AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 8972, 3 January 1891, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

, Melbourne, January 2. Felix Tarneiv who undertook the 40 days' fast, has completed 38 days of his task. 'He is in a very weak • condition, and the doctors decline to permit him to extend the. period beyond tho 40 days, '-■ 'A'^ disastrous fire occurred " at ; the Mutual §tores^ in rf Flindors-street on NewJ Year's morning, by which the premises %ere-complefely- gutted. : The ' damage to , the .stock is" estimated at J680;000, and h the furniture £7000. The building cost £\ 7,000. The stock was a splendid- one, showing a great variety, and will -take a long time to replace The building . Iras insured for £12,000,' and the stock for £60,000 m the- Goloriial „' offices' and ,£IO,OOO in London, Companies. Over 200 hands will be thrown out of employment, Tha riski of the Ifarr Zealand offices

Equitable, and South British, £500 each; "New Zealand and Union, £1000 each. Sydney, January 1. It is now believed that Bennett, thß defaulting bank manager, did not leave by tho s.s. Zealandia for 'Frisco. The warrant charges him with embezzlement of £1200. It is understood that something like £4,000 is unaccounted for. Sydney, January 2. McLean, is willing to row Teemer en the Parramatta, but the match is almost completed with Stanbury for April, and'it is unlikely lie will make any further engagement till after that. - Sailed — Manapouri, for Auckland, and Orlando' for Hobart, en route for New Zealand. Brisbane, January 2. Mr D. Liddy, well-known throughout Australia and New Zealand as a theatrical manager, died yesterday.