TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume III, Issue 626, 3 May 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[bk.r press association.] Going in for Cleanliness. Auckland, To-day. The Parnell ratepayers adopted both the drainage and the water scheme, by a majority of tv.o to one. Trafficking Teachers. He the motion proposed at the Board of Education to restrain teachers from trading in school books, it was stated that some teachers made LSO per annum thereby. Twelve Months. New Plymouth, To-day. At the Supreme Court Mary Jane Sullivan was found guilty of concealment of child birth, and sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment. The Maori Murderer. At the Supremo Court this morning, Wiremu Hiroki was brought up on a charge of murdering John M’Lean, at Monatake, on (he 19th of September, 1878. Mr Samuel appeared for the Crown, and Mr Richmond for the prisoner. John Fraser is now being examined. Over the Line. vVellington, To-day. Captain Ruck, formerly of Auckland, died in the hospital at Masterton last night. The ’Frisco Mail. The Penguin sailed at 3 o'clock to-day with the Southern portion of the ’Frisco mail. Blown to the Other World. Nelson, To-day. Dodson, who shot himself on Saturday last, died in the hospital this morning. Sailing Down. The steamer Grafton, 2G hours from Westport, is coming down the bay under sail.