INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1641, 1 October 1887, Page 4

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

The Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board have decided to give a resident Burgeon control of the hospital and the two refuges attached to the institution. The surgeon will take charge on the Ist January. , In consequence of the illness of Mr Justice Johnston, the Chief Justice takes the criminal sessions at Christchurch. The Wanganui‘sittings are postponed for a fortnight. Robert Mansfield and David Francisi bn a charge of robbery from the person, were committed for trial at Wellington on Wednesday.

i Government have received no official information respecting the alleged outbreak of smallpox at Liunceston. Mr Walter Hartnell, of Rakaia, ( a large farmer and one of the-principal sheep dealers in Canterbury, died suddenly on Tuesday, it is supposed from heart disease. At Addington weekly stock market on Wednesday, a resolution of condolence with his family was passed.

Charles Bilson alias Bilston was committed for trial at Christchurch on Weduaaday for larceny of a bicycle, the property of Greve Brim. In the Supreme Court, Dunedin, on Wednesday, Mr Justice Williams delivered judgment in the case of Sutherland v, Neill. Sutherland had brought an action for libel against Dr. Neill, because the doctor, as Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum, had caused to be inserted in a letter forwarded to other superintendents a statement of reasons for Sutherland’s dismissal. Sutherland recovered damages, but defendant moved to have plaintiff nonsuited. His Honor now nonsuited Sutherland with coats.

A well-known firm of Wellington solicitors have been naked by telegram from Auckland their opinion aa to the legality of one of the Auckland elections. It is alleged that in the case in question the Returning Officer accepted the nomination of one candidate without receiving the deposit of £lO, and an opinion is asked whether.the election is not null and void. The name of the electorate has not been made public.

It is reported that at the declaration of the .Newton poll Mr Tole’s Committee will demand a scrutiny of votes. The newly elected member for one of the Auckland country seats offered on Wednesday morning to retire in Mr Toie’s favor, but the latter declined the offer. Mr Tola is said to have received two offers of seat? from the South. He received a telegram oh Wednesday, from a member of the Upper House in Wellington as follows “ Every one here regrets your defeat. Wellington would have returned you.” Mr Tola has left for Wellington. Thomas Kinnear, an inmate of the Napier Refuge, was found dead on his bed on Thursday morning. From the appearance of the corpse, deceased must have died while undressing, as he w;as sitting on the bed in the act of taking off his coat. Ihe supposed cause is heart disease. Ho was aged 53, Mr Napier Bnll has sent in his resignation as .Engineer of the Westport Harbor Board.

A man named Edward Elston, alias Thomas Edmunds, was committed tor trial at Wellington on a charge of-stealing a quantity of tobacco, valued at £6 10s, A full investigation has been made into the conduct of the constable who was reported to have interfered with certain of the electors at Mr Ivess’ recent meeting at Napier, and the Commissioner of Police has reduced the offending constable to the bottom of the 3rd class list.

Bishop H'idfie-d, of Wellington, objects to a Druidical monument bei g placed over the grave of a deceased member of the Order of Druidsj on the ground that the design 'represents an emblem of Paganism. The proposed memorial is a rough arch formed by two upright slabs of stone, with a horizontal top slab stretching across. Legaladvice is to be taken us to whether ihe monument'can" be erected without the Bishop’s consent, i William Hepburn, the weTknown auctioneer at Dunedin, died on Friday morning. He was.ss years old. Three young men named David Goldsmith, Dniel Hamilton, and Andrew Craig, have been ane’ted at Dunedin, charged with ' indecently '■ assaulting a servant girl named Margaret WHsonj in the cricket ground, at about a quarter to 8 o’clock on Tuesday evening last. Accused were brought before the City Police Court on Thursday afternoon, when they were remanded, bail being allowed in £IOO each and two sureties. The Roman Catholic cneregation at Dunedin have subscribed £4OO as a testimonial to Bishop Moran. This is in addition to £IOO from Oarnaru. Coneiderah'e sum? are expected from country districts. Bishop Ml nil et-rns from .Australia on the llih.