INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2255, 17 October 1889, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(PBB PRESS ASSOOIAXIOW;) Auckland, Ootober 16. In 'he action brought against ths Ho f son Oounty Oounoil to recover damages for selling laud for rata*, judg ment was given against the Oounou for £500 aod oost-. and the oonveyauoe wa. otiered t-< ba annulled. Aa aumeroue Biles ot this kind have taken plaoa m thts diatriot the decision la au Important on**. Mr Lewis, Under-S oretary to tbe Native Department, Sir F. Whltaker aud a number of police left Auokland for Rotorua this morning. They w_re rather ■olloltous about tha oare of n box whioh ihay had with them, and whioh contained £9000 to oomplete the purchase of tbe new township, the Government haviog arranged the matter with the Natives. T. is rumored this purohase also iuolude. Tikitere, but not Wbak.rewarewa, whloh, with Wat t .pu ValUy is to be the subjeot of future uegt tioilous. Louis Kohn, a G tmau : agad 60, was found dead m hla b d at hia resideoo* Manuka . yante day. New. has been rt calved of the death In Sydney of Mr L<Vnei Palilips, formerly man.ger of Ehreafrted's brewing firm It transpires that Ada Gdb rd who was drowned la 'ha receis Sydney yachting fatality belonged to this oity, She was ag -d 23 years. Mj -r-General Edwards leaves here tomorrow morning overland for Napier, whence he goes by tra'n to Wellington and thenoe to Datudlo a id Inv.ro-rgill, From thenoe be re urns t ■ Ohrlstohuroti to meet the Governor and Premier on the It proz, and thenoa baok by the West Coaat to Anokland, lonvlog for Sydney about the 10c h prox. Wellington, Ootober 16. In banoo t --d»y William, Charles Ove. on was c»tled op.n to sr o v cause why no' be flood for d<noharglog the entitled to -io no. Too p.rtioui.r off-moo wa. In oinneotlon wih the tiling of a motion for probate of ull, Mr Overton did not appear, *-nrl Mr Ohapmaa who was aot D' for the Luv SocUuy said he did not wan lo rake Mr Ovanon by but* prise as he m'ght not be acquainted with the prao-ice of tbe Ooutt His Hou r said Overton had made h'msolf liable to a fi ie of £50, nnd he felt ha must Infllot a fin., but a lowed thi matter to if and ov-'r till ne.it sttilng lo enable Ovorto*. to appear. Mr Skay has reo ived some silver ore fom Marato o. The pieoes are only ■mill, but the analyse gives aitoaißhtng resulrs. It one Inetauoe the proportion I* at the rate of 75 ounces of go d and 3298 ot ellvjr to the ton, md In another 55 ounces of •; -Id and 4526 of silver. Tbe vitot n_tur_ of the ore is being further investigated. Tbe specimens will be aunt to the Danedin Exhibition. OffBisTOHUBOH. Ootober 16 Judge rennision granted an injuootion to-6>y against' the Christchuroh Me.t Company using ihe brand •'North Canterbury" on the wrappers of frozen m*)at. In the case Mrs Ualdwin v Uev W, Faicoe, olaira £200. for refusing to adrciiist r the ennmunion to her, the Jndgeupheldtheoonrentio- raised that tbe proper plaoe to adjudtoate _uch casea waß thi iiooesiastioal Oourt. Costs were allowed.