TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1600, 4 July 1887, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Fire at Woodville

Woodville, July 4. Biokerton'a Theatre Hotel and MoGrath's billiard room were totally destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. laaurance about £3000.

The Talnui. Foki Chalmers. July 4. The Talnai, Oaptaic Barlow, from Plymouth via Oapatown and Hoburfc, arrived off the heads early this moraiog. Gold. Ddnedint, July 4. Invincible crushing, 175 ounces retorted gold ; Phconix 240 ounceß Smotberei. A. four montbß old child, was smothered at North Dunedin through overlaying. Fire. A fire broke out last night m the shop of William Davie, fancy goods warehouseman, George street. The shop was completely gutted. Peterson's co-opera-tive store, and Sine: Sing's tea shop, which were adjacent, were considrmbly damaged Davie was insured m the Manchester office for £500, Peterson's stock for £500 m the Equitable, and Sing Sing's m the Standard for £800, reinsured. The premises bolonging to Eallenstoin were insured for £5.0

The Tflieri Seat. Mr William Thomson, of Green Island, contests Taieri.

A Determined Fellow.

William Lindsay, formerly of Strath Taieri, attempted suicide by shooting himßelf iv the neck on Friday, While being conveyed to the Dunedin hospital m a trap be escaped near Leith stream and though search parties have been out since, his whereabouts hate not been diacovered.