YESTERDAY'S LATE TELEGRAMS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1547, 22 May 1885, Page 3

YESTERDAY'S LATE TELEGRAMS

Auckland. The .Auckland Racing Club have accepted the design of Granger and Debro, architects, of Melbourne, for a grand stand, at a coat of L6,U00.

Colonel Whitmore held a conference today with the Auckland Volunteer officers; 40 were present. He said the Government were determined to disband any corps which did not do its duty. News from Samoa by the Fleetwing states that King Malietoa has declared war against the rebel chief Taraese, and intends to make a sortie against the latter at Fort Albatross. D. H. McKenzie and Company, of Auckland, are establishing large premises at Samoa. New Plymouth, The following is a corrected list of the risks by the insurance companies on the buildings and stock damaged and destroyed in Devon street on Monday : New Zealand L 1,400, South British L 950, Colonial LBOO, Union L 550, London and Lancashire LBOO, Standard L 1,750, Northern LS7S, National LI 100, Norwich L 1,700, Hamburg L 1,850, Victoria LSOO, United L 250, Fire Association LI,OOO, Mercantile Association L 1,055, total L 14.680. The above are the total amounts but allowance for goods saved will have to be deducted. Mr Samuel addressed the electors on Tuesday night, and received a vote of confidence.

Wellington,

Two more divorce cases are spoken of. The first case is that of Ryan v Ryan. Ryan is working manager of the Wellington Meat Preserving Company, Mrs Ryan being a person possessed of considerable means. The amt will be a cross one, as each party will apply for separation, the grounds being cruelty. The action will determine custody of children to the marriage. In the second the petitioner is a carpenter named Fardon, employed in the Government railway workshops at Petone. The co-respondent is a railway guard, wheat present, it is well t-nown, is residing with the respondent at Waitara.

The Minister of Mines, Mr W. J. M. Larnacb, has been sent for in haste from the north owing to serious sickness in hia family. The Evening Press publishes Mr Balance's reply to the Pungarehu settlers’ denial of his statements on the West Coast affair, as follows :—“ Wanganui, 21st May. The following telegram has been sent by the Native Minister: To Mr 0. Samuel, M.H.R. I have noticed the statement made at your meeting. They are either unfounded or grossly exaggerated. Inspector Pardy or Mr Rennall, the Government agent, will accurately inform you of the state of affairs. The only deputation of bond fide settlers I met was from the Parihaka Hoad Board, and it assured me the natives were behaving well. The Pungarehu deputation had only one settler injit, and he had, according to his own admission, misconducted himself with the natives. The New Plymouth papers seem to be manufacturing the difficulty

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The Chairman of the Harbor Board will move at next meeting that lenders be called for the construction of the North Breakwater and training wall, and that they be advertised for at Wellington, Dunedin, and Greymouth. It is estimated that the contract will amount to between L 40.000 and L 59.000. This will be certain to be carried. There will also be a locomotive, rolling stock, etc., put chased in connection with the harbor works. There has been, and still is, some difficulty with the unemployed. Timaeu. Mr James Scott, late headmaster of the Tiroaru public school, this afternoon was presented with a purse ot about 100 sovs and a clock. The former was given by the people and the latter by the Timaru Debating Society. About sixty persons were present. Universal regret was exi pressed at hia leaving Timaru for the Old Country. Dunedin.

Alexander Spiers, a steerage passenger by the Kaikoura, recovered LIOO damages against the New Zealand Shipping Company for injuries received by the falling on him of the steerage ladder, which, it was alleged, was not proper secured. The claim, was for L2OO. A motion was carried at the Education Board to-day that in future the minimum allowance of space be 200 cubic feet for each child. The salaries of the Oamaru district teachers were fixed as under the regulations for district High Schools.