INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1835, 8 May 1888, Page 3

INTER PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(riJU I'RE«3 ASSOCIATION.) ' Auckland, May 7. At a meeting held at the Baptist Tabernacle to-night to consider the gambling question, it was resolved — " (1) That this meeting has observed with great regret the rapid growth of the practice of gambling in the colony, especially amongat the younger members of the oummunity. (2) That this meeting resolves to petition the Legislature to remove the sanction of Parliament to gambling, by the introduction during the present session of Parliament of an Act repealing section 46 of the Gaming and Lotteries Aot, which makes it lawful for bhe Colonial Secretary to grant licenses to racing olabs or authority to use the totaliaator at race meetings, and repealing the section of the Gaming and Lotteries Act which sanctions Bweepstakcts on a raceoonrso." Polls taken to-day in Auckland North, South, and Eaat Liosnalng Dlatriota re* suited In eaoh case egalnst the inoreaue of public houses. The Hospital and Charitable Aid Board have received a letter from U. W. Barley, alleging ecandalous ill-treatment of Mrs Bharpe, who cbd at tne Refugo last week, and who was the wife of Mr A. Bharpe, artist and architeot, formerly of this city. It la stated that a ahort tlrre bofore death Mrs Sharpo complained that dolloaolea sent her by friends seldom reached her ; that she had been thrown and palled about ; that Bhe ha,d beon forced though suffering from bronohltlg, to sleep on a floor with wet clothes ; and that ahe had boen threatened with removal to a lunatlo asylum if she made any complaint. The Bjard have referred the letter to Dr. Lindsay, house surgeon at the Hospital and Refuge. Walton and Philips, two young men, were oommltted for trial to-day on a oharge of forgery of a cheque for £20 on the Bank of Now Z mland. Wet/mngton, May 7. Meßßia Withy and Allan will probably move and second the Address-in-JLtoply in tho Houao. Sir Georgo Whitmoro will take his Beat in tho Logialulivo Oonncil this Beoaion. llokiiika, May 7. A large fire oconrrod at half-past one this morning. Tlpnann'a PoatOffloe Hotel, Eyans' Red Hun Hotel, a large twostorey building, a hardware shop, Malfroy and Craig's, a timbor yard, and a portion of a ehop with nil outbuildings Tforo destroyed, Tho firo originated in an upstairs room (f tho Post Oflioo Hotel, j next tho Hardwire Company, and the flames spread with terrlblo rapidity, the Inmates escaping In tbolr n'ght clothes, Mrs Brown, the daughter of Hanson, tho proprietor of the Poat Oflioo Hotel, escaped from an upstairs window with an infant in her arms, spraining her ankle and fraoturlng the small bonoa bosldcs sustaining other Injuries, No other acoiderits are reported. Malfroy and Oralg'e shop was much injured, also a Urge produoe Btoro occupied by Henderson. The concert hall attnohed to the Post Oflioo Hotel was destroyed. The Poßt Offioa on the opposite aide of tho stroot waß soorohod, and the furniture Injured by water. CnnisTonoßCH. May 7. Afc tho inquoßt to day on Edward Guorin Prioo, Inspector of Sheep, who fihot himeolf in tlagloy I J ark, a loltor from ' tho decoaßod, addressed to Mr R. Foster, District Inspector^ wimj road,, stating ho wag tirod oH life, and had been badly treated by Government, H)'h Binary had boen rc^ntly reduced from £2. r 0 to £150 par annum. Ho was a single man of oobor habits. A verdict of suicido while temporarily Inaane was returned, DOWKDIN, May %. At a meeting of the Danedtn Intern»--tlonallnhibition Oommlttao, to-night, tho prokpeotus of the Guarantee Company was adopted. This Company is promoted to gaarantea £10,000 if reqalred. If It Is supported, the exhlbUtott* will Ulsjo place,