TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1411, 19 November 1886, Page 2

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

ADi pnte in an A ylum. n A COKuiro, Ni-TUBbn 19. A crisis has wiun in the management | of the Whs a Lunatic Asylum. Owing to i a disagreement between Dr Omnonl , Medical Superintendent and the stall all the latter resigned and Dr HtSngor who i arrived from Wellington, accepted the resignation of George Hardy, the principal attendant who h«s been 19 yean in the Asylum service. The other attendant! »ra to leave on 13th D oem' er, nnleu an nnderstanding be arrived at. Dr McGregor has gone to Rotorna, but will be back in a few day*. The stall includes eight male warders, a matron, trd about ado a-, n female attendants. The dispute is exciting a large amount of attention. The Barrier Murder. Oaffrey and Penn, charged with the Barrier murder, were brought up at the Police Oonrt thia morning, bat remanded till Tuesday next to enable the R-®f* to preside. It is expected next fitting will conclude the evideooe. Iron and Steel Co. At a meeting of the N.Z., Iron and Steel Co., yesterday, the Chairman stated ixperimenta were being made in the treat* ment of fron-sand, and had been partly 8uoo?s»fal, and would nltimateiy be wholly ■o, bat the trials would extend over along period, directors felt they ooold sot advise the Company to be carried on while this was being done. A mocipn was made that *he Company be voluntarily wound up, bat was delayed for a fortnight, to allow fall consideration. Fatal Accident. Fbilding, November 19. John Derby a settler at Bnonythorpe was killed this morning while bosh falling, A Serious Charge. WoodviUiS, November 19. Joseph Bell, Superintendent of the Anglican Sunday school, waa charged this morning before Mr Hall, J.F., with attempted rape on a girl and with indecently assaulting two others in the vestry on Sunday October 31st, The children are about ten yean of age. Accused waa remanded till Monday. A Murderous Attack. WxiiiiNGToK, November 19. Arrived, Timarn, ship, Captain Foliarton, 106 days from London. Twelve days ago, daring a heavy gale ail the hands were ordered to shorten sail One of the crew refused, and the mate Bowling proceeded to fetch him from the forecastle, when the sailor struck the mate in the left breast witn a sheath kni e. inflicting a terrible wound. He was about to mska a second Wow, when another aaUo aeoutcd the would be murderer, Intel ligenoe has been brought ashore that then •coins’ scarcely any hope of the mate’s reoovery. Later. W Williams is the seaman who slabbed . the mate of the Timarn and the wound was infl.c ed oa the tight side immediately ovor the tnnga. There la little doubt Williams would have killed Bowling, had a second seaman not interfered, hi* injured man is so far recovered as to PS able to v*lk. Apposed 'was oroupi| •shore rad lodged in *k« lookup