TOWN EDITION

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 49, 27 September 1883, Page 3

TOWN EDITION

Special to "Star." ' HKUTEIt'S Tl-.LKORAMS. ' Received Sept. 27. 140 p.m.'l London, September 26. The cargo or frozen meat on board the 1 ship Mataura from Auckland, was exam ' ined to-day, when a considerable portion ! was found to be rotten. • Madeira, September 26. A number of Guerillas are scouring ■ the northern provinces of Spain. Severa * detachments of gens-de-arms have been despatched in pursuit. Constantinople, Sept 26. A serious conflagration occurred to-day at Kadikoo, one half the town being totally destroyed before the flames could ; be extinguished. . Received Sep . 27, 1.20 p.m.] Albany This Day. Arrived, at King George's Sound, last evening, J', and O. Company's Mirz, mails dated London, August 24. Adelaide, This Day. A verdict for plaintiff with damages £2 has been returned in theaetion brought by Joseph Thompson, the well-known bookmaker, against the Adelaide Racing Club for wrongful expulsion from the enclosure in May Inst. The Court held that the Clubs lease of the course was not valid. Melbourne, This Day. Before his execution on Tuesday la<t, Burns, the murderer of Michael Quinlivan, confessed that he had committed eight different murders, five ia Victoria and three in New South Wales. Wellington, This Day. Government have received information respecting the destruction of beacons at Kawhia. Mr Butler, of the Nat ire office, who was sent to make enquiries, I found the beacons were removed and broken. One of the two chiefs concerned was with Tawhiao, and the other is still at Kawhia. He was called on to assist in -re-erecting the beacons, but declined without order? from Tawhiao. The first annual election of tbe Pharmacy Board took place to-day, and resulted as follows:— Eonnington, of Christchurch, 132 ; Aitken, 113; Edson, 109; Pond, 109; King, of Auckland, 106; Brittain, of Wellington, 104; Bnyley, of Dunedin, 94. These form the Board.