INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1731, 1 May 1888, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Government have received through Lor d Knntnford, Secretary «f State for the Colonies, conditions relative to the return of Erench convicts to France.

Th j police have out whnl appears to be an organised gang of thievi-s at Christchurch. Detectives T. Neill and O’Connor have arrest? i three young boys, G bert and Water French and Gosling, on a charge of stealing several artic es, m d a man named Connor and Mrs French, the mother of two of the bojs, for receiving. A largo and highly miscellaneous col ection of artisles was found in possession of the woman.

Mr George Stevenson, of Wanganui, an owner of racehotses, was knocked down at Greyraouth by an empty truck from the incline on Saturday morning. His (highs were crushed from the hip to the knee, the bones breaking through. His l«f( arm was badly injured, and there was a deep curved wound on the skull font inches long. He was removed to the hospita 1 , but died in the afternoon. The prisoner Curry, airestcd at Auckland on Friday, was brought up at the Police Court on Saturday, before Mr Mills, R.M., in connection with the other recidiviste Gaspardi, and charged with s ealing the cutter Martinet, and the boat in which the men escaped from Noumea, New Caledonia. Mr H, Williamson, who appeared for the prosecution, said the proceedings were taken at the instigation of the Fteuch Consul in Wellington. The cise whs apjourned for a week.

Mi Justice Richmond finished the sittings of the Supremo Court at Blenheim on Friday iifiernoon. In the ease of mi unregistered bill of sale, he ordered the furniture to be handed over to the Official Assignee. Mr Rabone, a bankrupt, had ghen (be bill of sale to Mr* Pope, his mother-in-law, Dunedin, but had not registered. A nice point was involved in reference to printing plant, over which the bill of sale waa alio given, but as the printing plant ia now in possession of Burns, Rabone’s partner, his Honor refused to make any order. An important partnership case was also decided. Frederick Smith, wbo had become connected with the butchering firm, J. McKenzie and 00., afterwutd* bankrupt, was ordered to pay £296, with interest, to Fenwick’* trustees for debts incurred prior to and after joining the firm. Smith had retired before the bankruptcy, but his Honor held this did not free him from liability. There ia likely to be several other actions against Smith by other creditors.