NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 280, 5 April 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

«. (PER PHKBB ASSOCIATION.! Christchurch, April 4 The railway Hotel, Manchester Street, was destroyed to-night by fire The io» surances are: — Building. £1050 in the Commercial Union ; furniture £200, and stock £100, in the Liverpool London and Globe. At the Police Court to-day Thomas Tuill, hotel keeper, was fiued £50 and costs for having unstamped cigars in his possession. John i** eill was fined 40s and costs for a breach of the Electoral Act. Defendant signed his name as witness to a claim without having seen the signature of claimant written, or heard declaration of claimant. Napieb, April 4. 'I he Grecian Bend was uofc consigned to any Napier firm, but, according to a Press Association telegram from Newcastle, on March 14th she left Clarence River for Port Chalmers. There can now be no doubt of her total loss as large quantities of wreckage of all kinds, including cabin fittings, are going ashore at Mobaka. There is little hope that any of the crew have got to land. Mr Richardson has sent out a search steamer at bis own expense, the Collector of Customs hayiug failed to get authority to send one on behalf of the Government. The body of Duncan Macfar'aoe, who was drowned in the December flood, has been recovered at Maraekakaho. ArcKIANT>, April 4. It has transpired that Robert Garret, gum merchant, who shot £bimself this moruiug, some time prior to the depression in the gum trade be forwarded to the Home markets a large shipment of kauri Rum, which subsequently was held in hopes of an improvement ,in prices. Rates so fer have not risen, and jesterday intelligence came to hand that the agents were going to realise on stocks. This meant enormous loss of capital, and tbe shock proved too much for bis already ovt rit rained system, New Pitmouth Thw Day, The quantity of batter shipped foi London at the breakwater during the last four weeks was one hundred and i thirty-six tons. Wellington, This Day, The weather is fine for the crickel match, Wellington v Hawke's Bay. A1 the luncheon adjournment Wellington had lost seven wickets for 70 runs.