INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1861, 7 June 1888, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

[PBR PRBSB ASSOCIATION] Auckland, June 6. John Smyth, a sailor on the Ashleigh Brooke, waa oharged this morning with smuggling £5 worth of cigars. He waa fined £10, The barque Sophia Lubw, belonging to the Union Steamship Company, has gone ashore at tbe North Spit, Ktipara Heads It la supposed she parted her cable during a southwest wind on Monday night. The crew are all saved, The Bea is breaking over the vessel A meeting of Magistrates was held to-day to consider Mr Baddeley'a resignation of his position of Resident Magistrate, when it was resolved to represent to Government that m the opinion of the Auckland Justices the loss of Mr Bad deley would be a publio oalamity, and to express a hops that arrangements ra»y be made to retain hid valuable services.. Nine oharges of failing to Bend children to school were brought against parents >t the Police Court to-day, when orders were made m eech with ops' a. A Beven-roomed house at Devenport the property of C. Bailey, and occupied by Mrs Murdoch, waa burned down to- day. The house waa insured for £300, believed to be m the London and Lancashire office. Masterton, June 6. A fire broke out In a grain store, Fuller Btreet, Master ton, at 12.45 this morning. Tbe building was owned by Mr F. Gray, and waa completely destroyed, and the contents burned or damaged by water. The insurance is as follows ; — New Zaalend, £525; National, £525. Wasganui, June 6. At a meeting "f irult growers an d others held to night to disousa the Oodlin Moth Bill, it waß resolved—" That In the opinion of thla meeting the Aot would not prove workable, and would be detrimental to the Interests of fruit growers." Wellington, June 6. Mr Henry Balsp, ex- Judge of the Native Land Court, died rather suddenly last night. The immediate cause of death waa heart disease. He was aged 69, The Chairmau of the Te Aro Licensing Benoh at the annual meeting aaid ho would like to see the Aot amended so as to prevent single men and women from holding a license, and also women whoee husbands are not living with them. It has been decided to commence operations for re-ereoting the Opera House almost immediately. John Potteroy, allaß Williams Oolllna, has been committed for trial on several charges of forgory. He waa only lately released from gaol, having boen sentenced at Dunedln for similar effanoea. Chkwtohuroh, June 6. Tc-day, P, Brown and R. M. Griffiths, contractors for the loading and unloading of grain at the Lytlelton Hacbor Board's sheds, were oharged with stealing wheat from tha sheds. Brown was committed for trlil on one charge. Five other charges against him, and one against the two conjointly, were remanded. The annual meeting of the City Licensing Committee was concluded to-day. The Chairman, Mr R. J, S. Haraian, expreeßed the pleasure tha Committee felt at the manner m which licensed houses throughout the city were being cendaoted, 'and it wan a credit to the town as well as to the licenses. Daring hla long experlenoo he did not remember snch uniformly satisfactory reports as had been presented by the polloo at thla quarter's meeting. Dvjnedin, June 6. John Hailstone, publican, Falmerston, was found dead m his bed, It la supposed that apoplexy w«b the cause of death.'