INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3599, 13 April 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(BY TjELEdRAPH.). AucitiAirD, April 12. " On arrival of the Hawea, Emily Walsh, a married woman, was arrested. She was accompanied by her husband, and is charged with absconding from her creditors, with a view to defeating proceedings under the Bankruptcy Act 18S3, at Blenheim. She was admitted to bail by her husband depositing sureties. The accused is a lady-like young woman. John Hennessy, a cellarman at Handcook's brewery, dropped dead to-day. ~ ' ; ; . r Arrived, Hinomoa, with Mr Ballance. He had an interview with Tawhaio and the delegates who have come to see the Governor.' He leaves for Waikato accompanied .by Majors Eopata and Taoanui, who were introduced by the Governor. ' ; Wbiuhgtoit, April 12. • It is rumoured that Mr Waidell, 8.M., will shortly retire from the publio service on his pension. An officer of the Audit department left for Inongahun, to-day with the view of takmg action towards the prosecution of the former members of the County Council for illegal expenditure of county funds. > . A man named Thoß. Allen, employed on Buddiford'a station, has been found' drowned at Te Awito. A man named Anthony Francis died suddenly to-day. He was soen sitting on a stack of timber, when he expired. ■'. ■■>. ■!■ ■ ; NbmoK, April 12. The remains of a man found in the bush yesterday are supposed to be thoso of Joseph Lucas, who left the copper mines for Nelson on January 6th and has not Binco been heard of. CHBISTOBtTBCB, April 12. A woman named Mary Fitzaimmons was committed for trial to-day upon a charge of assaulting her ' husband in a very grievous manner. . ■ ■_■■'■' ■'• ■ ; •' ' : ' i - DuSKDnr, April 12. - \ , -The first meeting of the newly constituted Dock Trust was' held to-day. Mr Macandrew said in reference to the question of borrowing money that he thought it could be obtained at a low rate of interest. It was resolved to ask Government to allow a number of the. unemployed to go on with the earthworks. It is feared that one of the Colonial Bank staff named Gowrings, has got lost in the country between Lako Munapburi and Lake Wakatipu. He left on a walking tour on the 23 rd March, and has now been absent a week beyond his time.