TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1917, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

,PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —.COPYRIGHT]. Seditious Sentence. Christchurch, Feb 2 Peter Scoit Ramsay, President of the Anti-Conscription League appeared on remind on charges of seditious uttsrance. He made a iorg speech, but was cat shoit by Mr Bailey S.M. who said the speech w as against recruiting. He sentenced the accused to 11 months to be concurrent on each of -two charge.-'. Ho said he ha * not given him a year as it would bo a question then whether the accused would still come within the reserve. Mr Raymond, K. C. said the military authorities could take Raru3ay at any time to cvmp, as ha had been J 3 .. " il. n L., f In* T 4 n m nrlo Fhkl 1 .

drawn m the ballot-. He maae nwi stßemsi-t because a lot of these men thought they would be safer in gaol than in Fiauders, Auck'ar.i Fire. Auckland, Jan 31 A fire in the Victoria BuildiDgp, Queen Street, last night, caused iiMle damage to the building. The stock of Thomas Jay and Co., photographic indent agents, was completely destroyed. The stock was Y.lued at £4OOO and was insured for £2700 in the Britisty Dominions and Norwich Offices. Dragged by Horse-

Gisborne, Jin 31 At Kihukura J. Sullivan wub thrown from a horse, and dragged by the stirrup a considerable distance, He was killed. Motor SmashGisborne, Jan 31 By a motor-car skidding end faking over a bank in Morere R vid, Mr R. Mitchel 1 , a farmer, wa* severely injured, and Miss Ferguson sustained a broken arm. The ci.r fell on Mitchell.