INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1777, 16 August 1888, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

The Auckland Branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute have made a pub'ic statement rejecting, as unworthy of credence, the recent charges of immorality in echjols. At a recent meeting of Swanson village settlers, Auckland, it was agreed : to forward a memorial to Mr S. Percy ! Smith, Commissioner of Crown Landß, asking him to use his influence to secure the establishment of relief works for the eettlern. It was said that warnings were given by Mr London against ihe tnking up of land at Swanaou by special settlers, as the noil U barrer. The Finance Committee of the Auckland City Council havo drawn up a report recommending reduction in the'annual municipul expenditure of about £4600. The sum of £1826 is proposed to bo saved in salaries. "■ <■■..... An extensive full of earth took place at the rear of a row of houses situated at Willia street, Wellington, absut two o'clock on Monday afternoon. A girl named L'zzie Mallows, aged twelve, w»s doing soma household work at the back of one of the houses, when she noticed the earih slipping, and before she had time to escape about 200 tons came down and buried her up to the neck, She was nxtricated with difficulty, when it wan found she had suntainel a few bruises. A.fire at Nelson Or«ek, near Greymouth, on Saturday night destroyed Changhesy's Uotel and two other buildings. It was c.iused by the explosion «!>f a kerosene lamp. Toe only ii.snrance on Oliaughesy's was £3OO iu the Equitable "The damage ia estimated at £IOOO. ' In u recent action brought in the Ductdin ite»i(ten( Magistrate's Cmrt agninut Amelia Niclio'son, an order was mtde for payment of £4 or three days' imprisonment. The money not being p<id, Mrs Nicho'aon wua t-iken to gaol on Monday morning, but an application for her release was at ones made, which waa successful, bec.iuso she w*s a married woman. At the Supremo Court, Wellington, on Monday, Mr Butcher, i editor of the Wairarapa Observer, sued Mr Na ion, proprietor of the Wairarapa St.tndird, for £3OO, for au alegui lihe'. He was awarded £25, with costs on lowest sc*'e. Tho Woiks of the Reefton Electric Light and Transmission of Power Company are finished, and a satisfactory trial has been make. The price charged is £3 per lamp per year, which is equal to 5s per light pwnuntb. Tli6 entire plant cost £SOOO. Two cases, which are to some extent side i«9'T i 3 arising from the Renata will case, will be commenced in the Evident Magistrate's Court, N»pier, on ' hur3d»y, and are exciting great interest. Iu his evidence ia the will case, F. D. Luckie, commission ageot, of Hastings, stated that be was insolvent through the defa'cations of B. C. Ware, his clerk, who had embezzled nearly £4OO bslongiug to Mr Tanner, M.H.R,, for whom Luckie acted ai agent. Luckie further B'afced that he had Ware's written confession. Ware on this lodged an information for perjury against Luckie. He alleges that ho signed the letter to shield Luckie, and on ?■ promise lhat it should bo destroyed after being shown to Mr Tanner. Luckie has retaliated by initiating a ptosecution for embezzlement agaicst Ware. It stated by the relatives of the late Percival Bear, who died at Hnlcombe, near Napier, the other day, that the Government Insurance Department refuse to day his life policy o2 £IOO, in force for 18 years, en the grouud that he was insured as Percival Bsar, the name by which he ulways want, whereas uow it transpires that his name was James Percival Bear. Subscriptions are baiug raised for widow and children. It is staled that on account of the high prices prevailing for sheep, huge orders for mutton for freezing intended to be executed in Olago and Canlerbuiy have been transferred to tbe North Island. Mr Wy'ia the champion draughts player imled for Melbourne on Tuesday. In New Z?aland be has played 5013 gunes, of which he lost 7, drew 209, and won 4797. In the Supreme Court, Inv rcargill, John McArthpr ; convicted of receiving money k»owing it to have been stolen, was sentenced to six mon'hs' imprisonment. He and an o'd offender named Tipson, not yet apprehended, are alleged to have stolen £29 from a box in the hut of a labourer.