TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1953, 25 September 1888, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

(PEK PEEBB ASSOCIATION;)

A Miner Drowned. \ Auckland, September 25. A miner named Frederick Somera went to or oii the Walktto rlvor m a canoe at Hantley on Thursday last, and has not been Been staoe. The oanoe was foaud bottom upwards. Escape of a Lunatic Edward Walsh, a dangerous lunatic, bis eicaped from the Asylum. He was committed to gaol six months ego for attempting to shoot men at Helensrllle, and then became losaoe. Should he go to Helentville It Is feared that he will attempt to murder. This makes two dangeroni lunatics now at large In the dUtrlot, one homicidal, and the other the i&eendiarlst Spalding, of whom the police have found no trace. _ Post-Sessional. Mr F. Lftwry, M.H.8., addressed bis constituents last night, and rtcaived a . Tote of thanks and confidence . ' ' Commandant " Booth. "Commandant" Booth, who arrived yesterday by the Doric, was welcomed at a monster reception meeting at the Salvation B*rraoki last night. The conference to-day dtaousifts the question of "The Christianity of Christ." Educational Conference. The Ednoatlonat Conference was opened Sit the Welleiley street school this moraine. Mr Stewart read an able paper on 11 The State and the Teaoher." Fire. Naw Plymouth, September 25. A fire broke out at 9.20 thfa morning m t room occupied by the w«rdsman at the hospital. The wardsman wat at the time engaged m the kltoheu garden. The matron of the hospital on discovering the room on fire turned on the and water with the hope which is fixed for cases of fire soon extinguished the flames. Assistance soon arrived and the fire was put out. The oauie of the fire is unknown. The wardsman says he had not been smoking nor had he left a fire or matches m his clothes which were burnt. Punishment at Schools. JSapibb, September 25. The case of Mayo v Sturrock, claim £100 for the loss of plaintiff's daughter's services through deafness oaused by defendant boxing the ear of the child, who was a pupil at the District School, has bsen dismissed without costs.

The Kate Tatham Wxiaikgtoit, September 25. The examination of the Kate Tatham ■hows about thirty holea on the port side and five or six near the keel through which the water ran oat as through a alevo when the vessel wai hauled od to the slip Some of the larger holes had been roughly plugged up and a sail drawn across the bottom. Two large steam pumps were kept going all the way across the Straits but even with all these contrivances there •w»» three feet of water m her when she arrived. The Premier. The Premier left for Taranakl by this morning'ii train on private business. The Wheat Market. Tzuabu, September 25. Fourteen thousand bushels of wheat and 6200 of cats were sold at auction by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company at Studholme Junotlon yesterday. Wheat brought 3s lfl to 3i sd ; oats, Is lOd to 2s. Hurried Women and Hotel License!. DimxDJH, September 25. In the matter of tbo Gridiron Hotel Judge Williams has deoided that a married woman !■ Ineligible to hold a lloense bat •toyed the Issue of a writ of certiorari pending the decision of the Court of Appeal. The Sutherland Falls. , Ohfef Surveyor Adams accompanied by Mf Thoi. Mtokenzle, M H.R., and Mr Plllans have proceeded to the Wert Coast with tho objeot of locating the Sutherland F*lli> said to be the largest In the world.