INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1745, 20 January 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

GisbornEj January 19. The heating of Wl Pero'o eleotion petition was conducted. Plaintiff's counsel admitted that agency had not been established r« the Wairoa charge. The Oourt alts at Napier on Saturday to hear Taapo, Hastings, and Rotorua charges .New Plymouth, January 19. An inquest was commenced thia morning on the body of Clements, who died m the hospital from exhaustion after the ampa- j tatlon of hit leg. The body was exhnmed, and viewed by the jury. The reason for holding the inquest is that Clements, who was m the employ of the Hawera County Coanoll, wai sinking a weli at Walngongoro with a onpply engine working a stoneorushar. Oa being lowered the Bp'ndle became detached from the triooh, and Clements wai precipitated to the bottom of the hole breaking his ankle. Ho was brought to the Hospital, and after trying to set the limb the surgeons amputated it, bub the man died after the operation. The inquest is being held to «69 if anyone was to blame for the aooident which resulted In bis death. The inquest was adjourned till Monday next m order to see what witnesses it would be neceimiry to call. 4 :, Dunbdin, January 19. The City Counoii was engaged for nearly four hours this evening considering the Bpeoial reports on the theatre and other places of amusement, and when they adjourned only two of the clauses had been dealt with, bomo.of the prooeedlags were rather Hfely, points of fader being continually raised and oharges of stone* walling made. The boy Gordon who ijgnred m Court yesterday as the victim of an assault by his adopted father, was brought up to-day »s having no lawful me,»os of support, and | o >m uitted to the Industrial School. The adopted parent refused to have anything to do with the boy, whom he brought from Londonderry, Ireland, '■■ '-EiiUFS 1 , January 19. Androw Auderson, a Swedish sailor, aged f .)rty six, wa* found dead m tbe bush alongside th* Bluff reeorvoic to-d »?. The •iua of death is not known. Hh was dlf«harged from the ship. Warrior Q leen, at Sonodin, m IS 7O. Sj far as is known decaafnd purposed shipping, to London by the X rdalo from here. I r < i« euppossrt he came from Winton with Ihat Intention, At one time he was p^roer 0< f cotter tra4log on Lak« W»B|Jf»,