TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1519, 29 March 1887, Page 2

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Another Fire tHAiiis. M*'ch 29. A five roomed housw m Waiotalii Creek, occupied by an old man and his. wife, was totally destroyed by fire last night. No insurance ; loss about £80. A ShiPing Dividend A dividend of onu shili ng per share, making £4700, has been declared by the Cambria Gold Mining Company. N.Z Temperance Alliance. AUCKLAND, March 29. The first annual meeting of the N.Z Alllanon opened this raorn'ng with a breakfast Id the V.M.0.A.. rooms, when abrut 200 were present. The General Council opened at 10 a.m., Sir William FvX presiding. The report stated that Sir W. Fox and Mr Glover had durln? the year addressed 158 meeting*, all of which were followed by the enrolment of members and the formation of the nucleus of an auxiliary. Aa the result of the year's operations 96 auxiliaries had been formed, over 200 members enrolled, and over £860 received m contributions The repoit proposes the formation of a guarantee (v« d of £100 for elecion purposes. The balanoe-nheet showed that of £860 Income, £2i9 Bs2i had been paid for Mr Glover's expenses from England, and £462 da 2d for his salary and travelling expenses the reroa ndtr with tlfj exception of £3 2s credit balanoe, being absorbed m printing and other expenses. The report and balanoe sheet were adopted. Sir W. Pox waß eleoted President, and Mr J. Newman Secretary of Execntive, with a laige list of Vice-Presidents m the principal towns of tha colony. The Defence Works. Wbllinoton, March 29 The defence works of the colony having advanced near to completion it Jb intonded that the public works officers who have been superintending their construction eh til be withdrawn, and the re malnder of the work carried on bj the Permanent Artillery, under Mr Arthur Ball at engineer. Attempted Suicide A middle. god mua limited Thomas Tenapßrlj', who • a > b<v n rut of employnunt for some time, and hrrl just obUintd temporary employment at Kempthorni' and Pr user's, ai»etnpted euicideby drii king iff half a glastt full (f aceiio acid. He was taken to the hospital and is m a Critical condition.