TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1481, 6 March 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[FEB PRESS AHfIOCIATION.I The Art Gallery* » Auckland, To-day,

Nine tenders have been received for the erection of the Art Gallery and Library. That of Price and Malcolm, at L 19,505, baa been accepted. The Cemetery. The City Council have decided to recommend closing the (present cemetery after January Ist next, as it is now in the centre of the oily, and a dense population aorronoda it.

Rifle Association. The Auckland and Thames shooting representatives left perTe Anau to-day.

Too Costly. Wellington, Last night.

The Harbor Board to-dsy decided not to light the wharves with electricity, as it • is too costly. Sunday Trading. At Thorndon Licensing Committee today reference was made to Sunday trading. The Chairman of tne Committee Mid he quite believed that difficulty was experienced in convicting publicans of Sunday trading, owing to the number of loopholes of escape which existed. Inspector Qoodall remarked that the present Licensing Act was not nearly so good as the one previously in force, his experience'being that it was aboQt h hundred tunes more difficult to secure (conviction now thannnder-ihe old Act. Bestowed.

The Gazette notifies that Me Charles E. Tennent has been removed from the office of Coroner within New. Zealand. Fish Preservation.

The Gear Company have Just preserved between 28 and 3) cases of fish for Mr Nicholas Fernandez, fishmonger, who intends to send them to India and Home as an experiment, and to endeavor to open up a market for fish. Designs.

The delegates of the various Art Societies of New Zealand met thie afternoon to examine designs for certificates and medals to be awarded to prize-winners at the New Zealand Industrial Exhibition, 1885. Mr Samuel Best,'of Filleul street. Dune* did, gained the prize for design for a certificate of merit, and Mr Peter Ellis, of Sydenham, Canterbory, lor design lor medal. .

Cricket WjUiUnoton, To-day. lathe cricket match, Nelson v Wellington, the latter went in first, and have, at (2 p.m.) lost 4 wickets for 49 runs.

The Janet Eam*ay Case. Dcnbdin, Last Night,

Further evidence was taken to-day in the charge against Thornes McKenzie, mate of the Janet Ramsay, for the attempted murder of the captain by throwing h»* m overboard. The evidence showed that the captain called the mate a liar, and the latter made a rush at the captain, who went overboard. Ihe accused at dbee called out “The skipper overboard- 1

The charge was dismissed, the evidence not supporting the charge of attempted murder. ...

Further Addresses.

The Mayor, has, at the request of a number of the citizens, telegraphed to the Premier, requesting him and Sir Julius Vogel to address a public meeting in Dunedin at an early date. Inquests. Inquests were held to-day ou the bodies of John Horregan, of Oamaru, and Sam. Green, of Fernbill, who died suddenly. In both cases verdicts of death from natural causes were returned. The Caversham Accident.

The lad William Fraser, who was injured on the Caversham Tramway on Tuesday, died at the Hospital this afternoon. _ '

Mr James Galbraith.

Cable advice was received in town today from Glasgow announcing the death of Mr James Galbraith on March 4th. Deceased was senior partner in the wellknown shipping firm of P. Henderson and Co., of Glasgow, and was afterwards Managing Director of the Albion Company, and on its amalgamation with Shaw, SaviliandCo. became one of the Board of Directors.

The Momington Tram. The extension of Momington wire cable tramway to Mary hill is now completed. The line it half a mile long, and over a ' portion of it ttye oar descends the stespe&t grade in the world. Water Supply. Blbnhkuj, To-day. At a meeting of ratepayers, held last night, an influential Committee was appointed to collect information and report ps to the best way of -providing a water supply and drainage system for thp Borough. •