INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1727, 21 April 1888, Page 4

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

The Dunedin H»rbor Board have retrenched salaries £638.

The Rev. Mr Hogarth, who was severely injured in the train accident at Wellington on Saturday, has succumbed to his injuries.

A bakehouse at Orepuki, Invercargill, owned by Cornelius Barry, was destroyed by fire on Monday night. It was insured for £IOO in the South British; loss £SO extra.

At Auckland Peter O’Dowd, a would-be suicide, baa been bound over for 6 months. He took enough buidunum and phosphorous to have killed several men but prompt remedial measures saved his life.

At the Supreme Court, Wanganui, on Wednesday, Joseph William Jones was found guilty on a charge of criminal assault on a child under ten years of age. Sentence was deferred.

The Hon. Mr Fisher on Tuesday inspected the schools of the Marisl Brothers, and the Kindergarten school at Auckland. The secretary, Mr Lilly, suggested to Mr Fisher, the desirability of raising the school age to 7 years, so that young children might be bettor cared for under the Kindergarten system. The Minister ®f Education expressed himself doubtful of the practicability of the proposal, but promised that Government would give it consideration.

The Hon. E. Mitchelaon has held meetings with Europeans and Maoris at Rotorua. Ho promised a deputation of unemployed whites that about £3OOO will shortl'y be spent on road-making in the district. Mr Sydney Taiwhanga, M.H.R., appeared as the mouthpiece of the natives, and advocatedthefollowiog measures:—(l) Modification of the Thermal Springs Act; (2) withdrawal of the Government from (he management of Rotorua township; (3) the retention, with some slight alteration, of Mr Ballance’s Native Laud Administration Act, and some other minor matters.

At a meeting of the members of tlie Wellington Anthenseum for (he purpose of considering resolutions with respect to the disposal of the building, etc., the Mayor presiding, it was stated that the liabilities were £9OOO and the assets £20,000. As a majority of the members had by vote declared against tbo proposal for transferring the balance of their.'assets to a fund for the establishment of a free library, and had intimated their wish to sell tho land and bui'ding now occupied by the institution, it was resolved that it is advisable that such land and buildings be sold forthwith. It is intended to establish the inslitution in other premises involving less annual charges. A meeting of the Wellington Opera House Company was held on Wednesday evening, at which it was stated that tho books of the Company were very carelessly kept, no entry having been made in the cash book since the 28th of November. The Chairman staled that the Directors would probably resign, amd a general meeting be called at an early date to determine tho desirableness of selling the remains ©f (he building. At another meeting on Thursday tho directors wore censured for not keeping a better scrutiny over the Company’s affaire, Ic was ultimately resolved that an extraordinary general meeting should be held to consider the advisableness of the voluntary winding up of the company, and receive tenders for tho purchase of the building and plant. It was estimated it would cost £7OOO to restore the building.

At the [Supreme Court, Invercargill, on Tuesday, a youth named Alexander Copeland pleaded guilty to the larceny of tivo guns. He was sentenced to six months’ hard labor. Otto Remke, a lad of fourteen, pleaded guilty to a charge of breakingandantering a dwelling house. He was sentenced to nine months’ hard labor. Both the accused were industml school boys. John Coutts, on a charge of indecent assault on a girl of nine year?, was acqnitled. Timothy Gorman, indicted oa four charges of sheep stealing, was acquitted on the first. 'Jn Wednesday the 'Jrovrn Prosecutor withdrew the remaining charges of sheep stealing against Timothy t’orman. The civil case of Newull v. Menzies was then | taken, Plaintiff claimed £IOOO for tbo loss of her husbmd at the Glenhatn tunnel on the Edemiale* Fortrpse lino, the defendant being the contractor. Tha tunnel subsided in November last, killing throe men, and it was alleged that the accident was due to the negligence ot defendant. On Thursday the jury returned a verdict for £l5O.