INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 45, 15 September 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

[Specially Telegraphed to Star.]

[pee united peess association. I Wellington, Tuesday night.

The new schedule under the Property Assessment Amendment Act has-been finally approved and gazetted. It is very clear and easy of comprehension. The time for returning forms has been extended to the 25th October.

Francis Sidey, auctioneer, has called a meeting of his creditors. He stated that his unsecured liabilities were nnder JJSOO.

The Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court commenced this morning. Justice Johnston, in his charge, congratulated the Grand Jury on the light' calendar. The indictment against Hermann Dunn was withdrawn ; Doreen, charged with cutting and wounding, was acquitted ; Henry Clifford, convicted of perjury, was s ntenced to twelve months imprisonment; and Charles Nicholson, for burglary, was sentenced to four years. One charge of larceny remains. Timabu, Tuesday night.

A child about five years of age, son of Mr. Laurell, stationmaster, St. Andrews, was killed to-day. By some means, he got between two trucks, which were being shunted, and his head was jammed between the buffers. An inquest will be held.

Oamaru, Tuesday night. A number of publicans have been fined for selling adulterated brandy. Dunedin, Tuesday night. Lee Guy, charged with the murder of Mrs Young, at Kyeburn, was brought up yesterday, and further remanded. Messrs. Morris s and Bastings were the only candidates nominated for Waikaia. Auckland, Tuesday night. The Southern Cross has arrived. When she left Levuka, on tine 7th, Sir Arthur Gordon had not received his despatch, which had gone by way of Sydney. The Emerald htid arrived from. Samoa with the Governor, and proceeded to Inoa to coal, returning to carry the Governor to Tonga, providing the mail news did not hasten his departure to this colony. New Plymouth, Tuesday night.

Two horses belonging to Quinlivan were seized by the natives on Saturday night, and were impounded after Maori fashion. It appears that the horses got loose, and found their way to an unfenced wheat crop, where they were caught by the natives and taken to Parihaka. The owner of the horses went and remonstrated with. the natives, but the Maoris absolutely declined to give up possession.