INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1808, 6 April 1888, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Napier. April 5. At the It M. Court to-day Robert Battle , stor- ketper, cf Moawhanga, was charged with sly grog celling. The Magistrate dianlscod ihe Information, and ordered the informant, a man named Befirpark. inlo custody on a chargo of wilful perjury. The Bchool children of ElnwWa B.iy have subscribed over £60 to purchase books, school app'iancea, etc., to replace those lost In ihe fire" at the Noraewood school. The Criminal bußireßS cf the Supreme Conri concluded to-day. There wjs no case of public interest except a chargo of killing and mutilating ehsep, preferred by a Makorehe former pgainet 3 neighbor. Yesterday the Jury dtanvraed and wore locked-up all uight. Thry we: c discharge! when the Court met this morning. Prisoner waa put on trial r.galr, and late this evening a eecond jary acquitted him. Wellington, Apt 11 5 The resignation of Major-General Sir Geo. S. Whitmore as Commander of the Forces Is gazetted. The Government have arranged with ihe Eastern Extension Cable Company for the use of their repairing steamer to repair the Cook Strait cable. She ieaves Singapore for New Zealand m a few days. Mr 0. E, Dudley, late m the Survey Department, and son of Dr. Dudley of Kalapoi, died of heart disease thia morning. The Government have received, through the Agent-General, thirty-five applications for the Chief Oommiaslonershlp for Railways, butNafter examination it was found that none came np to the work required. A majority of applicants hold subordinate poslttons on English railways, such as goods' olerka, traffic) managers, eto. None were received from America. Dunedin, April 5. Some parllonUrs are to hand of a shooting affray at Roxburgh. It appears that Isaac Oharlesworth, aerated water manufacturer, offered to give a miner named Barney O'Neill a ride m a trap. While waiting for him Charlesworlh made tome remark about O'Neill'a daughter whloh annoyed O'Neill, the latter retorted with some other remark, when Oharlesworth seized a gun and fired at O'Neill, the shot striking him on the head and face, the former being perforated, and the face almost redaoed to pulp. O'Neill is m a very low state, but is expeoted to pull through. Obarloßworth was arrested.