TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1915, 11 August 1888, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

[Pxb Pbess Association.]

Fire. Auckland, Angntsfc 11

An unoccupied Kur-rocmcd cottage >t Ponsonby belonging to A. P*lly w.b burned down at 5 o'clock this mornlnp. It was insured for £100 m the Royal and £50 m the South British.

School Affairs. The Board of Education yesterday m . the motion of Mr Tner. Cooper recoved to have a return prepared Bhow'ne what schools hod been olosed on scVo 1 days iloce the beginning of the year, the reasons of closing and the attendance on snch days. Mf Cooper Btated that the Newton E**r «shcol eloped on one cooaßlon whan 200 or 300 children attended, the result being to defraud the Government and give the teachers a holiday.

The Weather. Chbistchuroh, Augu«t 11.

Heavy rain fell last night and early this morning. .The roads and footpaths iv several parts of the town are flooded. There has been no serious damage. It !i still raining, but Intermittently.

Mr John Olivier. Thli morning Mr John OlHvle>, formerly Provincial District Auditor was preiented with a silver tea urn and fruit aland by the Road Poard clerks of the dUtriot on retiring from office.

Waterloo Meeting Postponed. Donkdin August 11.

The Waterloo meeting stands postponed till 23rd and succeeding days on account of the weather.