INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1571, 21 April 1887, Page 4

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

The warrant in the case of Forwood, solicitor, was issued at Auckland by the R.M., the charge being larceny as a bailee. Superintendent Thompson is in communication with the Australian police authorities respecting Forwood’s whereabouts, and if he is in Australia Detective Herbert will proceed thither, The fate of an old man, Donald Grant, who wandered from the Old Man’s Refuge (Auckland) last Monday into the Domain, still remains a mystery. Search parties have been out ever since, hunting in all directions, yet not the slightest trace of the unfortunate man has been discovered. 4 man named Richard Selby died suddenly at Opotiki on Saturday night. At the inquest a verdict was returned that death resulted from strychnine, but there was no evidence to show whether it was taken intentionally or not. It is considered probable that Mr F. H. Fraser, member for Te Aro, and Mr Jones, member for Heathcote, will move and second the Address-in-Reply in the House of Representatives, Mr Flyger’s lenace End store, Palmerston North, was burned down on Sunday morning. The loss is estimated at £ISOO over the insurance. At future Fire Brigades’ competitions under the United B igades, pr zes and certificates will be offered for the best exhibits of life-saving apparatus in cases of fire.

j Thoman i'hii, thr prisoner, arrived by the Govflvi:un.-n; u.vai-.ior liinomoa at Onehunga </•'" .';■ :ki,-v.id) on Tuesday morning, in ch.ir;;■•.■. .f tiro r.arders. The convict, w?;n iv.w in prison garb, was at once con vovl'.] :,<> .Mount Eden Gaol, where it is expected he will serve out hiß sentence. On Monday last, at Napier, Major Garner was fiaed £2 and costs for assaultting Lieutenant King. The evidence was very contradictory. Intelligence has been received from San Francisco that Ferdinand Barth had left 10,000 dollars to the Auckland Hospital. Barth bus no relations in Auckland and bo far as is known never received any benefit from the institution. Captain Preece, R.M., is conducting an enquiry into the circumstances attending the death of a prisoner who butted himself to death in gaol at Napier. The Jubilee Committee have decided to secure the co-orperation of the ladies:of Wellington at the Jubilee meeting shortly to be held, and circulars inviting subscriptions are to be sent out. It is intended to ask Parliament to sanction a triennial division of profits of the Government Life Insurance Association instead of a quinquennial as at

present. What sum the Government will propose to be subscribed to the Imperial Institute is not yet decided. The Agent-General cables to Government an invitation from the National Kifle Association of England to the New Zealand Rifle Association to Bend Home a team to Wimbledon oo the 9th July to compete for Jubilee Prizes. Ab New Zealand Volunteers are not armed with the same weapons as the English Volunteers, the tending of a team is oat of the question. The Jubilee Celebration Committee have sent out 250 circulars to local bodies, Friendly, and oth«r Societies soliciting subscriptions towards the Memorial HoTie. - Considerable enthusiasm is dieplayed by some members, but three, who who disapprove of the establishment of the Home, have resigned. Notwithstanding this it is expected that a large sum will be raised. An accident occurred on the Buller road, 13 miles from vVestport, on Tuesday morning, at a place where men are making the road. A slip of thousands of tons came down burying one man and breaking both legs of another.Before the meeting of Parliament the resignation of Sir W. Fitzhorbert as Speaker of the L°gislative Council will be received, and the Hon. G. W. Waterhouse will be appointed to fill the vacancy.