INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1686, 14 January 1888, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

The Waverley was successfully launched at Patea yesterday. In the Divorce Court, Dunedin, yesterday, a rule nin was granted on the petition of Sydney Wolf of Timaru against Mabel Wolf and Dr Ross, of Ashburton, with full coats against co-respondent. At the Supreme Court, Christchurch, yesterday, Grave Biun was found guilty of arson and. sentenced to seven years, A shocking suicide is reported from Warkworth District, North Auckland, George Brown, a gum digger, who has been living by himself for years past gathered everything combustible around his place and stacked it in the house, and placing himself under it ignited some gunpowder and dynamite and blew himself to pieced The body with (he legs, off, which were missing, and part of the skull Were discovered amongst the burning debris bv two diggers who heard the explosion. It fas a sickening sight. Brown left e letter, addressed to the Coroner bidding good-bye to « friend named Green, and stating that he fas tired of life. At the inquest a verdict was given of death while insane. He has no relatives, and had been in the Colony 25 year% Two narrow escapes from serious fires in the centre of Masterton occurred on Thursday evening. The fire consumed a large rubbish box in a back yard clows io a number of shops. The second happened in a bedroom above the shop of Mr Temple, grocer. The window was open and the mirror drapery was ignited by a candle on the dressing-table. Th# lining of the room also caught, but the fire was fortunately put out. During the alarm a stand-up fight took place betwein two members of the rival Municipal and Volunteer Brigades, The Volanteer was knocked down by a blow from a branch, and the Municipal was “ downed," and ran over by the Volunteer engine, A Dunedin telegram states the Cabinet have decided that in future no Civil Servant, except the Railway Commisaioners, shall be paid more than £BOO a year. Letters of administration in the estate of Mr A, Domett Lave been issued to hjs stepson, Major George. The value of hie personal estate in England is sworn at £4340. At a meeting of the friends and supporters of the Hoc, John Bryce at Wanganui on- Wednesday, it was resolved to present him with a piece of sterling plate. A handsome sum was subscribed io the room and Committees were appointed to receive donations throughout the district. A deserter from the Nelson, who was arrested at Auckland while the fleet was there, was tried by Court Martial at Wellington on Wednesday, and sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment. Last year’s shipping returns at Greymouth show that 643 cleared inwards—--609 steamers and 34 sailing vessels, of 121,449 tons; crews, 10,112. The Ocean Beach railway, from Dunedin to Forbury Park, and branch to Anderson’s Bay, was sold by auction on Wednesday. The line bas not been working for some years. The bidding started at £3OOO, and advanced to £4850, at which it fell to Mr R. Hay, C.E., acting for Mr Horace Bastings, now of Melbourne, An old resident who came out to Nelson early in the forties died on Wednesday morning—Mrs (hereon. She is the mother of Mr Otereon, Clerk ef Bills in the House of Representatives, The deceased lady was aged eighty-four. She had a large circ’e of friends in Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury and Wellington. It is understood that from Ist February the hours of attendance required of officers of the Civil Service will be from nine to ( five. • At the inquest on the body of the girl, Lucy Darrell, found drowned at Wellington, the evidence showed she had simply, been reprimanded by her father for staying out late at night, and it is supposed this is tbe cause of the rash act. The Coroner remarked bo was afraid it was one of many oases of tbe early education found in these colonies where boys and girls wore allowed to run alone in such a manner that they got into all kinds of mischief, and if reproved they turned round and took upon themselves the responsibilities of their actions, and declared their independence and self-reliance. R. H. Carmichael, of Christchurch, is the lowest tenderer for the restoration of the Wellington Postoffice, and the contract will be given to him provided some matters of detail can be arranged. It is understood that ike amount of the tender is about £14,000. The tender of. A. R. M. Newson, of Auckland, is the lowest for the erection of the new o'istoir house and departmental offices in that city, and he is to receive the work,.

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At the Supreme Oeurt, Christchurch, on Wednesday, Robert Kent was convicted of larceny and sentenced to three years’ penal servitude. Michael and Patrick Clarkin, charged with larceny, were acquitted. Arebibald Matlock was sentenced to six months’ hard labor for embszzlomeut. Charles Christian Sommers, charged with inciting Tolls Laura Isatt to commit araon, was acquitted. On Thursday, C. 0. Sommers, charged with inciting Thos. Farley te sat fire to his shop In Timan on June Ist, 1885, was acquitted. The hearing of the Little River murder case will take place on Saturday,

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