NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7338, 4 April 1887, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[PER UNITED PBKS3 ASSOCIATION.] GOVERNMENT INSURANCE. Wellington, April 2. An Order iv Oourjcil for the distribution of the divisible surplus of tb.e Government Insurance Department was issued to-day. DORIC SAILED FOR LONDON. Ltttblton, April 4. j The Dorio sailed for London on Saturday. FIRE AT INVEROAHGILL, Invercargill, April 4. The house of T. H. Geddes, at East Invercargill, was burned yesterday afternoon. Insuranoes : £250 on the house, and £200 on the furniture ; offices unknown. The fire -originated in an attic, it is supposed from a candle. TWO MEN SUPPOSED TO BE DROWNED Bluff, April 4. I Two oystermen belonging to the outter Alarm, named Thomas Morgan, aged 25, and Thomas Oonnor, aged 84, are missing. The latter arrived here recently from London in the barque Comrade. They were last aoen in their boat at 10.30 p.m. on Friday proceeding to the outter, which was anchored about 100 yards off the wharf. It is supposed that thoir boat has been upset* while crossing one of the ropes by whioh the vessel was moored. The tide was ebbing strongly at the time, and the boat would drift out of the harbor.