Second Edition TELEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 May 1915, Page 3

Second Edition TELEGRAMS

[PJSK I'KESS ASSOCIATION.! FINED FOR FALiSE DECLARATION Hawera, This Day. In the Magistrate's Court, Richard Wright was lined £5 lor naving signed a false declaration under the Legislative Act. Defendant, who was on the Egmont roll, voted at Normanby in the Pat#a electoral district on general election day. He signed a declaration that his name did not appear on any other roll. RED CROSS FUND AT DANNEVTRKE. Dannovirke, This Day. At a meeting last night to stimulate recruiting and devise means of providing soldiers from this district with comforts a Red Cross Fund has been established, £300 being subscribed in the room. It -was headed with a gift of £100 by Mr G. Hunter, M.P. FATAL ACCIDENT AT CHRISTCHURCH. Ghristchlurch, This Day. Stephen Keys, an elderly man. was knocked down by a motor car in Co-lombo-street last night, receiving a terrible scalp wound. Later he died in the hospital. t A SCAREMONGER CHARGIOD. j Christchurch, This Day. At the S. M. Court to-day. AV. Sigglekow was charged witiTi having on May • Ist, at Christchurch, spread a false report by stating "First. Second and Third Contingents wiped out: there, will be a special edition at nine o'clock" ; such statements being likely to prejudice recruiting. Accused was remanded to May Tf)|h. This was granted to allow accused to prepare his defence.