TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1008, 24 November 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] A Home Vessel. Wellington, To-day. The Orari (Captain Keane) has arrived from London, 119 days out. Gold Struck. Ltell, To-day.

Gold-bearing stone, having every appearance of being a main reef, was struck yesterday evening in the United Alpine, showing in the stone very freely.

Shipping News. Christchurch, To-day.

The New Zealand Shipping Company are advised by cable, from London, that the Toogariro arrived all well at the Gape of Good Hope at 5 a.m. on November 20, making the passage from Plymouth, including detention at Teneriffe, in 21 days 5 hours. The British King called at Teneriffe on the 10th inst.,«» route for Wellington. The lonic sailed fer London via Rio Janiero, St. Vincent and Plymouth this afternoon. Passengers— Saloon, Mr and Mrs Mackie, Mr Roland H. Crook, Mr W. A. Booth, Mrs Bottomley, Messrs Grafton, Bottomly (2), Hilton, J. Jackson, W. J. Glasgow, Dr Tweed. Second saloon—Mrs Sarah Edgater, Mr and Mrs McGowan, Messrs James, Angus, and George McGowan, Mrs Mary P. Monk, Master Henry Douglas, Miss Lottie Douglas, Mr J. A. Smith, Mrs a'd Mias Summerhayes. Steerage—Messrs John McKenzie, Harper, Crawford, H. Wignall, Samuel Herbert, Robert Wills, A. Brown, E. J. Lott Scott, James Knight, Vernon, Miles, Reid, Adamson, Mr and Mrs Menziea, Elizibeth Wignall, Mrs Orowther, anfl, Miss Eliza Hall.

Scratched Dunedin, To-day. Sir Bedirere is scratched for the Dunedin Cup. Suicide. William Johnson, lately Postmaster in a country district, committed suicide. by taking strychnine this morning.