TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1012, 3 August 1883, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

Ut J SiESa ASSOCIATION.] Resuming Operations. . Auckland, To-day. The ’Union Sash Door Company is rapidly pushing on their new works to replace t hose burned. They have already machinery in operatioi. *■ An Arrest. Pi **' rucp wore arrested on a charge of committing a robbery with violence oh a man name a’On troll. I r-arious Fire. Gisborne, To-day. The i’l r! otof D. Orr, produce merthiiie, G■ ■ Gladstone road, were last r.ii;T'. ’Top.! 1. ly destroyed by fire. It . jnflagration, and caused niueh .-l u.nt consequent upon the danger-i Vtiiu. surrounded the other prfimhr- e Through the exertions of the iheinb*'-.; of the defunct Fire Brigade and the if eta of the Borough Council, the poii'.-e. and of hers, the fire was confined to the builuing destroyed. It was originally insured for £2500 in the North British, but he had allowed a policy of LSOO to lapse a few days ago. Clayson, confectioner, is a loser of about L2OO, uninsured, through the damage tc his goods and stock on removal from the ad- ■ jacent. premises. Shipping Enquiries. Wellington, To-day. The Commissioners appointed to enquire into tho comp’aints of the steerage passengers of the Catalonia have handed In their report, to the Government. They are f niwion that the provisions were ■•£ goc ility, and plentiful, but that the sor-i .7:.. vr; decidedly faulty, and further that tiro general supervision was > ot so good as it might have been. They mention that they have advised any private passseugers who have complaints, to communicate with the Collector of Customs. The Commissioners went off to Soames’ Island this morning to take evidence as to the outbreak of. typhoid fever on board the ship Oxford. The Diamond Mania. Christchurch, To-day. The excitement re the Alford diamond field continues, and a large number of additional applications for prospecting lloouae.H have been made. A Melancholy Death. A fireman named Hillier died this morning from the effects of an accident, during a false alarm of fire on Sunday last. After having greatly exerted himself in ing out the engines, Hillier fell off the engine on which he was riding, andit ia «apprised caused an - old rupture ‘ to give way. A surgical operation was performed, but without avail. Deceased leaves a wife and five children The alarm of fire was raised by some person purely for mischief. Tho Otago Harbor. Dunedin, To-day. Sir John Goode advises the Harbor Board not to proceed with Mr Barr’s, scheme till he reports.

Tha Gaol Enquiry. At tlvj gaol enquiry Ex-.nspeotor Mallard said i r was not true that Mr Cald- I ■wall ext i-acted information fron) prisoners. While witness was connected with the . ’ police h’J never knew Mr Caldwell make ■ an improper use of information from i prisoners. C'ammocfc was unnecessarily . b» d|to the warder M'Callin. He c«nsiuered Mr Caldwell a fair, honest man, wh» did his duty. He never saw warders | drunk, and till the Commission sat he i never heard of'“Rogers- being ill-treated, j Never saw prisoners used violently. Mr I Brown, Visiting Justice, denied that Mr , Caldwell in any way influenced his dei cision. Mr Caldwell often said he p did ■ not desire a a prisoner punshad, but considered it his duty Ito make complaints repeatedly at the gaoler’s instance, they postponed their decision with a view of giving a prisoner a ri pchanfie. Justices were unable to give so\itary imprisonment sentences, owing to the ■I Yynnt of colls, and were therefore obliged iV'iWfo give additional punishment. Every was considered-on'-its merits, and with as if in a Polite Court. ’