Interprovincial News.

Hastings Standard, Issue 140, 7 October 1896, Page 4

Interprovincial News.

The consecration of Dr Lenihan as Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland has been fixed for November 15th. Bishop Gallagher, of Goulbnrn, and Bishop Grimes and Verdon, are expected to be present. •James Franks, a miner, \ylie arrived from Waitekauri at midnight, where he had been working, took a room at the Wavely Hotel, Auckland, for the night. Shortly before dinner a noise of a falling body was heard iu the yard. On going out the people were horrified to find Franks lying in a pool of blood, having fallen out of his bedroom window, 70 feet. He brought a cheque of £ll with him. It is stated that he had only some lemonade tinged with beer in the afternoon. At the annual meeting of the North Island Bowling Association at Wellington, the report was satisfactory. Aililiated clubs number ]!), with a membership of 1,'200. At the tournament to be held during the Exhibition it is expected rinks will be present from New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania, besides from all parts of the colony. The Convention of the Wellington Provincial Christian Endeavor Association opened this afternoon, the president (Mr Murray) in the chair. A large number of delegates were present, and a number of papers were read. The case of Clarke v. Taylor, a slander action for £SOO damages, at the Punedin Supreme Court, arose out of a recent prosecution at the Police Court for stealing money, Taylor, salesman, having given information to Mr Chisholm, his employer, that he saw Clarke enter the ofiice, the innuendo being that the latter was the thief. Hence the prosecution which followed. A three-fourths verdict was found for defendant, and judgment was entered accordingly. After a prolonged sitting of over four days at Wanganui, the of Annie Farrell v. G. H. Smith, solicitor, of Pahiatua, claim £:>00, for alleged negligence in advising the plaintiff to distrain (in consequence of which £IOO damages was awarded to a, suitor against her in the .District Court, Masterton) was concluded at :-i.:-i0 this morning, when the special jury awarded £SO to the plaintiff. Chief Justice Prendergast, however, held that the findings of the jury were in favor of defendant, and entered up judgment for defendant, with costs, leave being reserved to the plaintiff to move to set aside the judgment for plaintiff on the findings. Mr Jellicoe appeared for plaintiff and Mr Gray for the defendant.