INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1824, 25 April 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

[Per Peess Association.]

Auckland, April 24. The second eleotioi of a Lioenalng Committee for the Waipa district, which took place yesterday, resulted m the return of all the prohibition candidates by a larger majority than before.

A meeting of tradesmen and others interested m the Early Closing Bill waß held this evening when a resolution was passed endorsing the principle of that measnre, and hoping that It would speedily become law. A vote of thanks was given to M6SBrs J jyce and Goldle and other members of the General Assembly who had ablated the movement.

Wellington, April 24 A Frenohman named La Morte was drowned at Castle Point la3fc night. He was crossing a reef to fiah when the waves washed him away. The body h*s been recovered.

Captain Oulbett, of the stranded Bhip Pleione, has been appoint- d to tha command of the ship Pleiadts, and he leave? for Lytfceltoa to-morrow, where ahe Is loading.

Westport, April 24. The Harbor Board has given all the permanent officers three months' notice, and it will dispense wi>h others. It has also given the Chairman power to take measures to assimilate the wages to those paid In othor parts of the colony.

OtWßfliN, April 24. The English Football tejtn Indulged m some praotico to iiay, bnt as tha ground was wet very littla !<ie:i of fir-ir p]r,y coild be formed. Thoy are very confident of being more Ih.m able to hold thiiic own m New Zealand. Four or five of tha phyars are exceedingly fast, aud this they oxneot will s'r.aad them m good stead, T:ey consider themselves a rßpreaontatlvo Rugby team, as they were selected fiom about 3000. ' .