TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1809, 7 April 1888, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Pbk Pbkss Association.)

Temperance. Taubanga, April 7.

Sir W. Fox and Mr Glover are conducting a meeting here on behalf of the New Zealand alliance.

The Untutored Savage.

Six charges have been laid against natives for defrauding the Government of •boat £300 m connection with the purchase of the Pepanioa block. The accused personated the real grantees who are minors and now state that they bad authority from the minors to receive the purchase money on their behalf. Wangauui Meat JCompany. WANGANCI, April 7. The first annual report of the Wanganui Meat Preserving Company, to be subnaitted to shareholders to day, states that the year'? operations have been satisfactory, thouch the pro6t was not bo large &b anticipated, Gwlng m a groat mcaßure to the low price of tallow and tinned meat m London, though the Company's meat commanded the best prices m the market, The sum available to credit of prcflt and loss 1b £524 13 !, of which £403 will be written off for preliminary expenses, the balance of £121 being carried forward. An Unfavorable Report. Mr G. Marcbant, M.H P.., forTaransk', returned into Wanganui last night from visiting the Marton rente of the Truok Railway. He epoaks disparagingly of the quality of the' land along the proposed route. He came baok by Field s track, which be considers a useful road, eaeily capable of Improvement. Supreme CourtDunedin, April 7At the Supreme Court Peter Jamieson, convicted yesterday of Btaek-firlns, made a rambling statement. The Crown i'roseontor said though the person wa3 of a malicious disposition he was believed to be a little cranky. Judge Williams said his doty was to pass sentence m the Ordinary way, but the prisoner should be medloally examined, and then it would be for the Executive to exercise their prerogative or do what they chose. The •entenoe was seven years penal servitude, SuddenlDeath. A three months' child of Mrs Groscott's, at Musselburgh, died very suddenly.