TELEGRAMS

Patea Mail, 11 April 1882, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

(per united press association.) This Day.

Press Telegraph,/ Service.

Christchurch. —The of -tbe> United Press Association 5 are at presentholding a meeting in this city for the purpose of considering the arrangement of the service for the .supply of cable intelligence through Reuter’s Company to the New Zealand- -Press. : Reuter’s general manager for Australia and New Zealand, and the New Zealand agent, airo also in Christchurch, and in com r munication with the directors of the Association,

Bicycle Tour. Ashburton.—-Mr; J, Foxley Norris, who is making l a bicycle tour : from Christchurch to Dunedin, reached here this afternoon. The trip occupied;; nine' hours, including stoppages. . Norris is a member of the Pioneer Bicycle Chib. | OPENING THE EXHIBITION. ; ; ’Christchurch, Monday.-—The exhibition building is finished, and to-day.was, occupied clearing it up, hapging.hanners, curtains, etc'. The exhibits:are not all in, but the work has been going on day and night, and an excellent show will be made, better, in fact, than was at first expected. The procession to-morrow will contain between four and five thou-

sand men, and will bo a striking feature of the day’s proceedings.

The Governor’s Movements. Christchurch.—The Governor leaves for Wellington about noon.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

Dunedin,—Kilty & Co.’s large store and . offices at Switzer’s.were destroyed by fire at 3 o’clock this morning. The fire is supposed: to have originated from the bursting of a kerosine lamp which was left burning in the store. .Very little of the stock or furniture was saved. The flames; spread so rapidly that the occupants of the dwelling-house had barely time to escape. Insurances are— National, £1000; Royal, £SOO. ..

I ' Damage hy Rain. ! Dunedin.—The rain yesterday did more damage in the city than was at ■firfrk believed, and bonded establisments ;on the flat At Neill’s Universal , bond, the goods,’ including a cargo of;sugar, wefe damaged to the extent of £3OOO. Secular and Denniston are ialso sufferers..

Suspected Arson. Auckland.—A shop and cottage at Eden Terrace were burned last night. The only insurance is £4O, on the cottage tn the Colonial. . The police, arrested a :inan named Brocks, on suspicion, but subsequently released him. ■; ■ ■

' A Strange Intruder. " Auckland .—Frederick Fairburn, surveyor, was committed, for trial for breaking and entering the residence of the Rev. W„ Gittos,. ; of Kaipara. It appears that when he was discovered in the house he was horsewhipped by Mr Gittos’ - two daughters, and knocked down by a servant man who came to their assistance. - He had been forbidden the house. Mr Gittos was away preaching at Kaiwaka station’ that evening. / ° -' ’ r ; ■ ■'\