INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1926, 23 August 1888, Page 3

INTER PROVINCIAL NEWS.

4 (per press association.) Wanganui, August 22. At the District Oonrt to-day Tare Poina, a Maori, charged with malicious irjary to property wes found to be a lanatlo, and was ordered to bo kept In custody darfng the pleasure of the Colonial Secretary. Gbeymouth August 22 A warrant was Ism d this morning for the arrest of Henry Stone, a young man seventeen years of oge, for a orimlual aaaauit on a child between two and three years old at Oobdeo, where both reside. The chtld'a uame is Pykfl. Ttmartt, Auguat 22. j At the Suprmo Court to day W. Mcßwecney was charged with forgery. Ho Lad made out and presented a valueless cheque for £9, Bigned W. Anglan in favor of W. Anglan, at Ballantyne and Co.'b, drapers, and being asked to endorse did so as W. Anglan, and ho said he was W. Anglan. JHe bought £2 worth of Roods and got the balance in change. The facts being proved, Mr O. Perry, for the defenoe, argued there was no forgery, as Ballantyne and Co. relied on Uta- credit of the person presenting it, and not on a third party. They knew no other than this pretended W. Anglan. The charge ought to have been one of false pretences. The Crown Prosecutor admitted the case cited was fatal, and the Judge directed according. Bueben Johnson, ex-publioan, Grraldine, got six months' hard labor for fraudulent bankruptcy. He had received about £160 a month before be wafl declared a bankrupt, and accounted for only half of it. This closes the session. Dunbdin, August 22 The Mutual Agency Company are ad vised that a shipment of eighty cases of Inch Olutha cheese was Bold at 56s per cwt in London, being 6s higher t.Uan the best American. At the City Court, George E. MatheeoD, trustee of the Druids, was charged with embezzling the Lodge funds. After hearing some evidence accused was remanded for eight days. Bail £300.