SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2313, 28 March 1876, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

. >...;•,.; ), r ,J,;„ „.» ; . , .-:,,;■ ;.,;•!... "'WbHilNgtoh, Monday. It-is. 'stated' thata 1 movement is on foot to request' the' Government to,.prevent civil servants, whether architects or engineers/; from competing with' those in private''business.- ■ M- ■ '■ ■;<,. ■>■:■': •" :--y- Nemon, Monday. The steamer'.Hibernut'' arrived -yesterday ifrbni Sydney. She takes live stock hore.fdr the v6jage,aud sails for England to-morrpff.'.^;-.'.',..','.^,.,.''.,,.'',.,', : '' : - 'y ; •/;:;:•! ,:;;•; DjJNEDIN, Monday,;- . A fire afc • Miiton. destroyed Atkinson's Commercial: Hotel,"stables; -and--out'' houses. 11 ' 'Another ;at Christie's'farm, Upper {Harbour* destroyed ;the- house/ machinery;' c6ws, and ;, an entire-horse. The -estimated ; ; loss ; , : is ■ £l;3oo.~The following--'Sre-llie' 'scorbs. of.; the Otago team' in ! , the' ; ' Iriterpfovibidiai Pigeon Match :^B6berts,"23; Edwards, 21; M, GodlJy,'?l"j!.B. Smith, 19,j.Iathb,urD„195 Hodgkinson, 19; Stewart, 18;; Shannon, 16; Dr Smith, 13; McKellar, 12j;total one hundred and eighty one (181). Dod-i bod, the top scorer on New year's Day, was unable to compete on account of ill health. —The body-of ! Constable Henry Vernon, of Green,lsland, was found fearfully mutilated in the Oav.ersham railway tunnel yesterday. Deceased was on duty at the race-course ,pn Saturday until half-past six o'clock.; It is not yet known whether he fell from the train or was ran over when-walking through the -tunnel. He was considered a thoroughly steady and efficient, officer;— The- total amount takon afc the Knox , Church bazaar was two thousand pounds (£2,000),