TODAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1734, 7 January 1888, Page 3

TODAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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'Frisco Mail) Wellington, January 7. The 'Frisco mail is expeoted to reach Wellington at midnight. The Wanaka, with the Southern portion leaves for Lyttelton at eleven to -morrow. Man Drowned. A man naured John Flesher was drowned Id the rivet near Martinborough while endeavoring to get tome cuttle across. Supreme Court. In tfx« guptem Court to-day Henry Herbert Hunt, on three charges of forgery and uttariog, was sentenced to four years penal servitude, on each indictment, the teimt to ba concurrent. Uriah J. Williams for indecent assault, two years hard labor ; Chas. Wasoo, indecent askault, {three previous coovictions of iDdeoent* exposure), foot years penal iervitude. The second trial of the man Esas. for breaking and entering, fs now proceeding, and is the last casa on the criminal list. Skeleton Pound. A telegram h»j been received here from the polloe at Eketahuna, stating that the skeleton of a human body bss been found about nire milf s from that place. There we no signs of clothing about the remains, which are supposed to be those of Webber, formerly obief surveyor of Hawke's Bay, and who mysteriously disappeared about eiphtpen months ago. Intercolonial Eegetta. Punkdin, January 7

It has been d dded to hold an interoolonial regatta at Port Cbalaaers at the end of March or early m April, the first pr'za to be £100. Training College. The Education Buard have decided to continue to carry on the Training College