TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1291, 27 June 1884, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

f [PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] s Obituary. m , t v Auckland, To-day. } Mr Benjamin Tonka, ex-Mayor, and ( who aat for Auckland City Weat in 1876, t died yesternight. > Dissolution of Parliament. Wellington, To-day. Parliament waa dissolved by proclamation at noon to-day. The General Election. ■ All the writs were issued at 12.46 p. m., fixing the election for the 22nd July. TBo writs are made returnable by the 6th August, and Parliament meets for the despatch of business ou the 7th. .. Fatality. The lad Frederick White, injured by a truck on Tuesday, died last night. The Doric. - The Doric tail* for Lyttelton this afternoon. War Medals. i The New Zealand war medals have been issued to Major .td wards, Colonial Defence Force; Trooper John Brown, Kai-iwi Cavalry ; j and Private G. War wick, Wanganui Militia. The Ormondville Murderer. The Governor has decided not to interfere with the death sentence passed on Edwards, the Ormondville murderer. A Wise Resolution. Christchurch, To-day. The members of the St Albans branch of the Christchurch Working Men’s Political Association, formed a week or two ago, have decided to dissolve and form a pew Association, on more moderate and reasonable principles than those of the Christchurch Association, License Cancelled. O amaru, To-day. As the landlord refused to deposit L 226 as a guarantee to build a new house in six months, the Licensing Committee to-day cancelled the license of the Swan -Hotel.