TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1724, 24 December 1887, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

i 11. M.S. C alii op a. Busseil December 24, Arrived, this morning — H. M. S. Calliope from Sydney. She will coal to-day and proceed to Auckland, arriving abouc Tueeday next, after target practloe Alleged Arson- " Feilding, JJecember 24,' j Oharleß Heury was brought before a | Magistrate yesterday and committed for trial for alleged arson at hia shop m Ferguson street. Tho cave occupied thirteen hoars. Smothered m a Box. Blenheim, December 24. An Inqneat svaa hold oa a child found smothered m a box. From tho evidence given by the mother, a single woman named Jane Wholan, it seemed that two children alept m a large box with a lid against the wait. There was nothing to show that the lid of the box had fallen down as the elder child was all tight The young one smothered, ten weeks old, I was ' found on its face. The doctor j thought that it had been m that position I for four or five hoars. The jury relumed | a verdiot of " accidentally smothered " bat ! added a rider that great blame was I attached to the mother for not having I proper acoommodation for her children to sleep m. Bueh Fire. ! Grkymouih, December 24. A bash fire near Red Jask'u, Grey Valley road, yesterday destroyed eleven hundred eawn sleepers at Goran's saw mill, cot for ths railway oontraotora A lot of other timber was aleo destroyed. With great energy the machinery and engine waa removed out of danger. Mining. Numeroaa applications ars being made for leases of ground along the West Ooast beach, for the purpose of being worked by dredges such as Welimao'e or Ball*. Great hopes are entertained if the dredges only come up to expectations. Several companies ate now under way, but none are yet In active operations. Holiday Festivities. There Is no soarolty of amusements for the holidays. Race*, Bports, balls, beziarß, and the Herald steamer laid on for an excursion to the sounds.