TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1482, 14 February 1887, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

■■■ ■ » The Great Barrier Murder. Auckland, February 14. The gallows h»ve arrived for the double •xecution next Monday. Prayers were offered for the condemned men m the city churches yesterday. ▲ Series of Accidents Napibe, February 10. A series of accidents occurred at the sailing races on Saturday . Five boats •tarted, and before roaching the firist buoy the halyard of the Comet carried away. The Wave Queen lay to the reef and got oat of the raoe Half-a-mi'e fur<her the mast of the Nautilus wont by th" board, and nearing the second buoy the Nautllns mad Fairy boinf? close together, the latter IB jibbing capßized, and the Nautilus ran into the hnll and stove her m. Plenty of boats were about, and o»erybody was rescued, the wrecks being to*ed m. Supposed Incendiarism. WbUjIHGTON, February 14. At Qisbome a two-roomed house, unoocnpied, was found on fire on Saturday .evening, it ia supposed through incenxtUTism, as Bomb we* foaud burning Against the frail ineida Buried at Sea, Attired barque Alktbaw, from London, 114 days, Ospt. O. Tait died on the Toyag* on January 1, and was buried at «ea. Be was a married nun. Boiling Match. Duubdin, February 14 Ghrtttohoroh defeated Dunedin by 6 points. Scores: Watta 1 rink 11; Me t Dormid'a 30 ; Thompson's 29 ; Batterworth's 14 5 Simther'i 19 ; Wilaon'« 9 Ohriitchohuroh «lio defended Roslyn by 18 points. Watts'* rink 17 ; Rnille's 13 ; Thomson's 15 ; Matheson's 20 ; Strnther s 25; White's 6.