TO-DAY'S IELEGRAMS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1761, 8 February 1888, Page 3

TO-DAY'S lELEGRAMS

I (I'ER PKBSS ASSOCIATION,) Accident at Sea. Auoklanu, February 8 Aarlved— Dunedin, Bhip, Captain A. F. Roberts, from London. Her* is the arnvrtpftt passage of the season, having been 82 daya on the voyage from London. A. bad aooident occurred on the 6th lust Herbert Clarke, one of tbe saloon passengers, went ap aloft, which he waa ao oast' m^d to do frequently, and m attempting to cross from the m zzin royal stay to the mala mast, he missed hit footing, and fell to the deck a distanoo of over 100 feet. He was greatly mangled, and though living when pioked ap, died shortly afterwards, and was buried off the Hen and Chlckem. Substantial Recognition., Wellington, February 8. The Bcv J. Pateraon. pastor of St. John's Presbyterian Church, last night was granted six months leave of absence, and presented, with an address and a parse of 125 sovereigns, m recognition of his twenty years pastorship of the Ohuroh. The Oo*l n Sloth. Blenheim, F bruvy 8. Mr Dfdson, M.tl.rt., who hit a large orchard and hap girdons, has been very successful m devising means for killing oodlin moths. In. , spring be nyring-td with Paris graen and saw nothing of \h? pest till aboui OnrUtuas, when he buspeota that moths from a neighboring orchard invaded tbe trees. He then tied bags around the truoka and limbs. Thete ware off taken once and the oataplllars killed and then again tied on* Mr Dods>n thinks thin simple plan woald prove eff otual if orohardists m the same neighborhood were to adopt it. It has tbe merit of cheapness at all events. Babbit Extermination. Mr Steunuuaa has just, ukea out sn ex I trension of patent for fourteen yeara /or j Stonhouse and Sml ha rabbit extctminjktor, which the patentee is q lite contt lent will yet oooae into general use. fie intencs sending exterminators to the Melbourne Exhibition. More Gold. DtfNEbiN, February 8. A good reef h»* b«e < dscovered a^ < Advance Pe»k Haad, Wakatipu. The I prospects sh'>w over 8 z« ».«• the ton.