INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1839, 12 January 1889, Page 4

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

A large line of Poverty Bay grass seed has been purchased through the Loan and Mercantile Agency at 4a 6d per bushel, and the market has an upward tendency. The Gisborne Borough Council are urging upon the Government to arrange a continuous sitting of the Native Lands Court there, to deal with arrears of business, The Customhouseofficors and a detective visited the house of Turbot, a stoker at the gas Wellington works, early on Wednesday morning, and found an apparatus apparently used for distilling whiskey, and ten gallons of whiskey. He was arrested and remanded. The question of the employment of boy labour is again raising trouble in the boot trade at Wellington. About 17 finishers withdrew on Wednesday from Messrs R. Hannah and Co.’s factory, and the henchmen are expected to follow. At the Charitable Aid Board meeting at Christchurch on Wednesday afternoon, it was decided, on the casting vote of the chairman, to request the Urphange Committee to consider the advisableness of dispensing with a reaching staff, and of sending the children to the State schools. The Charitable Aid Committee report that outdoor relief was afforded to 508 different cases during December, 1888. The number in the previous month was 495, and in December, 1887, 506. Eorty-six cases were assisted last month, who had not been relieved in November, and 33 were assisted in November who did not obtaja aid in December, The Invercargill Police Court returns tor last year show a great diminution in criminal cases. The charges of drunkenness were only 140 as against 236 in 1887. At the Supremo Court Dunedin, on Wednesday, Alexander Kinnimont was for the second time acquitted of embezzling the money of his late employer, Albert Dornwell, a butcher. Kinnimont was tried on a similar charge last session. The Court was occupied all Thursday with hearing a charge of child murder against Joseph Valentino, Valentino was the father of a child, which was illegitimate. He went to the mother’s place eight days after the child wan born’ lo remove it to bis sister’s house. He did not go straight to his sister’s house, four miles distant, but went a road which made it thirteen miles, stating that hia purpose was to collect money owing to him. He said that while carrying the child it fell out of his arms, rolled down the bank of the river, and was carried away. This occurred at night. The jury after about two hours deliberation, acquitted the prisoner. The steamer Richmond was delayed at Auckland in order to take a despatch from the German Consul-General for Samoa. The despatch was cabled ‘‘urgent,” in cypher, after consultation with the authorities at Beilin. Tho Hon. Mr Richardson arrived ot Auckland on Wednesday night, having made a complete tour of the northern districts, including the village settlement. The special settlers will require advances and road works from tho Government for other two years before they can live on the returns from their land. The settlers all oppose the unemployed being sent on the land.

Colin McKenzie, a well-known settler, dropped dead on Wednesday morning in front of his residence at Ashurat, near Palmerston North. A sad boating accident occurred at Pourere, near Napier, on Wednesday. Mr Dixon, manager of the Pourere run, and three other men named Tyler, Cox, and Kennedy, went out on a fishing expedition. By some means the boat was upset. The first-named three reached the shore, but Tyler and Cox were insensible, and restorative measures had to be applied which were successful. Mr Dixon, a gentlemen of exceptional phisique and athletic powers, was not so exhausted, and seeing Kennedy (a blacksmith on the station) drowning, went in again to save him. Mr Dixon either became exhausted or was clutched hy Kennedy, for he sank and both were drowned. Mr Dixon was married only a few weeks ago. Information has been received by the Commissioner of Police that certain Hawke’s Bay natives have determined to evict byJbrce, if necessary, from the occupation of the Omaha block, W. Broughton, the successful litigant in the recent Maori will case. Inspector Khly, of Napier, telegraphs that lie fears serious disturbances between the Native adherents of both factions, that is, the Irene Donnelly faction, and the Broughton faction, and that the available police force at his disposal is insufficient to cope with the impending trouble. The Commissioner of Police has recommended the swearing in of special conatablss. Inspector Kiely hinted that some attempt at eviction was expected to be made on Friday, though notice is alleged to have been sent to Broughton specifying that the time allowed to him to leave the block extends to the 22nd of this month. The Dunedin City Council, after discussion, fixed the mayor’s salary for the year at £4OO, H,M.S. Orlando was floated out of dock at Auckland on Wednesday, having been thoroughly cleaned. Chimbs Act Justice. —Here aro two cases (says the Weekly Dispatch) that admirably' illastnite the administration of justice in Ireland. Removable Magistrate Gardiner, E.M., had before him a Mr O’Shea. The culprit had written a letter to a member of his branch of the National League to give ».n account of his conduct with respect to some petty land dispute; Mr O’Shea was a man of respectability, end in .no country hut Ireland would ever have made the acquaintance of prison. But Removable Gardiner justly thought that a criminal of this stamp ought to be severely dealt with, and he was sentenced to four month?, with hard labor. The earn# Removable Girdiner hud to deal with a very differei t case. Police Sergeant Walsh shall describe it. He said that, about half-past 1 three o’clock on Sunday morning he heard piteous cries coming from Hussey and Townend’e office j heard a female voice crying " not to murder her.” After threatening to f jrce in (he door, it was opened, and he found the prosecutrix lying on the floor of the hall looking very faint, and her face wet with tears. She charged Mr Townend with assault and attempted criminal assault. Witness then arrested Mr Townend. The woman was conveyed to the South Infirmary, where the student who examined her said there were no bones broken, but that she had got a bad bruising. In any count ry but Ireland Mr Townend would have suffered severely for his sport; but ha is a land agent. He was let off with a fine of £5, Comment is superfluous;