the South Island is concerned, been crowned with signal aucoeis.

A long meeting of the Cabinet w\s held this afternoon, when the retrenchment sohema was under consideration. Government ore not disposed to purchase the Martini-Henri r.flaa whioh the New Zealand Rifle Association are anxlons to obtain for use at the Oamaro meeting next week, bat are v, H ig to give facilities t> the A«3ooia'ion to obtain weapons The Hon Mr Fergus has informed Captain Somervllle, representing the Association, that If the latter will guarantee £500, about one-third of the cost of pirohaaing 300 riflm and ammunition from New South Wales, Goto n ment will at onoa send aoro<s for them, and payment to he arranged whea they arrive. The offer will doubtless be aooepted, ' Captain Somervill has been communicated with. The whole of the Bamlogton-Lee rifles issued to the Association have been called m.

Wbstpoet, January 18 A man named Jacob Johnston wa? killed at Cape Foul wind qavry to-day by a fall of stone crushing his head, Ohribtohtooh, January 18 To-day Sergt-Majir Warner, of the Honorary Reserve Corps, while classBring had an aooldert with his RemingtonLee rifle, which was io jured owing to the bursting of a cartridge. Warner eeoaped anhnrt,

Dttnbdin, January 18. At tha Hitting of the Divorce Court today an unusual case was heard. Mrs Jolly sued for a judicial separation from her husband on the ground of cruelty and 111-treatment. The parties have been married for nearly 40 years, and have reared a large family ranging from 37 to 17. Of late years It Is oontended the haaband had ill-treated his wife. The case was not conoluded .

Robt. Newton Gordon was fined 40a and costs at the Police Court to-day, for assaulting and beating an adopted son under 14 yean of age. The evidenoa ■bowed that the lad was Inoorrfglble bat, the Jastioes deolded that Newton had mad brutality to the boy.