INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3411, 2 September 1885, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Tkleoraph.) CiiRiSTcnuRCH, Sept. 1. The local authorities at Christchurch, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, and Rangiora havo all declared to-morrow a public holiday to enable tho residents to attend tho demonstration m favor of the East and West Coast and Nelson Railway to *>t> held here tomorrow. A private letter received here states that Sir Wra. Fox intends to leave England today. He will travel overland through America, and probably reach New Zealand about the middle of November. An important question arose m the Bankruptcy Court to-day before Jtr Justice Johnston as to the right of tho Crown to be paid m priority to other creditors m a bankrupt's estate. George Doune, a bankrupt, owed the Government £312 for the privilege of advertising on the railways. Ho had filed, and the Crown claimed to be paid iv full. Mr Martin for tho Crown, and Mr G. Harper for the Official Assignee, argued the matter out, and His Honor took time to consider his decision. Dunedin, Sept. 1. The Collector of Customs received a telegram from tho Nuggets this morning that a boat had left Port Molyneux last evening with two men, but was noticed adrift with only ono man m it. A3 the Kakanui was just leaving for the South, the captain was requested to keep a look-out. Only ono of the City Wards is contested. The old Councillors have been returned unopposed m the others. The Port Chalmers Licensing Bench havo resigned m consequenco of the Colonial Secretary granting a charter as a club to the Royal Hotel, to which houso they had refused to grant a license. Their ground for refusal was that the houso was m a dilapidated condition, and thnt thero were already too many houses m the town, which reasons they had communicated to the Colonial Secretary. Notwithstanding this a charter had been granted, and they regarded that action as a want of confidence m them, and tendered their resignations. The Dunedin Licensing Committeo at the quarterly meeting to-day extended the licenses of the several leading hotels until eleven o'clock. Invkbcargill. Sept. 1. Bridget Campbell was to day chargod at the Police Court with burning down her house at Averal with intent to defraud tho Standard Insurance Company. She was remanded, and bail refused. In tho Supreme Court to-day His Honor Mr Justice Williams gave judgment for the defendants m the case Waterstone v. the New River Harbor Board without hearing evidence. The claim was for £1500 damages through the Board's alleged careless berthing of the bngnntine Sarah and Mary at Invercurgill jetty by which she was strained. Counsel for the defence argued (1) that the acts of which the plaintiff complained were done m pursuance of the Harbor Act ; (2) that the action was not commenced within three months from the time of the commission of the a ts complained of, as provided by law ; (3) that the letters sent by the plaintiff to the defendants within threo months from the date of tho damage, wero notices of action within the meaning of the 227 th section of the Harbors Act. His Honor upheld these contentions. In the case Pennyfather v. Perkins, claim of £iOO damages for libel, judgment was given for tho plaintiff for £5 and costs. Tho plaintiff was Ranger for tho Southland Acclimatisation Society, and was charged sometime ago for poaching for trout m the Lakes District. ! The defendant, who is a Justice of the Peaco, was Treasurer of tho Southland Society, and wrote to the Secretary of tho Lakes Society as follows : — " Sorry to learn our Ranger has committed himself by poaching. You will please note that m futuro he must bo kept at a distance. He is a man to whom it is not safe to givo liberty, and was appointed ou the Home principlo that old poachers mako tho best gamekeepers." Tho weather for tho first time this winter has completely broken. Heavy rain and wind with thundor and lightning is now provailing.