TELEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 March 1915, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

£fbb fbess association.] THE WELLINGTON BURGLARY. Wellington, This Day. The police arrested Selwyn Hodges, aged 20. and charged him with being concerned in the Dominion-road burglary. PRISONER'S RASH ACT. George Hart, in gaol for two years' reformative treatment, cut his throat with a tin knife in his cell last lftglit RAIN IN THE DANiNEVIRKE DISTRICT. Dannevirkc, This Day. After several months practically without rain, Dannevirkc district exexperienced a beueficia lfall on Wednesday and Thursday nights, relieving considerably tho serious position which agriculturists and pastoralist found themselves in on account of the drought.

A WIN FOR NAPIER HOSPITAL

Napier. This Day

The libel action in which Mr Vigor Brown, M.P., claimed £2000 damages from the Hawke's Bay Herald for libel contained in a letter published on the 9th December, and headed" Political Hoodlums," Has been settled out of Court, defendants making a full and ample apology and 1 paying £100 ami all Mr Brown's costs. The letter alleged that Mr Brown organised a band of hoodlums who disturbed Mr Venables's meetings and suggested that he was associated with the "Red Feds." The apology admits that the letter contained reflections on MiBrown's personal and political character and unreservedly withdraws them.

Mr Brown gives the £100 to the hospital.