TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1491, 18 March 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] For the Lakes. Auckland, To-day. Bishops Moran, Redwood and Luck have left for the Hot Lakes to-day. Native Gathering. New Plymouth, To-day. About two thousand natives were present at the Parihaka mee+ing yesterday, but there was no speechifying during the day. Te Whiti declined to give an address on account of the Europeans being present. A great feast took pi tee, and the waiters were in liveries. A number of Waikato natives were present, and a private korero took place last evening. The Maoris have not yet taken possession of the Armed Constabulary quarters at Parihaka. Arrived. Wellington, To-day. Arrived—The Hauroto, from Sydney. Defence. About one hundred Armed Constabulary have been called to Wellington for the purpose of being instructed in heavy gun drill in connection with the defence of the various ports o f the colony. Fire. Blenheim, To-day. Mr Thomas Davies’s mill, used for chaff cutting, bat which had not been in operation since last winter, was burned down during Monday n : ght. There is no insurance, and the cause of the fire is unknown. The building and contents were valued at over LIOO In this case and that of the barley stacks in the same district afev days ago. incendiarism is suspected Afl ix mill on the same site was burnt down on three previous occasions. The Sly Grog Cases. The sly grog selling cases against the Grove Town Hotel, were adjourned till the 26th, the defence being ih t ihe Licensing Committee acted illegally in canoe.lin' the license. St Patrick’s Day. Yesterday was observed as a close holiday. The Hibernian Sports, followed by St Patrick’s Day Concert, constituted the amusement. Everything passed off satisfactory, and there was a large attendance. Shipping. Port Chalmers, To-day. The Shaw-Saville Albion Co.’s new steamer Tainui, from Plymouth via Hobart, reached here at midnight. Divorce Court. Dunedin, To-day. In the Divorce Oourt a decree absolute was granted in the case of Kluglein v Kluglein and Martin.