TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 9164, 12 March 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, Thursday. The Hon. J. A. Tole is confined to hie rootu tO'doy and unabio to go south aa anticipated. He will probably leave by the nest steamer. i%A. fire broke out thie forenoon in James Wilson's boarding house, Customhouse etreot, east ; a good deal of damage was done, especially by water. Wilson'- stock and furniture were insured with the South British for Ll5O, aod Phoenix, Ll5O. The building, owned by D. Nathan, was insured for L 350 with the South British. Major Atkinson proposes addressing the citizans of Auckland oq tho 23-d inst. HAWERA. Thursday. At the inquest on the body of Mrs Mumby, thia morning; the evidence showed that death took place in Dr Alexander's surgery, where she had gone to get her toeih' extracted, and the chloroform was adu>iui>-tered by DrChilton. The deocased was examined before the chloroform was administered, and was believed to be Bound, but suddenly died after the completion of the operation. A post mortem was made by Dr Lightbourne, who deposed that deceased suffered from fatty degenera tion of the heart, and attributed d^ath to tbis cause, aco«!erated by the administration of chloroform in the operation. Tha verdict of the jury was in accordance with Dr Lightbourne's evidence. WELLINGTON, Thursday. It is understood that Captain Renaut, of the ship Pleinns, ha^ been appointed resident agent for the Grar Meat Freezing Company in London, where he will endeavour to puah the Eaglieh trade in frozen and preserved meats. An association has been formed here having for its object tbe protection of hotel property, and to enable wine and epirit merchants, hotelkeepors, brewers and others interested in the trade to combine in adopting euob measures as may be necessary to proteot property and business in connection with the trade. OHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. Mr Wi B. Scott, of Ntipier, has telegraphed to Mr 8. P. Andrews, of this city, defying that the man Uussell, who aHvised the Mayor to send the unemployed to Napier, ha, any connection with him. Arrangements are being made to send 160 of the unemployed to tho West Coast to work on tbe Hokitika Greymouth railway. A four-roomed house at Woolston, belonging to Mr T. Sannders, was burned down this morning. The building and furniture tfere insured for L 390 in the Rival office. Up to this afternoon 280 men hade made application for employment at tbe Public Works office. Aa a result of M<- Matthew Burnett's Temperance mission here 600 pledges have been taken. A farewell meeting was held to-night when Mr Burnett was presented wi'h an address. To-night nearly the whole of ihe effbient members of the Richmond Rifle Volunteers resigned in a body on parade. There hape for a considerable time past been difficulties between tbo company ancl their commander, Captain Bowron, and a fortnight ago they requested him to resign. This he declined to do, and in consequence over 20 members gave up their arms, leaying oniy about six efficients in tho company, '