TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1822, 23 April 1888, Page 2

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

[I'EK PIUS*S ASSOCIATION ]

Mail Service. VVkllinqton, April 23, The New Zealand Shipping Company has obtained from the Foatrnxater-General notification under tho Aot that tbat part of their contract for Homo mails from Juue next, homeward aorvifle, would bo taken by Shaw, SavUl and Albion Company'a atoamora, Iho day of daepatoh being ohanged from Thursday to tho Bucceodlug Saturday, (ha first doßpaloh being on 30th Jane next. The New Zealand Shipping Oompauy, of courßo, porform and continue the Berylco from Plymouth. The chnnge haa been asked mainly with (ho object of landing meat cargoes regularly, at fortnightly intervaln, instead of having two shipments landing m London ofc the aamo time, as is the caao under tho existing arrangement. Tho chango will also bring about a regular foKtnlghtly despatch from the colony. Committed For Trial. OuKisiouuKon, April 23. Oharles Eaoott, formerly clerk employed by the " Lytte.ltcm Times" Company, was committed for trial on a ohnrga of embezzling £03 which ho lotH-ived at various timoa from newspaper runners nud did not enter m the hooka He ibaoondod ! to Melbourne, whoro ho was arrested. Euther Matilda Kverott was committed for trial for forging tho name ol W. B. Olarkaon t> » chequo on. the Oolonial Bank for Sill, The Kaikoura. I j okt (Jiu^itKiw, April 23, Arrived— Kalkoara ist hoada at 11.30 yontorday. She steamed into port this morning ut luon. She brings 92 puaeongers, inclusive of the football loam, LGOO tons cargo l,e all ports and 295 bigß of mwilu. liar totwl time has been 43 days 22 honro 40 mlnutcH ; deducting oue day 21 honra for Btoppagoa her eteamin^ time ftmounta to 41 daya 1 hour 40 mlnotea.