INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1930, 28 August 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(Pkr Pbbss Assooiatiok.> Auoklakx>, August 27. The s.B. Stella arrived to-day from tbe S e i r T»l° 2 n l °o, v| e r -tß'ands. Captain Fairchild, of the Stella, was Informed by Mr Bell that on the previous day the latter found fragment* of a,, whaleboat wnioh bad drifted ashore, together with some boots of American make. Thl* would moat probably point to the fact that a boat'a crew from some American whaler In the vicinity had met with a mishap. Nothing, however, had been seen of a whaler la the neighborhood of the group, WBLUNaTON, August 27. Uastave Krolm, a seaman on board the, barque Clan MacLeod, whloh arrived from New York last week, haa laid an Inform*tlon against. Oaptatn MacLeod, aeoaarne him of assault on the high sea* Theoas* will be heard on Wednesday* The second charge ojf robbery a»& •ssanlt preferred against Moeller, ha». been adjourned owing to the absence off the prosecutor. A warrant has been; Usned for the arrest of the latter, as It it believed he intends to leave for Melbourne to-day. Chbistohitroh, August 27, The City Council deoided to-night to : have a speolal Act prepared enabling them to establish gasworks, and to prepare a petition to Parliament for signature by the citizens, asking for the repeal of a paragraph of olause 569 of the Maniotpal Corporations Ac*, which prevents Municipalities from establ ishing gtsworka without first obtaining a special Act. The co. operation of other muuiotpalitiea m the colony is to be sought.