TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1799, 26 March 1888, Page 2

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

» . (PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION*) Licensing Elections. Auckland, March 20 The Arohhill licensing elestion resulted la tho defeat of the prohibltloniats. Typhoid Fever. Captain J, B, Morpeth has died of typhoid fever. Mischievous Visitors Nev Plymouth, March 26. Yeaterday some visitors to tbe outer Sagar Loaf, Moturoa, sot fire to the scrub on It, which burned the beat part of the nigh\ Vessels at Ben might have taken it for a ship on fire, as the flames rose to a great height. The s.s. Ruapehu. Wellington, March 26. Tho paßsago of tbe steamer Ruapehu from London vtbb an uneveutful one. The aotiial time occupied by the passage was 42 days 15 houra ; actual steaming tirao 41 d&yß 8 hours. She mot with a mishap off C pa Farewell having grounded slightly but suatainod no Injury. 1 The Norsewood Firo. £20 was collected yesterday ia aid of tho Noronwood sufferera on Basin Reserve, where the Garrison Band waa playing. Industrial Conference. The dt'letfutea of tho Industrial Conforonoe huvo not yet completed their work. The tariff proposals are stlli nndor consideration. Burned. 1 Dtwbdi^, March 26. The Muaaelburgh hotel, at Musslebargh, owned by Me George Esther, and occupied by William White, wbb burned down yosterJay afternoon. Tho building waa insured in tho Standard for £500. The farnltare, which was mostly saved, was Insured In tho New Zealand for £150. Fatal Bathing Accident Alaxander Dunbar, a prominent member of the North Dunedin Rifles, waa drowned yesterday morning, while bathing at the foot of Frederick street. Di-'ceaied was subject to epileptic fits, and while In one of these muat have expired, He waa diaooveced la 4| feet of water. '