TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 949, 22 May 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] \ Death of a well-known Maori.

: Thames, To-day. Hone Werehaiko, one of the first prospectors atTe Aroha, died in the Hospital yesterday. The Opening of the goldfields in the Northern «mtly dot to his; efforts. The deceased _*ras . well known and liked. ■ ■ ; u Pre-Sessional. ; Marion, To-day.

Mr Stevens, member for Rangitikei, addressed his constituents at Marton last night, and. received a, unanimous vote, of ■ thanks andconfidence. . c ■ 1 f;:

The San Francisco Mail, < ; . j Wellington, To-day. The S.S. Australia, with the April English mail left. San Francisco for Auek-,.

land on the 6th inst., being one day later than time-table date.' The City of New York, with the April colonial mails, arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on the 17th inst, time-table date. The Omapere Ashore- . Westport, To-day.

As the Omapere was proceeding to sea . in tow of the Mahinapua, at "10 last night, the former'grounded on the’bar. The latter also bumped, and the tow-rope , had: to be cut. The Omapere stack - hard and fast, and was gradually driven * into the surf to north of the channel; The coal has been jettisoned, vand aa> ; attempt will be made to get at,t|ie., flood tide to-day. The Mahinapua rqr crassed the bar, and returned to port. ’ She will assist the Omapere. The Grafton went out safely immediately after the accident. From want of rain for a very long time the river is lower than has oyer been experienced since the settlement of. i Westport. " , - A Narrow Escape. Christchurch, To-day. A narrow escape from a iserious fire occur ed at the Central Hotel this morning. Ooiitable Allen, when on duty in Gloucester street, about four o’clock, noticed a flickering light under the door leading to the commercial-room of the. hotel. He at once burst in the door and found that the mat inside war in flame* The inmates were at once alarmed, the mat thrown into the sheet, and thA horning boards of the floor extinguished with ■ a few buckets of water. It war then seen that about a square foot of the floor close to the door had been destroyed. Had net the fire .been ‘discovered before 'it * got much hold the consequences might have been serious. It is supposed to have been caused by some person dropping a lighted match on.'' the mat, which after smouldering some time at last burst into a blaze, j A Municipal Squabble. Dunedin, To-day.

There was a lively meeting of the South Dunedin Council last night. The Mayor, by his casting vote, refused to receive oer-' tain resolutions passed at a public meeting, reflecting on his conducts Thereupon Or JJarko began stonewalling, and business was brought to an abrupt termination.

Ur William John Diaher, consulting brewer, Melbourne, writes to the Argus as follows“ The opportunity presented to the brewtt* of the Australian group by the forthcoming exhibition in Calcutta, to " extend their operations in the East, constrains me to submit so them my views in . relation'to the great advantage they have over Either ,lhe English or .Continental brewcnfs m that' market. First: That Australia and New Zealand are certain to beoomeHhe greatest producing countries in the world for. the two most essential - elements for the ipanufacture of ales and stout, vizi , barley and hops, there can be no donbt.s J-saw samples of Yictorian grown barley to-day that are not to be equalled in Europe, and perhaps only surpassed by Iffo J&Uandi r Next are hops. ' Anyone that has examined a carefully pic£;ed i ' > alid‘ dried nop * of Nelson, Tasmanian, or Yictorian growth, and who is a judge, must admit, although they have not the pungent bitter, they have decidedly a much - superior aroma, and possess much more lupuline. I am ef opinion it hat hops min be grown as cheaply as they can -in 'England or on the Continent, from the cheapness of our laud and being more free from blight. The next item kicgilnu Now in England you cannot Et anoak cask under 17s 6d. Here, from blaokwood, which to my mind is much'superior to oak, the cost would he 14s p here is a saving of 3s 6d. Next, the many ships that leave our shores in ballast’for: the East would be glad to take our ales ab a very nominal freight, whereas English, ales cost something like LI per hogshead. ; These are only a few of the leading - advantages we have over the English producer. In conclusion, ! would earnestly solicit the brewers ’of Australia, Tasmkhia, and New Zealand, to embrace the ~'{p&hd ~ opportunity' of the Calcutta Exhibition by ;browing a small maltvend ; bdps— : th« season is admirably adapted for it—to try the Eastern markets. at the>,wuno time forwarding samples for exMfilfc* 07 Cfi - : ■* : J - - '• :i J - ;;