TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1361, 4 October 1886, Page 3

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

A Wflavy Calender. Auckland, October 4, Judge Ward, Addressing the Grand Ju y at the opening of the criminal se. - si on, expressed regret that on the firs orcadon of his presiding here the calender should be the heaviest known in Ai'ckUnd f.T ramy years. Seasons if o imneriial depression iovariaG? pn • due d 9 heavy l ot of crime, but ha sio cere y trusted ‘hit <he long lut of dim - oat o-s-a now be'ore him was not taken as a fair indication ot the state of the mercantile barometer in the north. He then proceeded to comment up.m the charges, : fwh oh there are no fewer than 46 to be dealt with.

Burglary. The To Awamatu Railway station was entered by burglars on Saturday. The till was robbed of ninepence, but an attempt to break into the safe was unsuccessful. Th* IHaiU, Wpllingx n, Oc ober 4. The Mararoa wi*ti tire e.ngiish mail of September 9 left Frisco for Auckland on September 25 contract time. T. 1 e Alameda, with the colonial mails of September 14th sr.iv- d at Frisco f ora Aucland on Hud mat, two days earlier tnan timetable date. Allcsred Worgary. Christchurch October 4. A German, named Gotskoff alias Koit\ was arreted to-diy chirged with terming J 6. Rndenklan’a name to ch> q tes for £5 14a and £6 9j. Saprenie Coart, A'i the Supreme A'ourt J Farguihar as-uaed of malicious i jury to property, •• as ditcharged, n > bill lining been presented to the Grand Jury. J hn Ha ;hes plosded gull y to forging and ultoriug a cheque lor £3 and was sentenced lo 5 years penal servitude