TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1742, 17 January 1888, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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Fires. PiMArasTON JSobth, January 37 A large fire »t. half past 2 this morning broke oat m Whitehead's, baker's property rains nearly £4000, wbioh was destroyed. There was a high wind at the time and In the abienoe of a fire engine and adequate water supply the flamea rapidly spread to Mr Whltehesd's residence and the shop of the Venus Woodware and Furniture Factory. The residence and ahopa were all destroyed, NIMSB, January 17, ▲ fire broke out at Ashwin's otore, Wairoe. at 1 a.m. and spread to Jenkins' shoemaker's shop, Atward's dwellinghovse, Oatley's bskehonse, and Thorp't bnteher's shop all of which ;weie completely destroyed. (foal and Limestone. Mastkbcox, January 17. Mr Maekey. Government Geologist, Titled Fernslde, Maaterton, yesterday and is satisfied of the existence of a Tillable limestone formation, also toal and other minerals m the neighborhood. Infanticide. Wn&xxaioK, January 17 At the le quest on the body of the infant found at Brant' B*y the medioal evidence showed that death apparently resulted trofeetrtsgulatlon. A rerdiot was returned of wlfful murder against some person or parsons unknown. Womnd tip. It baa been deoided to wind np the Endeavor Inlet Antimony Company. A Btickiog-up Ofcfle. ' • Blkkhkim, January 17. A '• Stloklng-up " is reported from Biroh Hill Station, where a boundary rider la said to hare been fired at by a black man. Sergeant Soanlan sent Mounted Constable Dew this morning to Bake enquiries. Meat Fzecerrl&ff Oar two Meat Preserving Factories are busily at work, the Boga Company paying £40 per week m wages. It tinned 50,000 rabbits last season and expeoti to put through 20,000 sheep this season. A oomplete steam tinning plat is ordered frosa America and the Company expeots to ba able to put through double the quantity next year. Moat of the sheep are of prime quality. Merinos would be quite unsaleable were it not for the factory. A Stabbing Case. Chbwtohdboh, January 17 Yesterday night two Finnish sailors belonging to the barque Elizabeth Graham got Into a quarrel at Lyttelton. One of them, named Nllson, stabbed the other, Smile Reeksen, In the back. The knife turned, against the rib and the wound though severe is not believed to be mortal. Nilson absconded immediately after the quarrel. Arrival of the 8.8. Arawa. Pobt Chalks bs, January 17. The it. Arawa brings 1700 tons cargo, 800 torn of which are for Dunedin, and 167 passengers, having landed 350 tons cargo and 66 passengers at Hobart. Two deaths occurred on the voyage, on December 9 L. McNeil, a Brd class pasienger, com* mitted snloide by jumping overboard and on January 7 E. Francis, a 3rd olsss passenger, died from inflammation of the fangs. The personnel of officers is -the time, with the exception of Mr Mofifot, who resigned bis old position as chief officer, Mr Saw having left the service. The Arawa left Plymouth on December 3, arrived at Teneriffd on the Bth when she landed 24 saloon passengers, reached Capetown and left again oa December 24 ( Had fine weather 'until January 7. when ( ■he encountered heavy westerly gales with ■ high _seas which held until she made the i Tumanian coast. Arrived at Hobart at 3 p.m. en January 12, landed 66 pas* aengers and 350 tons cargo ; left again at ' noon on the 15th, met with high seas and thiok foggy weather until passing the Bluff at noon yesterday, arriving m port at 6 a.m. to-day.

Fire at Ky burn. Ommtis, January 17. By A fire at Kyebarn station, belonging to the New Zealand Loan Company, the National Insurance Company lose £40 •ad the Now Zealand £300.