INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1908, 2 August 1888, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

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Wellington, August 1 In thoDlvoroa Court tc-day m the case Fry v Fey, on the husband's petition for divorce, Justice Richmond lefused the rule nisi&x he considered there was prima facie evidence of connivance.

At the Magistrates Ooort W, Simraous w;s committed for trial on three charges, one of breakiog and entering and the others of larceny.

Mr Jell'coe, acting on behalf of the friends of Gjaparini, the escaped prisoner from New Caledonia, has taken steps to appeal from Mr Jaatica Richmond's decision not to grant an application for a rule nisi for a writ of habeas corpus, and the writ haß already been issued. The case will be heard ia the Court of Appeal m November next.

CmusrcHURCH, August 1, Jonathan Roberts' prlaon Bhirt wbb found yesterday by a man working for Mr Gardlue/, of Purarj, close to where hie trousers and vest were found last week. The finding of these garments near where he escaped qaite disproves the story olroulated Boon after the esoapo that he was aeen at Little River and elsiwhere m prison dress.

Dunedin, Angnil 1, In the Supreme Court Mr Adams, on behalf of the Solioltor-Genoral, moved for a writ of cetionari to remove to the Supretre Court proceedings m connection with the granting of a license for the Gridiron Hotel to Mrs Margaret Roacha, a married woman. Sir R. Stout appeared for Mrs Roaohe to oppose the motion, which was urged by Mr Adams on the Btrength of a reoent deolalon by Mr Justice Williams to the effect that a married woman could not hold a lioenoe under the Act. After a loDg and technical argument, his Honor suggested that as a number of married women were said to hold licences m the colony, it would be better to remove the case to the Appeal Court, where the question oonld again be raised. Sir R. Stout Bald he had offered this, but the other side declined. Judgment was reserved.