TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1958, 1 October 1888, Page 2

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

(PBK PBBSS ASSOCIATION. ) '• Commandant " Booth. Wellington, October 1. Mr Booth, son of the head of the Salvalion Army, arrived In Wellington yesterday, and large and crowded re vices were held m bis honor, at which he delivered speolal addresses. Ho mentioned that he Intended to urge his father to pay a visit to the colonies." He leaves for the sooth to-day. & The Maila. The Manposa, with English malls of September 8, left 'Frisco for Auckland on the 24th, two days late. The Zaalandla with colonial malls of September 10th, arrived at 'Frlsoo on the 29th, one day early.

Volunteer Regulations. The new Volunteer HegulatloDß will not be promulgated till Mr Fergus returns, but Capt Humphrey daring his visit to the South took occasion to explain what would be expected of oflSoera m future, In consequence of the reduction of the Permanent JMIHtla the Naval Artillery will have to work In conjunction with harbor defence at the principal ports The contemplated changes are chiefly In this direction, Fatal Accident. Dunedin, Ootober X. Peter Boyhan, employed on the Deep Stream section of the Otago Central railway, has been killed by a fall of earth. In Bankruptcy. Anderson and Morrioou, iron foundere, have filed a petition In bankruptcy. Shipping Changes. The Union Company have chartered the steamers Lindas and Titus to overtake the grain traffic. The Pukakl runs between the Bluff and Melbourne and the Blofl and Sydney alternately. The Tekapo Is to be employed In the Intercolonial produce trade generally, vleitlng the Bluff occasionally. The Lindas and Titus bcth load at the Bluff. One of the new steamers replaoes the Tekapo In the Oaloutta trade. The other relieves the Pukakl m the Melbourne-Fiji trade. Rifle Competition. As a result of a series of rifle competitions the following will represent Qfc-go at the Vlotorian meeting :—Mo- | Oarthy, City Guards ; Fredericks, North Dunedln ; Rempahall, West Talerl ; Dlokson, Portobello } W. Hntohlson, North Danedln. A Protest. The Committee of the Protection League carried a resolution protestiog against Mr Glover lecturing on freetrnde In conjunction with temperanoe.