TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1739, 19 December 1887, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

■■ ♦ Fires. Auckland, December 19. r Three houtsjs at Ooromandel, owned by Mrs Mclntosb, were destroyed by fire on Saturday nfeht. The occupants. Roysn, Bibs snd Elsomere, with their families, escaped with their lives but obarly all the furniture was lost, There was no Idbucance. Auckland Goldfields. The Goldfields Committee of Ihe Chamber of Commerce met at coon to-day and resolved to Bend a telegram to tho Auckland representatives at Wellington expressing strong dicaatiafactiou that np sum was paced on th© estimates for Auckland goldfie'ds, while £21,000 is voted for southern goldfie'ds. They think an equal Bum should be voted for the North. Illness of Mr Ballaace. Wellington December 19. Mr Ballance Is confined lo bli room, suffering from erysipelas m the head, He fs progressing favorably. Valueless Cheques During the past week a number of valueless oheques have been passed m the town. The polloe have not yet discovered the offender. - Gold Discovery. Wbsttobt, December 19. With respect to the alleged disoovery of payable alluvial ground at Mokihlnui, Brandon >nd party, prospectors, write to the local paper " that while prospects are Anything bat remunerative under ordinary conditions we yet hope that with the Introduction of capital and the application of a new method of working the ground Ihe same may possibly be made to pay." The report of the discovery telegraphed to MrO'Conor, M.H.R., and communicated to the papers was exaggerated. Body Found. Dunxdin, December 19. The body of John Ferguson, t> young man drowned at Green Island on Si Andrew's Day, was dl«oova?ed yesterday near the spot where the accident took place. mm __ mm^ mm _ mm _ mmm