INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2268, 31 October 1889, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

[Pbb Prkss Association,]

Napieb, October 30;

Mr Ballanoe addressed a pablio meeting hva, to-night ( His epegoh was ohlefly a review of the past eeealon of Parliament, bat towards tha dose In advooated a progressive laud tax, abaentees to pay double taxation. Ho stated that the returns of land settlement furnished by Ministers had been manipulated and were fallaoloua. He nlso assorted that It had bgen dlvnlged to him privately to the effaot that "Mlnlßti-r* had appointed tho Railway Oonamioalonerß to do what they dare not do themselves — rndnoe the rate of waged all over the colony m tho Interest of the landed, olaaaeß. A vote of thanku *as passed. '■' WamiNOTOir, Ootober 30 The Omaha murder case was resumed to-day, when several Native wltneuaei were examined, Among theee were Te Moana and Iral KinraurU (brother-in-law and. the brother of (be deocaaed recpaetivoly, and ftllriama (wife of one of the ploughmen) Kaoh of them Rave evidence »b to having aoan the prisoner ahoot the murdeied raun, and Mtriama aiao stated that nhe h>d t«ken away the weapon trom the prisons after three Bbota had bo*n fired. The Oonrt adjonrnod at 630 p,m ontll to-morrow, the jury being an»ia looked up- It io expeced that the case for the Grown will oooapy all day to morrow, and aa a number of witnesses will be o»Ued for th« defonce. 'h* oase will not be finished before Saturday, . The Hon Mr Bialop, who fa flnfferlhg from rheumatism will orobably leave on Monday or Tuesday fjc llotoraa Hot, Springs. Ohbibtohtjboh, Ootobor 30. A Magisterial enquiry into the disaster to the barque Otsgo ooram^noed t -day m Lyttelton before Mr R, Beotham, magistrate, and L'euk. Hlne, R.N;, and Oapt t Adalr, h«je«aora. Volaool»ig aB ovidenoe wna given by Oiotj Notnop,a and other wltneasou, sonae of whom stated that the oaptaln waa nnder the inflaouoe of drink on ropantcd oco»8lons. The enquiry was a^jonrned till to-morrow. The report presootod at the annual meeting of. th a K»iapol Woollen Company showed that £22,500 had been written off foe depredation of the property, and that the plant was now valned at £45,292 The Dlreotora expressed tho boliof th«t tha agitation between the employee? and the Union was due to trade jaalonoy. They were alwaya r.nxlont to listen to and deol with any complaints made to them. The report, was adopted, A seven per oent dividend waa passed. Dunbdin, Ootober 3D. , - Several deputation watted on Mr Fergus to day. Tho Good Templars and other Tempnranoa organisations brought nndor his potloe the open, flagrant, and alraoet anlyersal violation of the pro: visions of the Lloenalng io 1 ; m regards Sunday trading, and wished to know why the police were not permdtad to po In plain alothei to detent this eluis of offenoo like others. Mr Fergus having replied that there was nothing to prevent It, the spokesman of the deputation said this was not the oaoe Mr Fergus aaid that the reply astonished hlrq. The deputation went on to say th>t if the prcs3nt law was not effective, it ehonld bo at onoe amended ; i£ tho polios foroe waa not quffioieot to etop Sunday fraffio, the force ahould be Increased by means of revenue offioera In plain clothes, who ahould be muved about the obun'ry. The depata» tlon hod reason to b llovo that the Qoveinmont AiroDUtvged these proaeout\ona. Air Forgqa regretted to hear the siaiomnnta of th,o deputation and that the trnmo was bo fingrant aa repreoe^ted. The Qovorumeut had never interfered m the slightest degree, and tho matter had oever boon brought under his notice. He would be tho last to Interfere with the polloe. The Inspectors were responsible for the admlulatratlon of their districts Ii« wai not aware that Mr Weldon had bean In »ny vr»y Interfered with or hnmpered by bin superiors. If he thought be had boen he w >old atonpe lns,tltu«e nn ooqairy, He did not think t,he ►ppijlntmoot of revenue officers neaesaary, The oxlßtlng legislation waa quite suffiolent to oopo with tbp matter ; If not, other means wonjd have to be devised. Ijidy OobJow Jirrlvea here to-morrow nlfiht. It la undeistond M. Brown-Fdquard's saboutaneoua lnjeotlona have boon tried m at loßntfive mstanoee In the Hoß^ltal with no pronounced boooosh. The tradespeople havo ap^ood to the Prince of Waletf Biethdayon Monday, November 11th, and adopt the tamo aourse In regard to St. Andrew's day, They will also koop the 20th November as a holiday, In honor of the opening of the Exhibition. The Presbyterian Synod to-nlgbt had a long dlaomslon on " Tho Confession of Faith." The proposal w«s to subml 1 . tie U. P, Deolarat^y Aot to the Proßbytnries and SSeaslona du'sing the yoor. with « vlow to legislation next year. The debate was not oonpludecK : l -