TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1818, 18 April 1888, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

[PBB PEBSS ASSOCIATION.]

Supreme Court. Kelson, April 18

The Supreme Court session opened this morning. Judge Richmond m cbarg J ing the ;jury said there were only two cases, one againet a eettler for stealing eneep, and the other f ot larceny. Neither case needed any observation from him This district, as it usually does and ought to do, enjoys immunity from grave crime. The case against Busch for stealing sheep, the property of Bell Bros., North bnnk of the Wairau, is now being heard, Wellington Athenaum. Wellington, April 18. At a meeting of members of the Wellington Atherseum for the purpose of considering resolutions with respect to the disposal of the buildintr, etc., the Mayor presidio?, it was stated that the liabilities were £9000 and the asaotß £20,000 As It majority of the members had by vote declared against the proposal for Iranaferrlng the balance of their assets to a fund for the 3 : t'.bii3hmeut of a free library, and had intimated theis wlah to sell the land and building nnw occupied by the institution it « 98 resolved that It 1b advisable that such land and buildings be sold forthwith. It is inteudod to establish the institution m other provisos involving leß3 annual charges. A School Burned Down. lIiVERCAIiGILL.. Apri! 18. The Hokonul School was destroyed by fire at six laist night, Some of the echool furniture, a number of postal lottera and requisites, »m\ the pablic library, containing 200 volumes, wore ssvtd from the burning Jbuildlng. A defective ohimcey to supposed to have been the csuse as the fire broke out m the roof, An Unsuccessful Search. Although' a carefu'r search has boen made for the bodies of the musing men gpott and Loudin, who were supposed to be drowned m ihe r'ver on the 3d inst, no trape of them ha 3 been found. It is said they bad no deeirftto go toMscquarie Jeland m the Awarua, for which they signed articles, and it is thought possible tjiey may have gone out of the way. Small Bird?. The Bmall bird nuißence m the Western District has assumed rather alarming proportions, and the Wallace County Oouccll propoee levying a special rate to provide means for the destruction of the peat. The Premier. The Premier, who was entertained at a dinner last Dight by the Mayor, left by ■ the early train for the North this morning. Supreme Court. At the Fupremo Court to-doy, m the case of Timothy Gorman, charged with sheep stealing, the Crown Prrsecutor Raid that having regard to the verdiot m tl:e previous case, and that tho evidence m the others was the batue, he would not press the matter further. His Ponor thought thiß course was quite jiißtfii"', and discharged the accused . This closed the driminal business. : Eire. A bakehouse at Orepulci, owned by Cornelius Barry, was destroyed by firo on Monday night It was insnred for £100 la the South British ; losa £50 extra. The Police Major Gudtjeoo, who ha 3 beon'hir. on a visit of inspection, left to-day f.jjQaeenstowu m company with, the Hod (P. Fergus.

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