INTERPROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 236, 22 October 1878, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press "e^-v-Port Chalmers, ft. j" Arrived—Eiiterprize, C" London, wi.h**_3 passengers, and tons of cargo, including 300 powder. She experienced strong wester^'*lfpi winds after rounding tha G^.lr H °P e '' '■:'' n!V*W . -Timaru, Oct.T_li,%. |.-«t^ Market quotations—Cattle, 27s 6d far 40s per lOOlbs", very few stores offering^r ] At ihe" sale of draught horses there, was;". '<$& an excellent demand ; heavy stamp,- ;£6O-> • ■ to £70 ; medium, £48 to "£SB ; light;;, ..': ' £88 to £46. . O.:-; Balclutha, Oct. 2li^^/,f : The cash-box abstracted from *the' i ''lif?| Post-office here on ."Thursday night 0U found this'morning by the police "in.^-j waterhole close to the" office. tamed upwards of twelve pounds aud about fifty pounds in cheques."?" four pounds in .cash are missing. appears the cash-box had never, -Jh locked nor placed in the safe on Thw'S-M, $ day night. > ', ' ' '-Ie With the exception of larg. wate_^*^;|| ' holes, Balclutha is now pretty clear of T- ?P wal#r. Inchelutha is still-very.mueS ! |-._'-f" s i covered, although the river is' not above^-^i the height of an ordinary flood, ''' '£>! INVE_CAKGI_X.,'Oct. __.""*/;' c. A destructive fire bi'oke street last night. It was discovered Jy '. •, „ Constable Donne.. a,t 10.80 in .«£s_s*;' ; ' , 1 and residence of Lauren_en, tailor,' : a. ,'* wooden building. Five buildings, I 'bjl-A.' ,5 . sjdes out-houses were destroyed, ..tie!■ - greater part of the contents of the houses ■■' "7". except Laurensei. s were saved. jhHEo .1.", lost the greater part st6ck.Ml^«cv;.'; i' 1000 people at the fire, aj_& , }t\ good service was rendered by the^-conir^ '[ ; ' pany."' The origin of-the fire is'tm. *' r £ known. ; . IC- >'*', ? f), s Yesterday's Hospital Sunday, tqtal% Wertories amounted' to £105 Iss lOd. ;.;..% Episcopalians and Presbyterians birod-nearly half. • » 'J ?jt \\a : ~-'— * < ->__