INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 55, 17 October 1885, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

[per united press association.] Auckland, October 16. | WiUiam Bennett, commission agent, has been arrested on a charge of forging an order on the Bank of Australasia at Hamilton for Ll5O. Other charges art--pending against him. The annual meeting of the new Zea land Press Assocation was hell to-day. the Hon. Mr Beeves, chairman of directors, presiding. The report and balance sheet presented were of a satisfactory character. Messrs. Horton and Blundell, the retiring directors, were relectcd. Wellington. October 15. A monster torchlight procession took place to-night in connection with thr Frirndlv Societies' demonstration, which was viewed by a immt-nse concourse of people, lhe proces«i«n proceeded to the Hxhibitiou, where an addrexs was de livered by tho H«>n. R. Stout, on " The yalne of Friendly Societies in relation to the commonwealth." A promenade concert was also held. A little girl named Mary Dunital wax knocked down by a horse, and received some fearfully lacerated wounds on the upper part of one thigh. She is not expected to recover. Christchurch, October 16. The application for a chnnze of venue from Christchurch, in the libol aotion Pr Stewart v. Boydhouse aad Wake field, was the subject of another long argument by Messr* Joynt and Wilding, before Mr Justice Johnston, in chambe ~s, to-day. His H«m>r said he would cen aider (he matter, and probably cosuli iiis brother judge*.