TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1437, 21 December 1886, Page 3

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland Police Court. Auckland, December 2L. Juvenile crime is still attracting pr - miuent notice. At the Police Ciu r l today a lad named Edward Wilson, who had been twice previously imprisoned a d fi eged, was st-ntenc-d t-. 3 monihs had labor fir stealing a pair of oars and ro»locks. Four boys charged with stealing fruit from orchards were dhmi-sad with a caution. The charge of arson againft J, S. Gibbina, Onehunga has been again remanded till the 29 h intt Harry Benoit, licensee of the Clarendon Hotel wts fined £5 and coeti for selling drink on Sunday last. The .other two lo'el keepers are to be charged w.th selling drink on Sunday last. Borough Entei priseThe Onebunva Horougn Council has accepted a tender of £5158 for the construction of waterworks. The Steamer MararoaSicnalled *.S. Mararoa from Sydney. Work for the the Dnemp'oyeL Tha Minister of Public Work*, rep’yiog to Mr Thompson, M.H.H., re the unemployed states' he is just ready to advertise a large contract on the main trunk line, which will employ a large number of men. He a'so baa a contract rn the Rotorua line ready to advertise, and in a short time will lu-ve a contract on tho railway north of Helecsvl’le.

Fire at Feilding. Feuding, December 21. An unoccupied house in Warwick street, the property of Constable Prince, was burnt down at miduigh-. It was insured in the National for £6OO. Mr Howard Vincent. Wellington, iaco.s her 21 Mr Howard Vincent lias wriiten to the Hon Mr Tole, enqniringabout the working of the Public Trust Aci, which he highly exto'a, and contemplates introducing in’o the English legislature. The Minister o’ Justice has gathered a large maa< of info-matin us to the Act and i s costs, and method of operation for Mr Vimenr the lat'er says that in his belief the New Zealand law is far superior to any system of private trust, besides being economical Hospital Collections. The Hospital >aiU'd»y colPct'otia realised £lO2. This amount is regarded as entisfacu.ry bu' it would Rave been larger had not there been in soma instances misconceptions regarding cards.

Obituary. Fleni-bxm, December 21. Archdeacon butt died last night, aged 70- He came to the Bay of Islands as one of Bishop Relwyn’e lay missionaries early in the fonies, his medical trainingbeing of l?reat seivice to both Maoiis and Europeans He was ordained and settled in Nelson in 1843. He came to the Wairau in 1857. Deceased leaves two sons and two daughters, all married, and his wide* is a daughter of the Hev Richard Davis, a very early missionary The Archdeacon died of heart disease. A Shocking Occurrence. Oamaku, December 21. At Hampden an eec-ped ferret got into a ch’ld’a cradle, and before it w s discovered had eaten cot both eyes of the child which was seven months old. Mr Ballanca at Dunedin. Duset'lN', L)ec> tuber 21 A deputation of naval officers mtr v : ewcd Mr Ballanco regarding the new Volunteer regulati ns. The Minister promi-ed to make provisions for raising the rank of naval captains aftqr several yeais service to Lieut -Colonels ; also, where a detachment of 10 men did big gun practice, or manned them boits, such service should be allowed to count as a Government parade, and capitation be grunted.