GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 23 January 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Per Press Association. SUICIDE. Asiiiiukton, Januury22. _ An inquest was bold to-day concerning tlie doatli of W. S. Morrisby of Ashburtou Forks, who was found hanging from a rafter in his hut. The jury returned a verdict that death was due to strangulation self inflicted while in a state of unsound mind, GRASS FIRES IN CANTERBURY: AsnuuHioN, January 22. the weather has beon unusually Hot and dry during the past season* yesterday being tho hottest day years, the teniperaurc in the shaae , registering U3 5 decrees. Throughout tlie isuniiner there has boon a largs number of grass Lres, and yesterday there were two, one in ihe Wcstfield district, where a wheat crap of D. l'cchney was partially destroyed, and another m the Hindp district, where a large tract of pasture land was swept / br the llanies. J^ WORKMEN'S DWELLINGS. '

i Di7.\M. u Junuarj, 22. ~ livo applications beve been received s for the 1,1 dwellings at the Ueiudlo , .settlement. ' SSlSjji! ;Si a: i jim m ~. , ,•; »' ~, _ ;£ , : ; LAND BILL CAMPAIGN." !J*t:"T:-:.-t'l '-*-* ,i •■. 1 \x 1 ~M li 'ox, January 22. Mr James A h, u ,M.H.R„ delivered Und Fanners l, nun , on tLo Land m, nu ? , , tlc ! scd !ll ° Provisions oE question of mortgages and mortgagees Kesotuiians were adopted condemnatory Welunotox, January 22. A small boat containing two men MmedlAldonfiold and Daly was blown out to sea from Island May this mornlug' A search was made by a steamer dunug the afternoon, but no sign of tlie boat or its orcupauts was found, »ud as a high sea was running in (hestraits, there is little doubt they were drowned. J

UKGATTA POSTPONED. Weulngton, January 22. ipo ed the arrangements for tiro Port poison laelu Club's rogatta, and only one event ws decided, the n« orseeonJ-elassyaeht*. ThUwaxlroa iueie Mb a heavyjoa m the Larbour, FIIiES.

Naiikh, January 22 A bre oecured this afternoon in aWhite t?; » ° m ' b °n " Smg t0 lll » H inte h«an Brewery Co. The build and corks, was «omplefely gutted. Tho building fl-as msured for £IOO and. the stoek for £2OO. The origin of the Areis a mystery.