INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1765, 19 July 1888, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Captain Allman, of the Penguin, has received a cablegram from Melbourne s'ating that his life-saving raft was tried in Hobson Bay on Saturday, the exhibition proving most aucce-sful. In connection with the bmkruptcy of d. Sofield, watchmaker and jeweller, Dunedin, it was stated in the Application for a public examination that there wan practically only one creditor, and the shop was kept open while stock was taken The sheets were signed by the bankrupt, anile was left in charge of the shop. A week or so afterward*, when the successful tenderer went to get possession, goods to the value of £151) had disappeared. Sale not"a for £26 had besn furnished, but no account whatever of the £l6O. The bankrupt behaved in a cavalier fashion to the Assigoee, saying that he was in the habit of goir g away to have a drink, leaving the shop unlocked, and he presumed the goods bad been stolen. Application was made to have the bankrupt punished for not keeping books. Bankrupt’s solicitor said that the bailiff in charge could have taken the goods. Mr Justice Williams parsed the examination, as he said that not keeping books w** not the real ground of complaint. In the case of H. Utlley, who hud lost £IOO, £23, and £53 at vurious times, His Honor said that if bankrupt had done anything it was accounting for his position by fictitious losses. That was a matter for a jury to determine. The lwo*year-old son of Mr Henry Buller, Seaward Bush, Southland, died from the effects of. drinking the contents uf a bottle of creosote, which had bren left within hi& rrach on the dressing t«b!e. A maa giving the name of Henry Harvey and occupation as a miner, who vrns found in an empty hut at the Bluff in a starving and imbeci'e condition, was charged on Monday with lunacy, and remanded for examination. The Christchurch Oily Council on Monday night decided to take steps for raisisg a loan of £59,000 to erect gasworks. A report of a special committee appointed to consider the question of lighting the city stated that guarantee of support amountiug to thirty million onb ; c feet per year had been received from consumers. The committee recommended the erection of woiks to produce foity million cubic feet per annum, tha cost of which, including the city, is estimated at £50,000. It is proposed to supply gas to the public at 6s per 1090 fee', against 8s 4d now charged by the gas company. The ruaiuor Mahiaapua on the voyjga from Lyttelton to Wel'ington, lost bar siarboard propeilor (iho aleamer is a twin screw) when 50 miles from Lyttelton, and completed'the trip with the other propelloc Mr John Ollivier has retired from the contest for Ashley In deference to tha wish of (he electors to be locally represented, Messrs Yerral', Dixon, and Olivier addressed tho electors on Monday night. The former announced himself a Protectioniet, in favor of a State Bank, and independent of all parties. The latter thought that the preseat Government was us good aa any New Zealand had had, bat he was not in favor of Protection,

At the Dunedin City Court Thonaaa Birratt, a prisoner, was charged with riotous conduct in tha prison. The gao'er explained that prisoners about to be discharged pl»y up ao much that ha felt obliged to bring this case before the justices. The prisoner’s defence was that he got mad on account of another prisoner provoking him. He was sentenced to one month's hard labor.

The Dunedin Oily Council held a ipscial meeting to consider the balance-sheet. The Auditor-General wrote stating thst the overdraft exeoeded ihe limit by nearly £13,000. Assuming that the Council acted on a misunderstanding of the law by overdrawing the general accouct while having balances at credit of the gas and water accounts, he did not propose to put the law in force this year, but would do so next. There was talk of the Council resigning in a body, but eventually it was resolvad to ask the Auditor to certify to the gas and water accounts, end refer the matter to ths finance committee. To reduce the overdraft would rae .n a rats of 91 in the pound.