TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1528, 9 April 1887, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Obituary. Nasier, April 9. Colonel White, an old Canterbury settler, died yesterday niorcin^, aged 57. He WBB well known m the Inlands. A Rep y. Wellington, April 0. Sit J . Yogel haa received the following from Mr Gillies, Premlor of Victoria : — " lie your telegram first inst ouggeatlng Bubjrctß for consideration at tho Conference think your view well worthy con* sidoration and will direct attention of our representatives m London to it." Fire. Chrk'iohuhcii, A pill 9. Botween 8 and 9 thia morning a tire occorred m the library of the new municipal buildings. A gas jet was left burning fn the air Bhaft runniDg up behind the library shelves and heated the. air do much that though the jet waß not m contaot, with the woodwork ihcßhelviug took fire. The damage ib tr fling. A Desperate Lunatic. limaru, April 9. A lunatic named "W. .Albert, a bu totter from Longbeacb, wos to-day remanded for treatment. On bdirjg re-conducted to hia ceil he asked for a drink, He was given a pannikin of water, which b minute afterwai da ho tore to pieces, ant) made a detoj mined effit to oat hithroat. Not eucctedlng. he bigan dashing hia head violently against the coll door Ho whb be cured m time to prevent hit doing moro dttmage, and wan takeu v guol for ieeira;n' a>jd treatment,