INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2272, 5 November 1889, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

fr (rBK. PUKSS ABSQOI/TIOJT) AucKiiAHi>, November 4 The Roy T, Spurgeuu maclo h!a L?awell to-night at the Auckland Taoernaole, Thera was a crowded a lt.endance, ministers <>f nil tloricnainaiirni hning prnssnf:. An illnwhia^od 3dcl?(;'Q 'ram thy church, frftaihij m 1-fow Z \-.'ijnd w-)or?n, »100 address from tha LllnißtotV Ae/.ocin'.lon and tha Y.M.O.A. were presented to him Mr Spas-gaon announced that ha h-*c acceptor, en inviUilo-* ln '-^v/nrMipily fi 1' the p"_V- 0? ••&-' ft ■</ kic & i- h. >-f '■■' c Bspcieifc G^uroti, Doredin, and bi irii! then proceed to Tasmania to recuperate his health, Q-isborne, November 4, At a meeting of the creditors of Andrew Graham, the bankrupt made a statement that when Id business with Kinross of Napier, the firm lost considerably over bad speoalatlon, aad when the Glasgow Bank failure cams he had realised all ha assets. Since then he carried on bus ness, and lost considerably by depreciation In value of property, and as aurety foe a large oontraot, besides losses !n trade and by firs. Ha ha* given ap nil to bta oeeditore, leaving his wife and fam'.'y destitute. Dob^or, In crossexaminatlou by tbo eolloitor tw the Assets Company, Edinburgh, admitted that £9500 seh down to tha Ootnpaoy hid been expended io the nbove losses. He was not authorised toiuso any part of this £9500 of the Aiset Company's funds. He was acting aa tbeOompany'a attorney, and did not diaolosa to th 9 Oompany th*t their money was being used In that way A motion was carried that the debtor have back his furniture, value i a*£2so, and the meeting adjourned sine. die. Napier. November 4. A prominent bush sturtkaoper and Mb fnmily are mlceing. They are supposed to have made the Paolfio slope. He leaves large liabilities, Wanganui, November 4. A slight shook of earthquake was felt here this morning about 11 35. 1 A fatal accident ooourred at the Bailway station this afternoon. It Its the habit of the boys of tha town to fi hon the wharf opposite tha station platform, and this afternoon two porters were shunting a truok when a lad named Britton, who had a minute before been fishing, came toroßß the rails unseen by the men behind the trnok, and was knooked down, the wheel going over him, oauaing Instanta neona death. The deoeasad was ten yean of age. No blame is attachable to the railway employees. Wellington, November 4. The tota) area of ianrl taken np for settlement last tnonvh was 28 744 aorps »* follows :—Oabh land, 4,839 aoreo, £4 426; deferred pay mm it, 2.811 aores. £329j perpetual lease, 21,093 aores, £890. Ohemis, who is undergoing a life sentence on a charge of murder, ha been removed to Auckland gaol. At the request of the. Chairman of the Education Board the chairmen of the looal committees and head teachers met to consider the reported prevalence of { scarlet fever In town. After the consideration of the City Council* report on contagions diseases it was decided there was no necessity to oloso the sohools as the scare j was qujte unjustified. . In- the forcible entry case seven witnesses were examined for the prosecution, none beicg oa led for the defenoe. Aftar half an boor's retirement the jury returned at 6 20, with a verdlot of "not guilty" and In answer to a question put by his Honor said they considered the trespass on the nofenoed land was made merely by way of reprisal. Hts Honor addressed tbe acoueed as follows, his remarks being Interpreted by Lieut-Colonel McDonnell: 1 don't think 1 ought to abstain from oaying h few words to you. A jury have heard the faotn and have oome to the conclusion that you are not. guilty of the offence with which you are charged. It Is manifest, however, that these modflß of prooeedlDgs are calculated to end In very serious trouble. It U quite clear that even though you were willing to abst&ln from aotual force that this kind of proceeding Is very muob calculated to compel those who were m posaeralon of the land to resort to the use of firearms. I would ask you to bear In mind the words of Taranga and hia comment when he was shot In the disturbance In June, because thoogh the death wound was not Intentional, he was certainly intentionally Bhot In the firßt lnstanoe. When he held In his hind the pistol he had taken from bjs assailant he did then wbal; certainly few persons placed In a similar position would have dope. He either discharged or thought hs discharged the remaining barrels of the pistol In the air, eaylng h& would laavo his assailant to the law. Now let us hope for the future you will do the same. Yon are d sobarged. Nelson, November 4. The Premier, aooompanled by Mr A. 8. Atkinson, has gone op to the Lakes, near Tophouse, for a few days foe,she sake of his health,

Ohbjbtohttbph, November 4. The first auction sale of land acquired from the Government by the Midland Ballway Company today resulted lathe Rale of 5913 aorea Id the Selwyn Oouuty at prlceo ranging from 18s to £4 Ifis per •ore, the principal portion fetching 35a. 8768 aores in the Mount Grey Survey District were gold at IBi tp £2 10j, the majority realising 30». 1361 acres falling to realise the upset price, were withdrawn. 1 A very suooeisful oure of the special oompUint known as u loootnotor ataxy " baa bean performed in the Hospital lately by means of hanging the patient foi t> short time by padded straps. The theory of. the cure ia that paralysis being due to ooatniotlon and pressure of the sheath of the aplnol cord upon the substance of the cord itself, hanging causes elongation of the cord for the time being, and after suspension when the sheath has resumed Its normal length it spreads and bao >mea larget In olrcamfereuoe, henoe the, pressure (a relieved. The patient who underwent the process to-day, in the! .presonoe of several dootora and pressmen, 1* 42 years of age. and has' suffered for seven yearß but Is now rapidly recovering, as the process has bean ua^d 41 la saooeaalon. ' • - ? .■■ Dunbdin, November 4, At the; PieabyterUn Synod a motion, which proposed to give congregations not contributing to the RUstenatlon fund equal to the dividend of the preaeding y6ar, and supplement only a snm equal to the amoant contributed, was lost. The report on miaslonß. stated that the Day Spring would be In Dunedln In January. Work at the New Hebrides was proceedleg satrßfaotatlljf. :Mr Don and his aailataDt oontinue'to' oarry on the Chlneae mission with apparently satisfactory remils. Statlitlos showed that there a,re 11,754 names on the ohuroh oocatnuDion roll, an Increase over the preoedlng year