TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1858, 4 June 1888, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(P3B PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ! Shop Hours' Bill. Auckland, Jane 4. L petition with 4518 signatures In favor of the Shop Hoars' (BUI, was sent this morning to Mr Joyce. Attempted Suicide. John Power attempted to, out his throat at Paroell this morning. Constable Hoblon.raahed upon him and after a tussle secured him* The knife was very blunt, and only a slight wound was irjflioted. Power bat been committed to the Asylum its % Innate Licensing Bench. The Apclflund North Licensing Committee eleatpd la thp brewers' interest refased two Hoenseß to*day, and Intimated th«t other Ucenies would be cancelled in event cf complaints of Sunday trading. Copper Discovery* Nbw Plymouth, Jane 4 Copper has been discovered near Oakura. Some Bpeoimens have been sent to Sir James Hector, who reports that they contain besides silver and copper, traces of arsenic, snlphur and SDtimony. The prospectors have pegged off claims and Intend to open the reef to obtaia a fairer lrielght as to the quantity and quality of the ore. o'pjilin Moth Bill. Helson, J^uoe 4 The Fruit Growera' Association has unanimously passed the following resolution : — " That the method of dealing with the codlin moth, embodied in the Bill now before the Council, will be expensive and burdensome and ÜBeless, as not being founded upon a complete or accurate knowledge of the evil to be remedied, tod as not providing an effective remedy, and therefore it is not desirable that the Bill should be passed. Death of an E.M. Timaru, June 4 Mr J. S. Beswick, late R.M. here for 6 years, and previously B.M. at Lyttelton, died last night after a long illness. A Nice Matrimonial IHTJSROAKGILL, June' 4. Smith" JTJetcW; who was finesWat the*Bln#on'a charge of wife desertion, was brought up to-day and dls charged, the polica stating that Mrs Thoriton with whom Fletcher was leaving the colony had arranged with Mrs Fleteker to forego further legal prooeidinga in consideration of a payment of £55: lbs Thurston has cine children, eight of whom are with her husbar.d who has, it 1 1 Mid| oommenpf d, prpCQedinga. (or dJYQroe