TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1674, 28 September 1887, Page 2

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Tires. Auckland, September 28 tast night a nine roomed house m England street, Ponsonby, owned and occupied by Mrs Potts, widow, wai destroyed The fire originated m the kitohen. The houae was insured for £200 and the 'umiture.for £100, both m the South British A fire at Wellington street th'S morning destroyed a shop occupied by r MoNamar<*, wcQr and f wo cottages noonpied by John Marlet and William Robertson, all belonging to Jaiaea Lyell. The fir* originated m the shop. The insurances on the building are £325 m the South British, and the stock and f uruiture £300 m the Koyal. . - ...,._ Admitted v A youDg woman named Mary MoOon ■ npll admits being ■ the mother of the child whose de«d body was found on Monday. The child was born on Saturtfiy night The mother performed her duties as usual on Sunday and went tWioo to church. Compensation Claim.* Wellington, September 28. , In the compensation case S eager v the Corporation, claim £500, judgment wu given foe the defendants with costs* A E ail way Station Burned. Cholstchurch, September 28. > The Railway Station at Datfield, on the i Methven line, was burned, down at ; 230a m. The cash only was saved. The cause is not known. , , y . Important Judgment. . ~ 1 Timaru, /September 28. la the District Court the reserved : judgment re Siegcrfc and Fauvell wai given to-day. An application was .made at tbe last sitting of the Court to make the assets m the private eslata of Slegert available for distribution among tha firm's creditors. The two had been ; partners but some months ago dissolved, : an<) subsequently after carrying on builnesa separately, filed separately. At the dissolution the book debts of the firm ■ were a3aigned to Siegert, and they were '■ now an asset In his individual estate. The application was refused. - '