INTERPROVINCiAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1818, 18 April 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCiAL NEWS

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Ajokland, April 17. A row has ariseu ia the maiegoment of the Civil Service Supply Association, m consequence of Ciptiin Daldy, Chairman of Directors, having dismissed Mr George White, the Manager, and a requisition signed by a number of shareholders has been forwarded to the Directors asking that a special meetiDg bo hold to consider the m itter. The Uon Mr Fisher to-day inspected the echoois of tha Marist Brothers ;ind the Kindergarten School. The Secretary, Mr Liily; suggested to Sir i'isher the desirability of raising the school ago to seven years, so that young children might be j better oared for under the Kindergarten iayatom. The Minister of Education expressed himself doubtful of its practicability, but promised to give it consideration. fITJNEDItf, April 17. Yielding to the solicitations of his congregation, the R-.v. Dr Stuart, of Koox Church, lias consented to go homo on a lengthened furlough, and leaves by the Kuikoura next month. At a meeting presided over by the Mayor to-night, it was stated that £10---above tho pum required to pay ofE" the remaining liabilities on the Burns slat'io is m hand. Tnveroaroili., April 17, In Iho Supremo Court to day a youth named Alex. Copslaod pleuded gu'lty to the theft of two ftuns, B^d was sentenced 'to six months' hard labor. Otto Reink, a lai of fourtoon. pleaded guiliy to a charge of breaking and entering a dvyel-ling-house, and was sentence i to nine mouths' hard labor. Bo'.h accused were Industrial School boys. John Couttß, on a charge of indecent assiult on a girl of niDe years waa acquitted Timothy Gormpn, indicted oa four charges of sheep stealing, was acquittoi on the iirst, and tho Crown Prosecutor will take till { to-morrow to decide whether he will go ; on with the other charges. *"