INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1855, 31 May 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(per press association.) AUCKLAND, May 30. The police threaten to prosecute small shopkeepers who keep open on Sunday. W_a_LiNOTO-C. May 30. It has been reported to the polioe that a man named David Rogers, a fireman belonging to the steamer Tongarlro, ie missing. Councilor Petherlck Intends to move for a reduotion of all salaries of Corporation officers over £150. At a meeting of the Colonial Insuranoe shareholders a resolution providing that no shareholder after tbe 31st M_y bo | allowed to subscribe for more than 2000 shares waß confirmed. Dunbdin, May 30. Mr Larnaoh has no intention of resign- ; ing bis seat for the Peninsula during the existence of tbe present Parliament. Ohristohoroh, M.y 30. Yeatetday a woman named Catherine Pye, 55 years old, a resident of Winalow, was found dead m bed at the house of Wm. Gunnell, where Bhe waß visiting. At the inquest to-day a verdtot of death from serous apoplexy was returned; Government holds about £2000 wharfage, etc., due to the Lyttelton Harbor Board, whioh is short of funda to the extent of a £100 or so. The Auditor-General will not allow tbe Board to overdraw, and the Board decided to-day to ask Government to pay np promptly. Peter Sinclair, who was Bhot by Henley at Springston, on Monday, is progressing very favorably. Invbhoargill, May 30. Memorial atones of the Salvation Army barracks were laid to-day with a demon' i titration. The building is m Tay street, opposite St. John's Anglican Ohuroh, and is of brick, and will seat 800. About £50 was given on the spot. During the ceremony the builder's scaffolding, on which a number of spectators bad olimbed, gave way, and they fell twelve feet. All escaped with slight injuries The polioe had just warned them to come down.