TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume III, Issue 641, 20 May 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Outbuildings Burned. Auckland, To-day. The outbuildings belonging to A, K. Taylor, of Mount Albert, were burned last,night. The insurance is Ll5O in the Colonial office. The damage is LIOO Measles. In one of the City schools COO children are absent in consequence of measles, and in another 250. A Cool Request. . When arrested at Adelaide Harges asked if ho could not leave L2OO with his solicitor to settle matters, as ho wished to proceed to England. The New Inspector of Schools. Christchurch, To-day. The Rev. W. Camming, many years head master of the West Christchurch school, has been appointed Inspector of Schools, vice Mr Curnow dec:a ei. Accident on the Line. A boy named Maher, 7 years of age, while crossing cho railway line in front of a number, of trucks bein' shunted, fell and one truck passed over his legs, crushing both severely. One had to be ampu- . a fed.

Another Educational Institute. Afc a meeting of Government school teachers to-day, it was decided to establish an Educational Institute for Caetir- 1 bury, on the same basis as the one now existing in Otago. Professor Brown, of Canterbury College, was elected President. The Riccarton Outrage. L2OO reward is offered Tor information that, will lead to the conviction of the man who’fired at Mr John Deans, of Riccarton, a few days ago. A Mastodon Piles. E. S. Wolfe, manager of the Mastodon Minstrels, has filed his schedule. Awfully Sudden Death. Blenheim, To-day. An'awfully suduen death occurred today. William Blick came into town today in order to be present at the Agricultural Show, and act as one of the judges. As he was walking down High street to the place where the Show was being held, he was’met by a friend, to whom he remarked —' ‘ I think I am going to have a fit.” The words were scarcely out of his mouth when he fell backward’ ‘bn to the ground. He was carried into the Club Hotel, and Dr Cleghorn sent, for, who, on arrival, pronounced life to be extinct. The cause of death was heart disease. Deceased -was well-known throughout the district. Another Gone. ■ , Timaku, To-day. The chief officer of the wrecked vessel City of Perth, S. Blacklock, who had his legs Smashed on board the vessel on Sunday morning, died in the Hospital this morning. His right leg had been amputated, but erysipelas set in and caused death.