INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 110, 19 April 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per United Press Association.] THE THORNDON SEAT. Wellington, April 18. The writ for the Thorndon seat., which was issued this morning, has been withdrawn in consequence of the polling places not yet having been appointed by the Returning Officer, who is absent from Wellington. He returns to-morrow, and the writ will be issued in the afternoon. COMMITTAL FOR PERJURY, At the Magistrate’s Court this afternoon, Thomas J. Glew, publican, was committed for trial for perjury. The offence is alleged to have been committed in a civil case in the R.M. Court, by the accused swearing that a cheque bearing his name was not signed by him, and that it was a forgery. Bail was allowed, himself in £lOO and two sureties of £6O each. DIVORCE COURT. In the Divorce Court this afternoon a rule absolute was granted in the case of Climo v. Climo. In the case of Muncaster v. Muncaster (Blenheim) a rule nisi was granted. The Premier left for the south to-day, SERIOUS COACH ACCIDENT. April 19. A serious coach accident occurred on the Lyndon Road, Fielding, last night. A brake, containing the Fielding Amateur Dramatic Company, twelve persons, includin two ladies and a young child, was proceeding to Sandon to give a performance, and was capsized. Both ladies were seriously injured, one man had his leg broken, and all the others more or less injured. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Dunedin, April 18. At the Chamber of Commerce meeting today, Mr. Bell, Chairman, delivered an interesting address on current topics. Mr. Bathgate moved that a committee enquire, and report on the present monetary system of the Colony, more especially as to protecting note issues by a deposit of Government Debentures and thereby relieving the banks of the obligation to keep a large reserve in gold, productive also as to the expediency of establishing a general clearing house, so that our banking power may be economised with the result of greater facilities being afforded to commerce, and to the promotion of legitimate enterprise with a consequent increase of employment of industrial classes. BURGLARY. John McNeil and James McFarlane were committed for trial to-day for burglary at Wan aka. SALE OF RACE HORSES. Auckland, April 19. Several well-known racehorses were submitted for sale by auction yesterday. The following prices were obtained: —Flying Scud, was sold to Mr. Warren for 39 guineas; King Quail, Mr. F. Duder, 70 guineas ; Maori, Mr. T. Clark, 50 guineas; Consul went up to 400, but was withdrawn for 500 guineas; and Administrator ran up to 350 guineas, and was withdrawn for 400. Sham was withdrawn at 50 guineas, for 60. Major George, owner of the racehorses Nelson and Wapiti, considering himself unfairly treated by the Auckland handicappers, has decided to retire from the turf. The Bank of New Zealand refused the Board of Education an overdraft of £6,000. The Auckland Sugar Company commence operations in July or August. IMPORTANT DECISION. Christchurch, April 19. A test case to try the right of the Plumpton Park Co. to course hares within their own grounds without a game license was decided yesterday by the Resident Magistrate against the Acclimatisation Society, who prosecuted. The Magistrate had no doubt that hares were game wherever found, but in his opinion they were in confinement at Plumpton. It could not be held supposing the owner was sole owner of the ground, and chose to keep hares for the purpose of making a living for himself, that because his ground happened to be 200 acres in extent, that the hares were not in confinement.

CHILD MURDER. In the Supreme Court to-day, Ann Roil was charged with murdering her children, William, Robert, and Emily Roil, on March 13th. The charge in connection with William Robert Roil was taken first. No fresh evidence was adduced, and the jury by the direction of the Judge returned a verdict of not guilty, on tne ground of insanity. The prisoner was ordered to be confined in the Sunnyside Asylum, till the pleasure of the Colonial Secretary is made known. In the other case against the unhappy woman, the Crown Prosecutor it is understood, will ask leave from Wellington to enter a nofte proseqiu. Charles Parker, charged with bigamy, was acquitted.