TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 January 1917, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

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Floods Threatened. Napier Jan 3 Following exceptionally heavy and almost continuous rain, which has fallen since Monday night, the rivers are in flood, and unless the bad weather noon abates , serious damage is threatened. Fortunately the months of the rivers were free from bars, but on account of the unprecedented amount of water running the riverbeds are unable to cope with the heavy volume. With -the crops still ungarnered the devastating result of an inundation can be easily imagined. W Hastings reports that the rivers are -riaiDg rapidly, and if it continue* muoh longer all she low lying country will •certainly be flooded. In some parts of the country a good deal of hay is slid -out and there seems little prospect of -saving it.

Shot in the Head, Gore, Jan 8 A farm labourer named Andrew John Dickson, aged thirty-four, employed on the farm of bis uncle, Me John Dickson, at Ofcama, twelve miles from Gore was found shot in the head on Tuesday evening in the river bed. A discharged pea-rifle was alongside him. Death ensued later. Deceased had been in ill heelth for some time. postponed. Auckland, Jan 3 Owing to tortenti&l raiu this morning, the Auckland Trotting Club's races were postponed until Saturday. Thrown from a Trap. Dunedin, Jan 3 Hits Millie Day, who was injured yesterday at Mihiwaka, as the result of being thrown from a trap, died in the hospital this afternoon. Electrocuted. Christchurch, Jan 5 #> The, uolice have received information that a man named Blackburn, employed by Waimairi County Council, has been electrocuted. No particulars are available. The man electrocuted is named Benson Blackburn, married, residing at Spreydon. He was killed in Clyde road, Fendalton. A Railway AppealGketmouth, JaD 5 The Railway Appeal Board sat today to hear the appeal of Scott, a shunter. The question was reduced to one whether the duty was cast on the General Manager to promote the appellant in August, notwithstanding an averse report of the provious February. The faots were little in dispute, although nothing definite was put before the Board against the appellant, except that he was transferred from guard to shunter as he lacked promise of improvement. The president, H&zaldine, referred to “ grouching” in February last, but an im" provement has continued to the present time, and Mr Whitcombe was prepared now to give ft certificate recommending promotion.