TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1409, 17 November 1886, Page 2

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Vagrancy. Ai cklakd, November 17. Three lads, Wt li.m '.VBii:n, Thrums Wheel r, and Gecrgo Wa'ker, were at the Police Court to-day, to three months har I labor tor being found sleeping on the grounds cf the Girls’ High Soh 01. Submarine Mines. Wellington, November If The chip Tim ru, mw at the heats h»s a shipment of submarine mine ma'e.i.l for Government. Napiei’s Chief M giitrata. Napier, November 17 Mr H Swan waa to-day ie-.lec ed M»yor with ut opposition. Fi r e at Christchurch. CHEibTcaUKCH ovember 17. About 12 Lst night W. How/s errn stores, Cashel street, was gutted b> fire. The building, machinery and stock were all destroyed or sp died Insured for £2500 in the South British; reinsurances, Colonial, £250 ; Phce rx, £250; Now Zealand, 1500; Norwich Bnlon, £so'>; Australian s liianca, £250 ; London and Lancashire, £250. The Noit era office also has £2OO on the buiii g 'J he course of the fire is unknown. Alleged Forgery. Jamsa Henry Roberts was commitu d for cc.al to day on two charges of forging F. O. Murray’s ntm! to cheques f..r £6 14s and £5. Mayoral Elections. A Ayers, the pi«ient Mayer, and A. Louis; 0-> were nominated to-day as candidates for the mayoralty. Summoned. Dunedin. November 17. Two well-known business men been gammon d for the 25th inst for breaches of the Proper y Aaaesimeit A?t in not sending in returns. Tire. By the but sting of a kerosene lamp a house at North Fast Valley, owned and occupied by J .mea Jameson, was burned dwn The b< use ai d contents were ia« cured in the Pboe tix ffi e for £l7O. The Ar&vraThe Arawa arrived at Hobart at ten this morn ng