TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1031, 25 August 1883, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] The Green-Eyed Monster. Hawexa, To-day,

On Thursday a Maori-at a village near here hung himself. The cause was jealousy. Yesterday some other natives tolled him in blankets and buried him.

The Wellington Goldfields. Wellington, To-day. \Tha ; Al!npii Company at Terawhiti commenced crushing this morning. The Unemployed. Chbistchuech, To-day. Ameeting of the unemployed was held m Cathedral stpiare this morning. About 200 were presefnt. Several speeches were made pointing out the shortness of work, and blaming the Government for importing roPin&frtock for railways instead of having it. made here. ; It was resolved to •end a memorial detailing thier grievances tor Sir Q.Grey, Messrs Holmes and White, M. H.R.S. The proceedings were orderly throughout] t o x - Thi'Otago Harbor Board, v■.h !, u ;, . o-day.

• At-ainoetingof the Harbor Board this YBbnuhg; it Was decided to protest against the alteration ill the Bill giving Dunedin daly ttro members as against three for Port Ghkllherg, aqd urging that the representative claush be retained aboriginally drafted. A- vofe.of thanks waspasaed to the Hons the Colonial Secretary and B. Oliver and Mt SL W. Green for their attention to the Board’s interests. :

. „ Floated. TheCaVereham 6 per cent, municipal loan of L2Q,000 haebeen floated in London J a -

,-t_ Fire- -■ . Aeix-roomed house inthcLeith Ye 1 ley and occupied By George Bandall, wssburned down laet eight. ; It was in•mred fot L 225. in the National Office.