TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1050, 17 September 1883, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[PSE PRESS ASSOCIATION.] An Annexation Proposal. Auckland, To-day. Mr Lundon, formerly member for the Bay of.lslands, writes from Samoa that a great deal of discontent prevails th ere amongst beth Natives and Europeans with the nature of the Government, and that a petition yrpuld be generally signed, praying, that the island should be annexed to Hew Zealand. The matter has been laid before Sir G. Grey, who recommends that a form of petition be drawn up under the Annexation Act of last session, and forwarded to ilr London to obtain signatures. Measles. Hannah Person, aged six months a passenger, by the Doric, died at the quarantine station on Saturday night from pneumonia after measles. Suicide. Charles 1 Fletcher, a butcher at Mercer, committed suicide by drowning in the Mangatawhiri creek on Saturday. He had . been drinking heavily, bad been Buffering from rheumatics, and was in pecuniary difficulties.

A Ketch Ashore. , , ' Wellington, To-day. Captain Bendall, Secretary of the Underwriters’ Association, wires from Waitara “ Launched the ketch Falcon yesterday morning. In waving off through Hie Svirf the anchors came home and the Vessel came on the beach again. Still in hopes of getting her off to-morrow. ” "Fire. • Nelson, To-day. aa .The Bridge. Hotel, kept by Tafner, was destroyed by fite early yesterday morning. •The stables and outhouses were with SMt difficulty saved. The origin is unown, and there was no insurance. A Salvation Army Assault. Christchurch, To-day. .• "At the Magistrate’s Court today, Joseph Prick, for assaulting two members of the Salvation Army during the procession on Saturday last by throwing flour at them, was fined L2. Dividends. Dunedin, To-day. The Daily Times has declared an 8 per cent dividend. The Kaitangata Railway Company has declared a dividend of 10 per cent., carrying forward L 3.212.