TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 90124, 25 January 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PBBS3 ASSOCIATION.)

AUCKLAND, Sunday.

A fire broke out at midnight in the third Btorey of a boarding-house vacated a week ago, adjoining the Pier Hotel, 'Albert street, which was completely gutted. It was owned by Michael Gallagher, proprietor of the Pier Hotel, and insured for LIBOO. Jafc VTebb, a fireman^ fell from the ladder through the pressure of the water hose, and was considerably injured, . Glharles Boran was slightly burned on the shoulder and "legs tbrougfcChis uoifbrm catphing fir*. W'orknaen were doi9g up the boardipg-'Uouee q« Satufdg-y.

WELLINGTON, Saturday.

The ß.M.SS. Mararoa left San Francisco on Sunday last for Auckland, with the London mails of 31st December, which were late in reaching San Francieco. A man named Wm. Sherwin fell- off a train on the Hutt line last night^ and broke his collar bone and lef* shoulder blade, and also sustained a Bevere scalp wound and a fracture of the* base ofr'the skull..

The case of Gjrubb v. Evening News, aa action for libel which was to have been tried, on Monday, has been settled by the defendants paying L2bO damages.

Sunday.

Mr Alexander James Williß, formerly of the Property Tax Department, and who for the la6t eight months has been acting private secretary to the Cabinet has been appointed: private secretary to the Premier and Cabinet vice Mr Ebenezer Fox,deceased; Mr Willis was formerly assistant provincirßecretary in Otago for many years.

- NAPIER, Saturday. ; At an adjourned meeting of pereonsin-^ terested in the growth and manufacture of tobacco, it was resolved that a limited liability company be formed to grow and manufacture tobacco in Hawke's Bay, with a capitalof L3o.ooo in 10,000 shares of L3. A provisionaldirectorate was appointed, and it wap resolved that 30,000 shares be issued, and the company registered. Mr A. Volbracht was elected a provisional director.

CHRISTGHURCH, Saturday. An excursion train from Christchurch tp Dunedin this morning took 327 passengers. FEILDING, Saturday. Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out at Tanoi, near Adaett's mill, a number of , the houses occupied by the mill hinds being destroyed with the contents. Some bush lately felled by Bailey Bros, was also burnt. Adsett's mill was Bayed by the greatest exertions. Upwards of a mile of the tramway and a quantity of fencing were destroyed. A shift in the wind was what actually saved the mill, which is only partially insured. The insurances on the dwelling houses are unknown.