TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1637, 16 August 1887, Page 2

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Transferred. : Auckland,- August 16. Inspeotor Sherman took over the oharge of tho Auckland polios distriot yesterday. Superintendent Thomson leaves for Wellington to.day. Fires. After a public address hat night a seven roomed house on Mount Rieklll road, owned and occupied by Woorrall, farmer, was burned down. The building waa insured for £300; furniture, £130, both m the New Zealand; This morning a fire took plaoe In the fancy goods shop of S S. Jones, Queen street. The stock, whioh was destroyed, was insured for £500 m the Colonial Offioe, The. fire was confined to Jones' shop, which Is portion of a brick block. The origin of the fire la unknown. The Weather. Wellington, August 16 The rainfall this month Is 8.24 InchesThe average for the whole month In the previous twenty- two years is only 628 inches. The weather. Is ■till threatening and cold, and the rain haa not cleared on yet, The past ten days have been phenomenal m charaoter. Suicide. Chbistch.rch, August 16. Frederick George Slburn, barman at the Royal Bote!, shot himself la it night He was found) this morning lying In his room with a revolver ln his hand and a bullet wound m bis head. Death. Dunsdin, August 16. Mr James Speight, the well-known brewer, died to-day. Sold. Keaet and McCarthy's brewery has been sold to Fargie and Mark Moss of Melbourne.