INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1851, 26 May 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(PBll PRESS ASSOCIATION .) W KLLINGTON, May 25. An examination shows the Cook Btrait oable haa be»n broken In three places, and the greater portion of it will have to be taken up and overhauled, which will P'obably.oocdpy a month. The Sherrard Oaborne goeß oat to-morrow morning to resume operations. Hokitika. Mey 25 A fatal accident happened yesterday afternoon to John Foater, a carter, plying between here and Ross. Deceased wrb descending a hill leadlpg to Deep Oreek Bridge, neat Rlmu, when he fall, and the wheel of the hravily-laden dray parsed over hla ohent, craahiDg him faarfally. He waa shortly after picked op and oonvojed to Rlmu. Medical assistance was cant for, but Foster breathed his last ten minutes bofore th» doctor arrived. Deoeaaed leaves a wi/o aud tec uLildren, The Bink of New Zealand have shipped 1756 zt sdwt 3gr of gold, valnod at £7020. Dunbdin, May 25, The polloe, having failed m securing convfo'lona sgalnat publiciPß for Sunday trading m tho ordinary way, made a raid on some hotels last Sunday m private clothes. Four publicans appeared m court tc-day. Throfj vr*ro fined for »srviog4wo constables. The other case was dismissed na the publican pat a qnostion to them about being travellers. They did not answer the question. At a meeting of the Forbuty Park Company a dividend of 4 per cent for the year was declared, Owing to a deoreaße m the value of land and the paucity of sales, £1500 was written off the freehold acoonnt. The Kaikorai School Committee decided , ; ] to-night to aooept the decision of the * Education Board as to the dismissal of Mr i j McLAUohlin, hoadmaater, under protest, I \ expressing regret that the Oomraisslqn <>i , enquiry was not held m public and that .;> independent examination of the ucl;o i was uotjgtftQtedj ;