TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2320, 4 January 1890, Page 2

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

. ♦ 1 'P>R FKBSS ASBOOIATZON. JUc dent ia the Bush. Nbw Plymouth. January 4. A man named Charlei White, when baihfalllng yeatetday near Stratford, b«d a trea fall on him, injaring bin splnt. He was brooc;ht Into the hospital last night with his lower limb* paralysad, Gear Meat Company. WiLLicfaroic, January 4 At the annual meeting of the Gear Meat Preserving and Freezing Company, a ten per cent dividend was declared. Bach the reserve and Insurance faade ir«.re increased and £4720 nan oarded for ward. Since the lnlu«ilou of the Com pan? seven yeara ago dividends aggrogntlog 70 pair cent have been paid. Do ring tha year the Company slaughtered 200 ODO animals, tinned over 900 OOOiba of me»t, made over 1300 tons of tallow, fell- • mongered over 160,000 skins and exported over 156,000 pehs and 1700 bales wool. Expired. Timabu, January 4. The " Evening Mall " " p.anted " here by Mr lvess about two years ago has ce*eod publication. The Late Mr G. Ashcroft. fcDuNßDijr, j£J .nuary 4. PfDbats in Ashorott's estate has bean granted to the widow. Tha value amounts to £1500, consisting exclusively of luenrances. Fatal Accident. Lnvebcargill, January 4; John Fottane, miner at Orepoki wag killed by a fall in bla claim. His m«te Butler, who was standing alongside, eooaped unicjared as by a miraole. Missing. F«ara are entaruined for the sufoty of S. J. Deck (dantiat) and wife, who, with , a boy left Stewarts' Island lot the Bluffon New Year's day in an open boat and hive not been heard of since. It is qnlte i possible that they in»y have bea. back to 1 Patterion'a Inlet,