YESTERDAY’S LATE TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1558, 17 June 1885, Page 2

YESTERDAY’S LATE TELEGRAMS.

Auckland A private telegram from London states that the difficulties between the vendors of the P&etere block and the purchasing Company in London have been settled. ' Captain Fairchild, of the Hinemoa, today lifted one of the submarine mines at the North Hoad, at the request of Colonel Whitmore, to bo taken to Wellington by the Hinemoa for exhibition. A valuable steam threshing machine, belonging to Mr Wallace, Cambridge, West, was burned by incendiarism. It was insured in the Norwich Union for L2OO- - old women was handed over, on the arrival of the Manapouri from Sydney, for travelling without a ticket. She appeared to be a foreigner, and could gi»e no name or information. The Hinemoa arrived at 8 o’clock this morning, with the remains of the late John Sheehan, M. H.R. They ware taken to St Patrick’s Cathedral and placed in a catafalque. A mortuary service was held in the Cathedral. At the funeral, which took place this afternoon, there was an assemblage of 4,000 people. Among the mourners were dir Frederick Whitaker, Mr Mitchelson, M. H.R., the Mayor, Mr Harris, and a number of leading citizens. The Police Force, under Superintendent Thomson, headed the procession. The coffin was laden with wreaths and crosses of flowers. Masses were said for the repose of the soul of deceased at the Cathedral. A requiem mass was also celebrated. Thames. A miner named Hugh M'Oo'mick met his death by accident in the new Prince Imperial mine this afternoon. Venturing into a face immediately after a shot had been fired, he was struck down by a mass of tock, which fell from the roof, and was killed instantaneously. He leaves a wife and one child. Wanganui.

A very large meeting of policy holders in the Government Insurance Association was held here to-nigbt. The following resolution was passed and ordered to be sent to the Central Board at Wellington, with only two dissentients— ‘ That in the opinion of this meeting the proposal to establish Local Boar.ia in connection with the Government Insurance Association is unnecessary and unwiae, and if carried into effect, would result in an increase of expenditure more than equivalent to any possible advantage to be gained.” Wellington. Mr G. S. old and much respected journalist, well known throughout New Zealand, died at the hospital this afternoon. On Tuesday evening, while attending a chess tournament, Mr Seacle was suddenly seized with paralysis, and he gradually sank. Dunedin. The police are making enquiries concerning a man who succeeded in victimising several persons. kLe represented himself as a theatrical agent, and advertised that he was willing to receive applications from persons desirous of going on the stage His lodgings appear to have been rushed by young ladies and men ambitious of a stage career. To these he rapreaented that he was agent for Williamson, Garner and Musgrove, and from all whom he engaged he took a small sum as a guarantee that they would fulfil their engagements. Some 12 persons are known to have been thus victimised. They were all to go to Melbourne by the boat last Friday, and the ageut, whose name was given as R it. Porter, was to meet them and give them their tickets. Those victimised proceeded to Port Chalmers, after several tearful partings from friends, but the agent was not to be found. Porter is supposed to have departed la the direction of Invercargill.