INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1924, 21 August 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

» — : [PER PBES3 ASSOOIATIOIf.J Auckland, August 20* A telegram was reoelved at Te Aroba on Wednesday by ft korlwp, a Native attending a langl, stating that a yoong men named Jerry, son-in-law of Matthew Tepukf, had been murdered m Hlkutarl bush. The body of the youth was found ' by a number of Natives, who proceeded to ' the soene. and had It taken to the Thames Wellington, August 20. At the R.M, Court today Arthur Moeller, Jas. Parker, and John Winter were charged with assault and robbery early on Sunday morning and remanded till Friday Allan John Gibson, and ! Henry Luicher were oommitted for trial on . a charge of the robbery of a cathbox . containing the sum of £20, and deeds from the Queen's Hotel on Sunday week. A mysterious theft is reported to have t taken place from the Supreme Court law ' library on Thursday evening. The 5 custodian placed the sum of £13 m a cup. > board m the library which he locked 1 retaining the key m bis possession. Next ' morning the money was missing. The I lock was found to be intact and it is sup- [ poßed was opened by means of a duplioate key. Dtjnsdin, Aqfdst 20 , . A preliminary meeting was held this ■ evening to consider the proposal of the ■ Government to make a tunnel at Poraka--5 nul Olffft for the railway line. The j general opinion was that the tunnel would 1 be useless except to blind people to danger unless far more than £10,000 was spent on it. A sob-aommittee was appointed to consider the question of alter- { nate routes, and gather information to be submitted to a subsequent pablio meeting. ) lITVBROARGILL, AugUSt 20. ) The Kldd oattle stealing oaae was on ' for fresh trial to-day, but his Honor ad- > jonrned the hearing till to-morrow, | It Is reported that proceedings under the Printers' Act are likely to be taken against Mr J. G. Fraser, editor and { manager of the " Southern Standard," , printed at Gore, for the alleged using of , an unregistered press. Mr Fcaaer was , defendant m a newspaper libel action, , Palmer v. Fraser, on Saturday, when a ! verdiot m his favor was returned, i The funeral of the Hon. Dr Menz'es i to-morrow will be conducted with Celtic I ceremonial.