INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1362, 5 October 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, October 2.

Mr Forwood, on behalf of the Auckland bar, to-day congr >tulated Mr Justice W-.rd on his accession to the Bench of the Supreme C mrt, and the Judge suitably replied.

Three unemployed patties on the maul* cipal relief c mi tact have no tified the City Engineer that they will abandon their contracts un’ess the price le raised-

The Cr cket Association have resolved to cffjr £2OO for a three days’ match with the All-England Eleven, with an alternative rf similar terms to those allowed to the Australians, vz, visiting team to pay £IOO for the use of the ground, and take all proceeds less expenses. Mr Matthew Burnett’s mission opened to-night to a large audience. Oamard, October 4.

A girl named Ma'.lpn narrowly escaped from being burnt to de tb on Friday last at Windsor. While lighting a fire her clothes caught, and she was burnt very severely. She had to be brought into town for medical attendance

A steamer similar to the s.s. Elderalie, but fitted with the Hall refrigerating machinery, will arrive at Oamarn in March to load frozen meat for Cargoes for this resael have been guaranteed, in o'der, it is stated, to break dawn what ia known as the Haslam compact,, by which the two Steamship Companies trading to this co'ony have secured a monopoly of the use of the refrigerators Dunedin October 4. The High School Governots find themselves so short of funds this year as to be unable to appoint, paid examiners. A young man named Angns EobfrUon committed suicide by shooting himself In the month at his mother’s farm, Upper Olntha. He had been drink ng. There are at present over 500 men engaged on the relief works in Otago, including Southland.