PROVINCIAL NEWS

Kumara Times, Issue 2930, 20 March 1886, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS

i UNITED IMJESS ASSOCIATION.! Wellington, March 15. The other day Sir W. Fox sent a letter to the New Zealand Times, enclosing another which charged the licensee <\f a certain hotel with permitting gamming, ami-using f„i se dicß an{] marked cards. The hotel was said to bo the same as one which formed the snhject of a Parliamentary inquiry some years ago, and this pointed out the Pier Hotel as the house aimed at. As soon as theletter appeared it was seen that bir William had made a mistake, ami he explained that, writing from memory, he had mistaken the hotel, Inving really had another Imilding in his mind. Mr D.nvnes, (he licensee of the Pier Hotel, has placed the matter in his solicitors hand, and it is understood that the amount sued for will he for £'sooo.

Christchcrch, March 19. A man named John Jones committal suicide on board the Aorangi hetween seven and eight this monun«. Deceased went to England a ..hort time since, ami camp out in the steamer last voyage, woi-kinu his mssacre as car. penterV m-ife. Mp is at Lyi.d'on, ami h,.., ssv, ... (h ■■;■ ohilih-en i n (he Buniham I-i.hs • •■ l i School. Ifc appears that he had u C «n absent from

his ship for about a week, and returned yesterday apparently suffering from the effects of a spree, and in low spirits. He was found in the store room in the forward part of the steamer by the lamp trimmer, suspended down the small hatch leadiug to the lower deck. The drop taken must have been about 10 feet. The man was quite dead. James Hamilton was committed for trial to-day on a charge of obtaining wines, spirits, &c, to the value of £ll4, from J. W. Taylor, merchant, of Christcbarch, under false pretencea. Woodville, March 18. A murderous assault was committed by a Chinaman at the Taniaki Hotel, Tahoraite, last night, on the waiter, a man named Joe Wright. The Chinaman attacked him with a slasher, inflicting two severe wounds on the back of the ueck and one on the top of his bead. The wounded man was taken to Woodville and Dr. Fussell dressed the wouuds, which are not of so serious a nature as was at first believed. The Chinaman has been arrested by Constable Gray, Fielding.