INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1915, 11 August 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(per pbess association.)

Auckland, August 10. A matter of considerable public importanoe wa« brought before the Board of Eduoation to-day, when Mr Theo. Cooper 3*o ved for a return showing which of the city oe suburban uuhools have since the beginning of the year being closed on eohool days. He asked whether the Board had any knowledge of the faot that some of the eohoola m thia distrlot were closed on certain days when their i attendance was below the strict working average, m order to enable the teachers | to avoid taking count on those daya. He had been informed that this had been done, and if the statement were true Government were being defrauded. The Chairman (Mr Upton) said the Board bad no knowledge of the fact. It was agreed to prepare the return mentioned by Mr Oooper.

WOODVILLE, AugUßt 10. George Best, aged 45, was killed at five this morning while bush falliog, A Jirab fell and knocked bin brains out He was a married man, but had no family.

Gisbobnb, August 10. This morning at Pokataklwo, some mtles north of Gisborne, five Maori whale boats were out m chase of a score of sperm whales, when one monster rushed the boats, and one boat was amashed to atoms and another wai stove and sank. One of the orew of the first boat sank, and was seen no more, and two were severely loj'ated. The occupants of the boats which were sunk were picked op or managed to get ashore. The party sdo oeeded m capturing and landiog on the beach three whales.

Wellington, August 10. In the Banoo Court, the case of Chas. Henry of Eelldiog, waa dealt L with. Hemy had been eentenced to three mouths' Imprisonment In Wellington gaol for offences against the Bankruptoy Aot. A, writ of habeas corpus was applied for by his counsel on the ground that the warrant of commitment did not state whioh gaol, there being two gaols m Wellington. The prisoner was discharged on the ground that the warrant did not specify the gaol.

Onry was released from cnstody this afternoon. He stated that he will remain In this oolony', and by hla future life show that he is not undeserving of !ha privilege of a free roan, GVparinl, the French reold'viste will be sent to Sydney p?j route to New Caledonia In thp Wakatipfr to-morrow. In the Supreme Court with regard to Mr JelHcoe'a notioe of appeal to the Privy Council against the ruling of the Court, on the application for a rule nisi for a writ of habtas corpus In the obbs of the escapee Qasparinl, Hia Honor said he possessed no power to give leave to appeal m cclmlQ«l oaiep, nor had he any jurisdiction to otate a omo for the Fr|vy Council, ,