INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1689, 21 January 1888, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

James Ward, a miner, was killed at Try Again Terrace, Nelson Creek, on Friday afternoon. He was engaged turning off water when he overbalanced himself and fell into the creek below. Deceased was a very old resident on the Coast, Mining matters are unusually active in Qreymouth at.present. A large number of mining leases have bean taken out for working the black sand deposits on the beach with the Welman dredger. A good deal of excitement also prevails over the Cedar Creek reefs, Ross. On Thursday several hundred Swiss Republic scrip parols changed hands at la 6d, but sellers are holding back for 2s to 2s 6d. At the Auckland Police Court jesterday a young woman named Emily Fletcher, alias Rosie Adams, was charged with wearing men’s apparel in a public placet It appeared that a sailor belonging to H.M.S. Opal, now in port, had made the acquaintance of the girl, and they agreed to make a change of clothing. This having been effected the pair started for a walk up the main street, but the man soon got into difficulties with the strange attire and had to readjust it. The girl went on but was soon noticed by the police and arrested. As it was believed there was no criminal intent, and the police did not press the charge, the case was dismissed. At a meeting of volunteers at Auckland it was resolved to send a team to Sydney. The team will probably number eight members.

Government are not disposed to purchase the Martini-Hehri rifles which the New Zealand Rifle Association are anxious to obtain for use at the Oamaru meeting, but are willing to give facilities to the Association to obtain weapons. The Hon. Mr Fergus has informed Captain Somerville, representing the Association, that if the latter will guarantee £6OO, about one-third of the cost of purchaeiog 300 rifles and ammunition from New South Wales, Government will at once send across for them, and payment can be arranged for when they arrive, The offer will doubtless be accepted. A man named Jacob Johnson was killed at Capo Foulwind quarry, West Coast, on Wednesday, by a fall of atone crushing hie head.

At the Supreme Court sitting in divorce at Dunedin on Wednesday an unusual case was heard, Mrs Jolly sued for a Judicial separation on the ground of cruelty and illtrsatmenU The partisa have been married for nearly forty years and have rsared a large family, waging from thirty sevsn to ssTentesn. Of late years it was contended th* husband had ill-treated his wife* On Thursday respondent consented to a dscree being granted, the question of alimony to stand over* Robert Newton Gordon was fined 40s and costa nt the Dunodin Police Court on Wednesday fov assaulting and beating an adopted son under 14 years of age. The evidence showed that the lad was incorrigible, but tbe Justices decided that Gordou had used cruelty to the lad* On Thursday the boy was committed to the Industrial school.

Gopplestone’s bakery and shop at Leeston wers destroyed by fire on Thursday morning. The insurances amount to £2OO. The transactions of the Dunedin Savings Bank show an increase is deposits during the year of £37,363, and withdrawals £18,273.