TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1311, 10 August 1886, Page 2

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

[Pub Press Association). Village Settlement. Auckland, August 10. The village settlement scheme has proved most successful, and the Minister of Lands writes congratulating John London. Twelve Germans are about to start for the block at Takahue, Victoria Valley, and intend to grow vines and oranges. From there to Haukerenni, Bay of Islands, 56 farms have been pegged off and wM beoccupied by suitable men within a few weeks. A party of 22 men is abrnt to start for the block in the District, while 35 are about to locate themselves at Kotukaraha, Hokianga District. The Unemployed. The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce has been in communica't n with the Government as to finding work for the unempl jed and the Minister of Public Works yesterday telegraphed that he will find employment for a number of men on the Helena ilia line and will cause enquiry to be made regarding the cost of filling in Mechanic's Biy. Larceny. Napier, August 10. Fredit’ck Hill, counter clerk at Post Office, was arrested yesterday afternoon and charged with larceny of posted letters containing money. His lodgings were searched and a number of letters found. Suspicion was aroused by a number of letters disappearing, A test letter containing half a sovereign was posted and found in his possession. He was brought before the K. M. to-day and remanded to 18th. The accused is a son of the well known totalisator proprietor and horse owner. Handsome Donation. Wellington, August 10. ”Tho conviction agains the Hon C. J. Pharazyn, for having voted illegally at last election for member for Foxton, having been quashed, he has presented the amount.of the fine (£100) to the Old Men s Home. The Weather The weather ia still wet, It has rained every day this month txcept one day (the sixth). The Elderslie. Oam aru, August 10. The steamer Elderslie left last night for London via Pott Chalmers. In about 18 hours she took on board 11,000 carcases of frozen mutton and over 100 tons of ether cargo. Fires. Dunedin, August 10. Shop and dwelling at Cavtrsham, occupied by W. Craig, and owned by William Wilson, were bnrned down this morning. Insurances—Stock, £l5O in New Zealand ; furniture, £250, Colonia'. A six-roomed house at Anderson's Bay, owned by J. H. Braid and occupied by Thomas *Wyatt, was burned down this morning. Building insured in the Equitable for £120; furniture in the same office for £llO.

1 The Pelham. The inauranoo en the Pelbelm Is , £4250 in the National Offico, reinsured ; for£4ooo. !