INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 137, 9 December 1893, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(PBB PBESB ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, December 8. la Chambers, W. J. Meek, who was recently arrested at Auckland on a charge under the Bankruptcy Act, was adjudged a bankrupt by Mr Justice Richmond, on the petition of Messrs G. A. Tattle, and H. B. Butterworth. The Official As. Bignre intends to issue a summons to compel the bankrupt to attend a meeting of his creditors, to be held in Wellington at an early date. Dunedin, December 8. Jos. Pickworth, a bankrupt, was con* victed of concealing £5 from the Assignee, Being the first case under the 1892 Act. the Judge sentenced accused to one month's hard labour. A young man named Lawsoii, clork in the employ of F. Meenau, was arrested to-day on a charge of embezzling a sum of money belonging to his employer. An alleged breach of the 13th section of the Electoral Act has been brought under the notice of the Returning Officer for Waiherao and Waikouaiti rolls hating voted after asserting that his name ap« peared ou only one roll. Auckland, December 8. At the inqnest on the body of George McQuay, found dead in a drain near Hibikihi, the medical evidence showed that death was due to rupture of the stomach, probably caused by deceased's horse falling on him. A verdict was returned accordingly. New Plymouth, This Day. A party of surveyors hare gone in from the Muni for tho purpose of making a working survey of the road on to Tongaporutu and thence to Tekuiti. via Awakino. Jnvebcabgill, December 8. The next contest of the New Zealand Bands Association having been fixed to take place here in October, 1894, a preliminary meeting of citizens was held tonight to make such arrangements as will secure the success of the contest. The general opinion was that the prizes hitherto given were inadequate in value for the arduous practice required of competing bands, and 6trohg efforts will be made to increase the money, £100 being intended as the prise far the winning baud.