TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 3051, 14 August 1893, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

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Wreck*. Auckland, August 14. The Janet cutter, from Norfolk Island, brings intelligence of two wrecks at the Islands. The Mary OgiJvie, a regular trader between Sydney, Lord Howe Island, and Norfolk Island, during a gale was driven ashore and wrecked. Captain Garth and crew came to Auckland in fche Janet. The ship Girvan was wrecked at Lord Howe Island in June. The crew were rescued by the barque George Thomp'on, which landed at the Island. The Girvan left Newcastle on June 3, with 1997 tons coal. In a pale off Lord Howe Island on June 9, the vessel was thrown on her beam ends, causing the cargo to shift. She was steadily settling down ia the water, and preparations W3re made by Ceptain Angus and the crew to leave her. Fortunately the barque George Thompson, bound tram Newcastle to Honolulu, came up and the captain Mid orew of the ill-fated vessel were taken on board. At daylight next morning the Girvan had disappeared, having sunk duridf the night. The crew landed at Norfolk Island on June 22 and were still there when the Janet sailed for Auckland. «l«ho]i Julius. Bishop Julius arrived by the Ruahme to day. His haalth has greatly improvod. He left for the south in the Takapuna. He stated that very considerable decorations have been promised by a lady at Home for the Ohristchurch cathedral, but he had not brought them with him. The Anglican church at Home was going more into social work fc the amelioration ot the condition of the masses/ The character of this work wa3 scarcely understood in the colonies, as the necessity for such social work was the natural outcome of the congregation of large masses of population in great cities. Such work would probably follow out here, but he thought not in the near future. Lady Julius and daughter are well. ITew South IVnlea Bifle M*etlJ»irWellington, August 14. "Wellington will be represented by ten men at the coming New South Wales Bifle Association meeting. The team will be seized by tho holding of three competitions, and each man will receive £10 from the funds to defray his expenses. Who flirt the" ? The Bakers' Union state upon enquiry that they fine' Rone of their members tock part in the fight which occurred at the recent banquet held by the Union. Ili» Pacific Slope. DtTHEDIN, AUgUSt 14. The first attempt''to arrest a fugitive debtor by means of a telegraphic warrant proved futile, the absconder having done the pacific slope on Saturday,