TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1040, 3 January 1884, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

iiv---.' - ♦- ■■ ■ [PKRPRESS ABSOOIAIIW.] Eire. , ’ s ' Napier, To-day.

An hotel at Wansted was destroyed by

jfiire yesterday, (at .noon. The insuranoes 'were—Stock and furniture L 250, and bonding LSOO in the South British. Half of the, iatler is’ insured in the National . The Kauier Harbor. Mr Qoodall, now engaged by the Harbqr Board to: design the harbor, has discovered thatthe source of the. travelling j shingle is not the rivers running into the bay, but it comes from the cliffs leading towards Cape Kidnapper. More Immigrants. - . Wellington, To-day. ' t The Agent-General telegraphs the departure of the Northumberland with 160 immigrants, and the Bangitikai with 341. Both are for Auckland. Inquest. At the inquest on the body of J, G. Pickets, who hanged himself i-n New Year’s Day, a verdict was returned that the deceased committed suicide while suffering temporary insanity. An Arrest, A young mad' named Bobert Broadbent, a draper’s assistant, was arrested on charges of larceny as a servant. Educational Institute. At a meeting of the Council of Teachers Institute, Mr Henry Worthington, of AuoUand« was elected President; Mr D. White, of Dunedin, Secretary ; Mr J. S. Scott, of Christchurch, Treasurer. It was resolved to hold the next meeting in Auckland on the 6th January next year. Suicide.

W oodvilliß, To-day/ A man named Edward Donkin, formerly employed at Odwper and Knight’s station, committed suicide at Kaitoke. The body was found hanging to a tree in the bush yesterday by Cowper. So cause is yet An. inquest will be held. Arrived. : Dunedin, To-day. Arrived— Frey, barquehtine, from Mauritius; . . A Challenge. Donald Dinnie, being dissatisfied with the decision at the Caledonian sports on Tuesday, challenges any man in Sew Zealand to dance the Highland fling for LIOP a-side.