INTEREROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 113, 23 April 1884, Page 2

INTEREROVINCIAL.

[Per United Press Association.] CRIMINAL COURT. Invercargill, April 22. The Supreme Court opened to-day before Judge Williams. All the criminal business was disposed of in about three hours. Three boys, charged -with breaking into a store, were dismissed on their parents undertaking to find sureties for their good behaviour. Thomas Wilson pleaded guilty to the larceny of a cheque, and received twelve months. Alfred Norris, for unlawfully wounding his wife, was sentenced to three years imprisonment. The Grand Jury returned no true bill in the case of Sarah Jane Flett, a nurse, who was charged with manslaughter, and she was discharged. There are a number of civil cases to be heard. MR. MUNRO’S ADDRESS. Westport. April 22. Mr. Munro, member for the Buller, addressed his constitutents last night. He said he would go to the House a independent supporter of the Government, and would judge of the record that was brought against them. A vote of confidence was unanimously passed. MR. CONNOLLY’S ADDRESS.—VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. Wellington, April 23. Mr. Connolly addressed his constitutents at Picton last night. There was nothing very new in his speech. He positively denied the reports about his being likely to take a judgeship. A vote of confidence was carried almost unanimously. LARGE FIRE. A house containing six rooms, situated in Pirie Street, owned by George Dixon, and occupied by Thomas Henry, compositor, was destroyed by fire this afternoon, A portion of the furniture was saved. Insurances : Furniture, £2OO in the equitable ; building, £2OO in the National. The fire occured in the kitchen. The origin is unknown. INQUE ST—FOUND DROWNED. An inquest was held on the body of the boy Speakman, who was drowned in a well at Featherstone on Sunday last. A verdict was returned of accidentally drowned through insecure fastening of the lid, of the well. SUICIDE THROUGH INSANITY. Auckland, April 22. Hopepa Tupari, while temporarily insane, committed suicide at the Bay of Islands. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY. Christchurch, April 22. Yesterday Francis John Ormandy was committed for trial on a charge of robbing his employers, Messrs. Harris and Son, of goods to value of about £2OO. SUICIDE BY HANGING. Dunedin, April 23. Prescott, a young man in the employ of Rennie and Dornwell, butchers, committed suicide by hanging himself in a watercloset, early this morning. Monetary difficulties is the supposed cause. Prescott was only recently married. ALARMING ACCIDENT. An accident occurred at the Princess Theatre last night during the performance of “ Drink.” While Miss Nelson, Miss St.John, Miss Rosamond and Mrs. Knight were standing on the bridge, secured by a rope at each end, one of the ropes gave way precipitating them some thirty feet. Miss Nelson had her back injured, Miss Rosamond sprained and contused her arm, Miss S.John was severely bruised, and Mrs. Knight injured her knee and sprained her ankle. FOUND DEAD. Napier, April 23. A man named J. Decamps was found dead in the cleaning-shed of the railway premises at Makatoku, early this morning. No particulars have reached town further than that the deceased was tp.ken on by the department yesterday. Tic was a blacksmith by trade, but was quite a stranger to this district.