TELEGRAPHIC.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9756, 4 May 1900, Page 7

TELEGRAPHIC.

[per press association.]

Auckland, Last night. Loroin's Commercial Hotel at Ophonui was totally destroyed by fire this morning. Tne inmates had a narrow escape. Findlay, a telegraph lineman, was badly hurt when making hi 3 escape. He had to jump from the top story. The building was insured for £1400, und the contents for £750 in the Norwich Union. Christchurch, Last night. At the inquest on David S. Bowman, p iwnbroker, who was found shot in a shed at his residence, a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane was returned. Arrangements have been practically completed for a united bands contest to be held during Christmas week in connection with the Jubilee Exhibition. At a meeting of the committee of the patriotic fund to-day the chairman reported that £2250 had been forwarded to the Lord Mayor of London. They now had the sum of £1561 in hand. It was decided that the balance in hand should be retained till it had been seen what requirements might arise. Dunedin, Last ni-dit. The National Council of Women opened their annual session to-day. Mrs Tasker gave, a lungthy address on parental resp nsibility, which evoked considerable discussion, its tenor being that the State and municipalities had responsibilities as well as parents, and where parental responsibilities were neglected the State and municipalities should step in.