TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1841, 15 May 1888, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(per pbess association.) Fixe. Auckland, May 15. A. fire at Mary street, Mount Edan, yesterday destroyed a houae owned and oooapied by Donaldson, cabinetmaker, and Insured for £190 In the Royal The adjoining honse was BUghtly'lDJured, It was ipsnred for £150 m the National. Retrenchment. The Ratepayers' Association recommends reductions In the Corporation officials and salaries amounting to over £1500 yearly. These Include tbe abolition of the oity engineer's department, the waterworks engineer, and city surveyor. The Chinese. Sir George Grey glvea an address on the Chinese question to-night. The French Escapees. The escaped French convicts were before the Police Court yesterday and remanded to tbe 22nd inst. Anii-Poverty Association. An anti-poverty society has been formed hare. It holds Its first public meeting to-night. Decease of an O!d Colonist. New Plymouth, May 15. Mrs F. A. Oarrington, who has been for many years an Invalid, died laßt night. The deceased waa one of the earliest aettlers, and came to the colony with her husband m 1840. Opera House. Wellington^ May 15. At a meeting of the shareholders of the Opera House Company last night, the estimates for the restoration ol the building amounting to £6500 were received Football Takings. The takings on Saturday for the football match'wero £298, and on Monday £105. Total, £403. LHy white takes 80 per cent. Archbishop Redwood. Archbishop Redwood contemplates visiting Borne shortly. He proceeds via Frisco by next steamer if he can arrange matters m time ; otherwise he will leave m the Dorio at the end of the month. An Injunction. In Chambers this morning Justice Williams on the application of M"r Teadwell granted an Interim injunction restraining tno Perman Pinafore Company now playing on the West oo3st from preforming Pinafore withont a licansa from Mr E. T. Gillon, agent of the proprietors of the copyright. A writ claiming £150 damages for past peeformauoaa has been issued at Messrs Gilbert and Sullivana aalt, The Lyttelton Suicide. Tim abu, M»y 15. L. Mattlo, who was found dead at Lyttelton yesterday, waß lately employed as oook m the Timaru Hospital, but was discharged for miaoonduofc wlih the wife of a fellow Betvant, In a letter dated 13;h to a friend here he hinted at suicide acd said he would "forthwith settle all his accounts for life " ForgeryOamabu, May 15. James Skinnei' Gordon ; formally a bank clerk on the West Ooaßt, was today committed for trial for tha forgery of a cheque for £12. Accused waß previously sentenced for passing valueless cheques here. A Good Return. Dunbdin, May 15. A olaim at Roxburgh has yielded a dividend of £96 per man for three week's work, A Stormy Meeting. Mr Brown had rather a stormy meeting at Lawrenoe, but received a vote of confidence by a Bubat&ntial majority. There wan a warm exchange of personalities.