TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1649, 30 August 1887, Page 2

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Another Auckland Fire

Auckland August 30. At 4 am to day a eeven-roomed hoase Wood (street, Ponsonby, owned and occupied by E. Wood Bold wai burned down with the whole of the contents. Wood field was alone inthehoaae the family befnpr away, be and was aroused, when the fire was well advanced, by the people outside. He escaped with eorae difficulty. The house and furniture were Insured bat In what office is unknown. A later telegram says : — lnsurance! m the Pon■onby fire, house £500, on the Norwich Union. Stable £30 m the Equitable ; furniture £170 m the*same office Enforced Retrenchment. Tauranga, August 30. Owing to receipt of a letter from the Comptroller-General calling on the Boroagh Council to pay up the overdraft above the legal limit, the Council hare decided to reduce the salary of the Town Clerk and to dispense with the services of the Engineer and Inspector of Nuisances, and m other ways to oar tail the expenditure. Damages. Napibr, Angast 30, The R.M. to.dayf?»ve judgment against the Hanke's Bay County Oounoll m a olaim for £40 damages for loss of a horse, and damage to a dray and harness, oaased through Improper repairs to a road after damage by floods; The flood scoured oat a hole m the road. This was filled with fascines and left without covering. Ihe horse got among them, plunged about, and killed itself. Spaiting. Silence, New 7ealand Cup favorite, pulled up lame yesterday after a gallop. Rabbit Exterminator. Blenheim, August 80. Another euooessful trial of Stenhonse •nd Smith's: rabbit exterminator has been held. Inspector Blundell, of the Sheep Department, wai present and there ware large orowds of spectators. The effect of sulphuric aold gsa generated by the maobine is most deadly. Several inquiries from different parts of the colony have been reoelved by the m ren to jr. Archbishop Redwood Archbishop Kedwood will be presented with an address from the Catholics of Mtrlborough next Sunday. His niece will be married on Thursday to Mr Vavasour, manager for Clifford and Wills Flaxboarne station. The yoang lady Is the eldest daughter of Thos Kedwood Death. Otjnkdik, August 30. Captain Eussoll, Lloyd's surveyor at this port, died to-day.