TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1638, 17 August 1887, Page 2

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Suspected Incendiarism.

Auckland August 17 A firo occurred In High street this morning m the harness factory of James H»ig and Isaio Hill. Tho fire w»b got under before the building was destroyed. Inoend'aiam Is strongly suspected, The Inaaranoe on Hill's •took ia £500 m the Standard ; Halg's stock £200 m the Standard. The building was ownod by E. Bell and Insured for £200 In ths N Z Office. The Missing Steamer. The B.ii. Maogregor was towed into Manakau harbor this morning. Drowned. Morgan Daly, a member of the P«r« manent Force at Fort C*utley, w&i drowned m the harbor this morning at one o'clook. He was a young man, and on late leave whioh expired at midnight. It it believed he fell asleep on the Qaeea street wharf and rolled Into the water. ! Football. . There ie beautiful weather for the football match. Crowds are going oat. Napier Harbor Works Napier, August 17, At the Harbor Board to-day It was reported that on the bar on tbe Spit river there was only ten feet of water, the shallowest for years. As a result of the I recent southerly weather, the channel I between the piers Is very narrow and orooked, Tbe Bjard decided to o*ll for tendon for a seoond big crane for the barbor works There are only two likely tenderers, Anderson, and Klnoald and I MoQaeen. It was also decided t) invite tenders for the building of hopper barges, Ito l*y m a rubble foundation for a breakwater In deep water, 1 g there is no shelter. The barges are to be built under I thirty tons so that a big orane may lift them out of the water m stormy weather. , The engineer, Mr Goodall, reported that during the month next to nothing was done to advanoe the breakwater, only four concrete blocks being put down owing to bad weather. Passed. UUMBDIN, AugUSt 19. Fleming of Balotutha, and Allan of Taieil, both Otago University students, have pasted the final medical examinations.