TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1405, 15 December 1884, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

~ . .. [PBB TBXSa isSOOIATION.] J. Drowned. • OlsßtiKNi!, To-day. •' A is an named Sinclair, in charge of Hannah'S boot'Warehouse, was drowned in the river Waimata yesterday, through becoming cramped, The body has been recovered. * 'He leaves a wife and four cbiUriih gaaland Wool . t ■ ■ t- Wellxkoion, To-day. 'A veify 1 important exhibition of the present season’* blip of. wool will be held in WaUuajrton ip cobhectiob-with the New Industrial Exhibition. One gold modal silver medals yyijl he

Obituary. . , Mrs Spinks, wife of Mr Woo. Spinka who died last week, died this morning. The Rifle Association’s Meeting. The programme of the S.Z Rifle Association is issued. The shooting commences on Monday, 9th March, and continues during the following days, The prizes amount in the aggregate to clo.-e on L 750, exclusive of belts and other trophies One prize is |a thirty guinea clock, presented by the Mayor and Councillors of Wellington. The number of shots to be fired for each belt by each competitor Is 123. The Electric I ight. Ross, To-day. The Ross United Gold Mining Co.’s works were lit up on Saturday night by the Gulcher electric light. The light was given from two arc lamps of 3,000 candle power and a score of incandescent lamps. The light was steady and brilliant, and the dynamo, driven 730 revolutions per ninute by the turbine, a orked up to 7lorse power. Photographs were taken by he aid of the light. Mining News. The Cedar Creek Co.’s battery started rushing on ‘ Saturday last, and is now rutting through nice looking stone. Otago Gold. Ddnemn, To-day. The escort brought' down L 33,000 wth of gold, of which 1,800 ou.ices are com the Lakes district.