INTEROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1562, 31 March 1887, Page 4

INTEROVINCIAL NEWS.

Mr Justice Ward has directed that the divorce action Gordon v. Gordon (Auckland), should be tried before himself, and without jury, at the close of the next Civil Sessions, A number of officers in the Survey Department are about to be dispensed with. Mr Bryce, in response to a requisition containing over 200 names, has consented to deliver an address at Marton in reply to the Premier. He will probably speak on April 7 th. In the Bankruptcy 0 <” t, Dunedin, Mr Justice Wdliams suspeuuba the discharge of James Campbell, china importer, for eighteen months, for not keeping proper books. Nine years ago the bankrupt went into business with a capital of £BOOO. The annual report of the United Charitable Aid and Hospital Board, Dunedin, shows that the Board will have a credit balance of about £750 to carry forward. The cost of the Dunedin Hospital was much less than was anticipated, and the Committee think that the average cost per patient is less than any other hospital in the colony. After a full trial op board the s.s. Penguin of Captain Allman’s patent, the Union Steamship Company have resolved to adopt it on another steamer. The automatic danger and indicating signal will therefore be fitted upon a steamer trading to Melbourne and Sydney to further test it, In the Divorce Court, Wellington, the petition for judicial separation, Bowe v. Rowe, was dismissed. The wife in this case sued for separation on the ground of cruelty. The petitioner gave two instances of alleged cruelty, .one at; Auckland and the other at Kaitangata, but His Honor decided that the allegations were imno way sustained. Typhoid fever is declining at Auckland. Henry Johnson, Atkins,, with half-a-dozen aliases, was arrested at Auckland for a dozen suburban robberies. > B. G. Williams, carrying on a saddlery business at Wood Ville, baa been committed for trial for forging a signature on the back of a promissory note for £44 2s 2d. u A middle-aged man named Thos. Tempter, who had been out of employment for-some time, and had just obtained temporary employment at Kempthorne Prosser’s (Wellington) attempted suicide on Tuesday by drinking off half a glass of acetic acidic; "jHe was taken to the hospital in a critical condition. The defence works of the colony having advanced near completion, it if intended that the Public Works officers who have been superintending their construction shall be withdraw? and the remainder of the work carried on by the Permanent Artillery, under Mr Arthur Bell as engineer. , The damage done by floods on the West Coast has proved considerable, and the con tractors for the railway bridge at Arabura are heavy losers of plant. The dolphin , at Teremakau was’brdken-and carried away, and the bridge on the Boss road has been swept away. This is owing to the Hokitika river forciojg its way through the low ground and sending a portion of the flood waters by way of Mahinapua lake. The North Canterbury Hospital Board have adopted estimatej for the ensuing year. Per ordinary expenditure £6950 is required; for permanent works and furnishing new buildings, £1551; amount to be contributed by local bodies, £3829. His Excellency the Governor has subscribed £IOO to the funds of the Imperial Institute.

The report of the Accident Insurance Association (Dunedin) ahows that the total income was £4097, and the expenditure, including £3OO written off, £6470, showing a debit balance of £1642. The falling off in premiums is attributed to excessive competition, cutting down of rales sod circumscribed area. A total of 376 entries has been received for the Otago A. and P. Associations first Earn and Ewe Pair, of which 292 are rams and 84 ewes.

The Bible in Schools Association, Dunedin, are about to organise affairs throughout the country districts in view of the coming election, A suggestion of the Nelson Association to hold a meeting in Wellington of supporters of the movement during the coming session was adopted. Mr Downie Stewart, M.H.R., addressed his constituents at Dunedin on Tuesday evening and received a vote of thanks and fullest confidence. He pronounced in favor of protection. Dr Pemberton, who came to Wellington from South Africa eight months ago, died on Snesday morning somewhat suddenly. He had been suffering from insomnia and, to obtain sleep, took a small quantity of morphia. Drs Fell and Collins, who had been called in, were of opinion that bnt for excessive weakness the dose would not have been fatal. He leaves a wife and six children.