To-Day's Telegrams.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxi, Issue 6077, 25 September 1903, Page 3

To-Day's Telegrams.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Auckland, Sept. 25, Harry Schmitt, employed at the cooperative road works, has been drowned in the Marakopa river near Kawhia. Wellington, Sept. 25 The -Warrimbo, from Sydney, arrived at 1 o'clock this morning. A few hours after leaving Sydney a heavy south-west gale sprung up, and the vessel had to heave to for 32 hours. There were 25 horses on board, including Mr G. G. Stead's cracks, Cruciform and Orloff. One draught horse died, but the others are all well. Amongst the passengers by the Warrimoo from Sydney to-day, were Sir James Hector, who abandoned his trip to the Rocky Mountains, owing to the death of hi 3 son, and Mr C. H. Reynolds, General Manager For the Pacific cable, who has come to Wellington to interview Sir Joseph Ward. Mr G. G-. Stead, of Christchurch, also returned by the same boat, as also did Wallace, of the New Zealand football team, who has recovered from his recent injury." A Chinaman ' named Jeo Haw, aged 85 years, was found in a state of collapse in Taranaki street yesterday, with a wound on his head. He died in the hospital last night. It is not known how he was injured, but possibly he fell on the footpath after opium smoking. " '

The Arbitiation Court sat this morning 1, when Mr Justice Chapman took his seat for the firat time. The order of business was I discussed, and several cases set 40wft f°r hearing. P-al^erston North, Sept. 25 ' At a meeting of the local hrnneh of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants last night, the new regulations under the Classification A.ot were discussed, and strong eseoption was taken to tho olauso iv reference to passes to members of first and second divisions, the opinion being held ! that they would create class distinctions. ] Other clauses were adversely criticised, and the Government was asked to amend them } in the direction desired. Christchurck, Sept. 25 John Crook a lad of 16 was sentenced at the Supreme Court to 3 months for thefts from a shop at Opawa, and Karl Jansen, a Chinese half-caste, to 9 months for assaulting a man with a beer bottle. At the Police Court to-day, Annie

Diffen, charged with inflicting grievious bodily harm on her son, aged 17 yrais, wa3 committed for trial. The boy was seriously injured in August last by a knife which his mother was waving inthenir, while asking him to hurry up and go on a message. The boy gave ba kan answer, and she alleged ' tlmt the knife slipped out of her baud and inflicted the wound in his side. The injury inflicted was so I 3erioua that the boy's depositions had to be i taken, but he has since recovered. ' ■ Mr Selig, manager for the Press Co., who has been seriously ill, is now pronouncedout of danger. Dunkdin, Sept. 26. ! A six roomed house, owned and occupied by Mr J. M. Anderson, at Kirkland Hill; Koslyn, was totally destroyed by lire 1-iab night, the children escaping in their ninht dresser.. The house was insured for £ OJ. and the furniture for £10!.