YESTERDAY’S LATE TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1552, 14 July 1885, Page 2

YESTERDAY’S LATE TELEGRAMS.

Auckland. Yesterday the Orangemen marched in regalia to the Choral Hall, where the, Very Grand Chaplin, Kev A P. Smith, preached a sermon. Twenty-fire Lodges were represented. To-day they marched with banners to the Surrey Hill Presbyterian Church, where the Rev Polt Somerville preached. The soiree in the evening was largely attended. Judge Gillies has declined to make an order for restoration to the Colonial Insurance Co. of LSO found upon Oswald Herb zog on his return from the South, as it had not been shown to be part of the Ll5O received from the Company. Wellington, A large number of exhibits have now come to hand for exhibition from different parts of the colony in the art department. About 300 pictures have been received, and a start will be made at once to hang them. The agreement for the transfer will take place on the Ist of August. The twenty sailors who were sentenced to ten weeks’ imprisonment in May last, for refusing to proceed to sea in the steamer Coptic, have been released, their sentence having expired. A trial was made this afternoon with Hotchkiss’ machine gun recently fixed in position at Kaiwarra defence works. The trial was a most successful one, and took place in the presence of a number of spectators, including many legislators. The football match. Prince Albert Club (Nelson) and Union Club (Wellington), was played at Newton this afternoon, and was won by the visitors by a try to nil. The score was made within a second or two of time being called. N BISON. It is understood that the barque Crownthorpe, 812 tons, Captain H. 8. Everett, has arrived from London, after a passage of 112 days For the last fifteen days she has been off the Straits. On Saturday last she spoke the brigantine Aurora, from Newcastle to Lyttelton, which vessel desired to be reported, having had very bad weather. Dunbdin. Mr Thomas Bracken having received a requisition from Milton and Kaitangata requesting him to stand for Bruce, he has replied that business engagements will prevent his complying. Mr Hutcheson, formerly of Wellington, is canvassing the district. The dispute between the lumpers and the master stevedores has come to an end. In v e ac ABGiLL. i A large grain store of the National Mortgage and Agency Company in town aas totally wrecked internally by the concrete blocks on which the columns stood, which supported the three floors, being forced downward by the weight of produce stored. The quantity of grain was 3,600 bags, which is said to be much under the capacity of the building. The roof was also strained by the loss of the centre supports. The entire interior will require reconstruction. The build mg was erected about two years ago. The walls have not suffered, the collapse being towards the centre of the building. The accident occurred between Saturday and to-day, there being no one on the premises.