TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1934, 3 September 1888, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

(nrn mn association.) Sudden Death. Thames. September 3. John Johns, a. highly respected miner, died suddenly on Saturday evening. The •ease of death was heart disease. Attempted Murder. Mary Daviea, charged with the attempted murder of her husband at Mount PltMiot, baa been remanded for a week. Buggy Accident. Eiawbba, September 3 Mr Nairn, manager of the Bank of Australasia, waa driving hla family to Manala yesterday when the hcrsea bolted aad upset the boggy approaohing thi> Walngongora bridge. The youngest child, en Infant, was badly hurt about the head. The elder ehlld had its ankle sprained. Mr and Mre Nairn and MUs Fanthsm were much bruised* the Ware-Luckie Case. Napier, September 3. The ease of alleged perjury against F. D Laekle, Secretary to the Hawkss Bay Jockey Club, brought by hla clerk, B. 0. Ware, was dismissed without the defenoe being tailed, In the R.M: Court this monlngt Copper Lode* .WooDYiiXii, September 8. A eoppsr lode waa struck on Friday In ike lo#er lercli and shows rich or*. The promoter! will probably take steps Immediately to form a Company to work the M*y4m\fk» A mews Afftln.\ . WUUHOTOR, September 3.« Mrs Agnew, of I tago, waa charged at the B.M. Court with provoking behaviour towards the Premier, and w»a ordered to find surety m £20 to keep the peace for a month. Kail Steamers The General Post Offioe advises that the steamer Zealandla with the English malls of tbe 11th August left San Franolaoo on the 26th August, timetable date The i teamer Maripoaa with the Colonial malls of the 13th arrived at 'Frisco from Auckland on the Ist inst, one day early. Firtv : Kahotjba, September 3. "'Kloeatd House, the residence of A. W. lnglts, was burned down la.rt night . Very little was saved. Inglis lost a lot of valuable plate, a number of family relics, and a fine library. The »<jre was discovered about t o'olook, when all the Inmates were Id bed Insurance £450, In Victoria Insurance Company, Biff*r Vessel. jHklsow, September o. Arrived— Janet Nicnil, eight days from Buodaberg with 12.880 bags sugar for Nelson, 4924 for Wellington, 6160 for Lyttelton, and 6400 Dunedin. Death of an Old Resident. DuHKDIK, September 3. John Walker, an old resident at Opoho r Forth Fast Valley, over 70 years of age, was found dead m his bed on Saturday Be must have been dead a couple of days when discovered. He leaves considerable propertj, but no relatives m the colony.