TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1954, 26 September 1888, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

[ran press association J Ecclesiastical Preferment. Wellington, September 20 The Archdeaconry of Wellington, , vacated by the retirement of Archdeacon Stook, has been conferred on tho Roy ! Thomas Fancourt, Incumbent of Johnson villo. Post-Sessional. Chhistohukoh. .Septembor 20. Sir J. Hall addreseed the electors at Leeaton last night, and received a vote of thanks and con&dtncs. Ilia speech was a history of lati'. session, m which ho eulogised tho action of tlio Government. He leaves for England by toe Kaikoura. Frightening her Parents. Timaku, September 20. At the R.M Court to-day, a girl undor 15, named Harris, was charged with attempting suicide by drinking carbolic oil. She explained that her parents had been behaving harshly towards her for admitted misconduct, and she drank the ■tuff to give them a f.lght. When asked if she woold| behave better m futnro sho made no reply, bat to another question said aha had ho idea of taking another dose, " not if father behaves as he ought to do." Her alternative would be leaving home. Captain Wray advised her to go home and be a better girl, and dismissed the Information, Dr McGregor Dunedin, September 20. Dr McGregor, Inspeotor of Asylums, leaves for Melbourne to-morrow, having been commissioned by the New Zi»!»ni Government to inquire Into the working of the Hoeplttl aud Charitable Aid system •nd Lunatlo Asylums of Australia, He will be abient about a month.