TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1837, 10 May 1888, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

«. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION .) Sir G. Grey. Auckland, May lg. Sir George Gray who hasjpurohaaud land on the Bhore of Lake Takapuna, whore he will build a residence, loaves for Wellington at noonjto-day. He la unable to give an address on the Chinese question aa requested. ! Now Mayor. 0. K. Bntton haa been elected Mayor of the New Borongh, of Birkenhoad. Ohlidlßurned to Death. A. child, Alice Rob, was burned to death at Mauka under the following circumstances. The father, Stephen Roe, was burning down buah abont 300yda from the dwelling, and the child wandered to the ftee unobserved, and hat clothes igniting received fatal iDJudea. Football. ' Footballers are practising daily and preparing for the English matches. Tailors Strike. Tailors strike continues, the man have rejected the^compvotnlso offered by their employers, Auckland City. A revision of the burgess roH'ye3terday showed that during the vesr6s29 burgesses were on the roll, and 424 defaulted. Rates owing £3148 10a 61 os against £4344 Bs, owing last year bo that the city la ran oh better off this year from this point of view. Union Sash and Door Company. The Shareholders of tha Union Sash and Door Company meet to-day to consider a proposal for the reconstruction of the Company with a capital of £90,000 m £1 aharoa ; £50,000 being preferred, and bearing 8 per cent intercut : £30,000 borrowed on debentures, and power to borrow amount of uncalled capita', New Zealand's 'Exhibits for the Melboujjne Exhibition ■ Wellington, May 10. Sir James Hector, Executive Oomiasloners for New Zealand, will leave by the W«ki\tlpu on Wednesday, to anparlntend m person, tha arrangement of the New Zsaland Court at the Melbonrne Exhibition. By 17th March, the latest dates nt whloh applications could be reoalved, the demands frr npaoe amounted to no less than 25,787 ft, while the total Bpaoa ooonplod by exhibits finally sent will probably exceed 28,000 ft. The valno of tho New Zealand exhlbltß la estimated at £20,000. There will be a very fine display by ■ome of the Government Departments notably the Public Works, •which will send numerous samples of timber, minerals etc models, drawings, etc but "there is au absence of exhibits of candles, soap, and leather from the beßt New Zealand manufacturer. It is cerUln however that a magnificent display will be made of New Zealand products and manufactures generally,