INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1610, 21 July 1887, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

It is slated that several gentlemen residing at Auckland have received letters from Borsboom, who was arrested in Sydney for the alleged murder of his wife, asking ibem to give him a character, as he thinks it will be something in his favor at his approaching trial. i The Albion boarding-house, Auckland, in which a fire broke out on Sunday morning, was insured for £4OO in the United Office. The policy expired the same afternoon.

The two hydromatic disappearing guns lately procured by tbe Government, and erected at Fort Takapuna, were tested on Saturday in tbe presence of Colonel Boddain and others, and worked with complete success. A supplement to the Gazette, issued on Monday night, contains the names of the Registrars of Electors and Returning Officers for all the electoral districts in the colony. Sir Julius and Lady Von Haast returned to the colony from London by the Kaikonra.

Harwood, who intimated a few days ago that he would scull Hearn for the championship of New Zealand, has withdrawn from the contest.

Thomas Robinson, formerly in tbe army, died suddenly at Dunedin on Sunday n'ght. Ho was of intemperate habits.

The Wellington City Council strike a rate of 3d in the £ for hospital and charitable aid purposes, At Palmerston North on Monday night an iron safe and cash box were removed bodily from the bar of Fenton’s Royal Hotel into the road, and the contents, amounting to £9O, stolen. Cheques and watches were left behind. Some of the consignees who lost goods in the s.s, Tui, wrecked near Wellington recently, obtained judgment agaist tbe owners of the vessel for the value of the goods, owing to tbe vessel having been lost through negligent navigation. Other claims will follow,