TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 10243, 27 August 1889, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PBESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, Aug. 26. The Key. W. Birch, of Manchester, has been appointed pastor of the Auckland Baptist Tabernaole. News by the Whampoa states that three convicts escaped from Nonmea prison on the night of the 20tb inst It ie supposed they set ont for Queensland in a email boat. The receipts at Saturday's football match were L 267. An serial tramway 1£ miloa long has been constructed at the champion mine, Te Aroba. Mrs Young's house of eight rooms at East Tamaki was burnt down last night. NEW PLYMOUTH, Aug 26. A dwelling-houee owned by Mr Florry, at Waitara, was burnt down last night. Insurances— On the dwelling, Ll5O in the "Sew Zealand office ; on the furnitnre, LSO in the South British. WAIPAWA, Aug. 26. Wansted's hotel and store, 15 miles from here, were burned down yeßterday. Insurances—L9oo in the South British, and L3OO in the Union. The lobb over insurance ia heavy. TIMARU, Aug. 26. Mr E. EL Lough, Town Clerk, on Saturday completed 21 years of service in that capacity and at the Council meeting tonight the Mayor mentioned the fact. He also said that during his long term of offioe Mr Lough hid never had a holiday and suggested that it was about time they gave him one. In replying, the Town Olerk eaid the town bad grown ia his time from 250 to over 800 houses, and the revenue from LSOO to L6OOO. DUNEDIN, Aug. 26. The Young Women's Christian Association are abont starting a coffee shelter for cabmen, carters, tramway employes, &c. Tbe competition between the Tramway Company and Young's Palace cars, which were brought down here after the proprietor was bought out in Wellington, has now commenced in earnest. Young was running his cars in penny sections, but the Tramway Company from to-morrow will run their cars for the full distance for a penny. William McPherson, a settler of Wiagatui, was killed on Saturday night by falling out of a dray, the wheel of which passed over him. He leaves a wife and two children. On (lit that the Home shareholders in the Bluespur Company will commence an action against the London directors for illeged misrepresentation in tbe Company's proßpeclus. A private cable reports the finding of the body of Mr W. 0. Kennedy, in Sydney harbour. The deceaeed was well known here in cricket and athletic circles. He was a son of Sheep Inspector Kennedy.