INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1917, 13 August 1888, Page 2

INTER PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(per press association.)

Auckland, August 12. Last night, during the passage of the steamer lona from Mercury Bay to Auckland, and when the vessel was about ten miles out, a passenger named Geo Connor fell overboard, and was lost.

Wanganui, August 12. A Maori named Tere Penii, jußt released from Wellington gaol, where he had been serving a sentence of three years for horaa stealing m this district, took it into his head to jump through a storekeeper's window about half-past 10 lest night. In his mad leap he cnt himself considerably, and smashed orookery and fixtures m all directions. The store - keeper attempted to seiza him, but the Maori threatened to brain him with a saucepan. Finally several people came to (he assistance of the storekeeper, and the Maori was overpowered, bound with ropea, and conveyed to the police station. John Ellis, compositor, v recent arrival from Auckland, made a savage attack upon the landlady of the Custom House hotel with a fireahovel. Cooper, boarding* house keeper, on interfering, was also assaulted and out on the head. Ellis was arrested and taken to the look-up, Wellington, August 12. Mr Jellicoe, acting on behalf of Gaiparini, the Frenoh reoidiviste, who is be'ng taken to Sydney by the Wakatipti, Cabled to Sydney, instructing his agents m that city to move for a writ of habeas corpus as soon asGasparini arrived The applioa« tion will be made upon similar grounds to those advanced m the Supreme Court here, and which the Court refuse to uphold.

David Mabey, aged 10, while crossing the Hatt river, yesterday, was drowned. His horee fell, and the current carried the rider away, The body has not yet been recovered;

The captain of the Kate Tatham hss arrived hero, dnd has very little hope of saving the vessel. She was valued at £2000, and is ins a red for £1700;