TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1461, 20 January 1887, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Fire at Newmarket.

Auck&and. Jnna*y 20.

Shortly before midnight last night the borou h of Newmarktt narrowly escaped deetrnciion by iire. Kutton's prodoce stores, adjoining the Newmarket hotel, m a {closely built business portion of the town was found to be m flames. The residents m the neighborhood were greatly alarmed, and organised a bucket brigade, but this produced no eff-ct on the bay and other inflammable materials. Fortinately the City Water (Supply bud been turned on to the .Newmarket mains half an hour previously, and Mr ■ ut er (Mayor), with a number of his workmen, obtained a boso branch and very goon had a strong stream playing on the flames. Aflor a sharp struggle the lire was suppnesed, but the buildings on either side wero slightly injured, one having actually caught fire. The damage 13 estimated at £500, A fire brigude is to be organised m the borough. Sudden DeathAuckland, January 20. James Mcllhorny, a gum digger, died suddenly while sitting at the door of a boarding-house at Wobl Queen Btreet. Deceased sustained internal iujuriea a few days a^o while assisting to suppress a bash fire a* Meroury Bay. Bush Fires. The heavy ram on Tuesday night has not strppod the spread of the bush fires. Rangitoto Island, In the harbor continuti bl»zn^»nd smoking like a volcano. At Helenaville a fire m Slater's bush destroyed over 100 acres of scrub besides fsnoing, several whares, the cook house and a largb dam. The Aratapu sawmill and dwelling-houses bad a narrow eßoape from being consumed by a bush fire which had been ittarte-* by gum diggersKaihu Valley Railway. Mr Owen, contractor tor trie Kalhu Tttlley Railway has arrived from Sydney and meanß to start operations at once, giving employment to 100 men The first seotion, 16£ miles, is to ooßt £58,000, inc'uding rolling stock, railway stations, and other buildi-ies. The railway will tap a splendid Kauri buah, containing 300 million feet of timber. The Railway plant and rolling stock will be brought direct from England Working Men's Olub. At a meeting of the Working Men's Olub las*, n'ght, the Hon P. Digusn nag re-elected President A resolution, to boycott Hancock's beer because of a derogatory article on the working men ap earing m » local piper of which "n 9 j of the owners of the brewery is part proprietor, was reacindsd and left open for consideration . Burglary. A shop In Pousonby was enterod on Sunday ni»ht and a cash box, containing £30 tiken. The deteotivea so far have have been unable to obtain any trace of the robbers. United Free Methodist Church. Wellington, January 20. At the Conference of the United Free Methodist Church <ha third llet of stations was read &% followß : — Addington, J. Parker; Auckland, loci', supply; ''hriatchurch, H. B. Redshnne; Kanci" 1 -™, A. Peters ; Richmond, F. Dutt m ; JSapiar and Walpaw», P. Edward*; Weatport, E. O. Perry ; Reef ton, W. Worboys ; Wellington. C Renny. Supernumeraries — S. McFariane, M. Baxter, »nd P. O. Pendrake. Opening of Parliament. It is considered likely th>»' Parliament will meet for the despatch of business on April 16th. Rain Dttnkmn, January 20. A light rain has fallen. Sh'pping. Arrived — c alado from Mauritius. Sunstroke. A 88ven-ye«r- >ld cbild, named Refd, died In the city from sunstroke yesterday.