TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 February 1917, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

JPEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYBIgHT],

Tote Permits

AUCKLAND, Feb. 13,

The Acting-Prime Minister has noti. Tied the Auckland Presbytery that Cabinet lias considered its request. lor tho suspension of all totalisator permits during the war, and that it has been decided to defer the matter for three months, when it will he necessary to consider the issue of permits for the next racing season..

Government, it is stated, will then give very serious consideration to the representations made by the Prebytory and cithers concerning the issue of theso permits.

Suicide.

Auckland, Feb 12

Annie Raddeber, a married woman, committed suicide at Epsom last evening. She was found by her husband hanging by a piece of rope tied to the bedpost. She had previously attempted suicide by taking poison.

Drowning Accident

Hastings Feb 12

Frank Watson, farmer and stock dealer, a resident of Karamu Road, aged fifty years, was drowned while bathing pt Waimarami yesterday. D. A. Graham and S. W. Waters, who vainly attempted a reecue, reached the shore exhausted.

Mrs Watson and many ethers witnessed the fatality, but were powerless to help.

Shackleton’s Mon

Wellington, Feb 12

At the civic reception of Sir Ernest Sbackleton and the other Antarctic explorers, gpeeches of welcome and congratulation were made by the Mayor (Mr Luke) and the Hon J. Allen and Hon W. H. Harries.

Sir Ernest Sbackleton, in his reply thanked the Imperial, Australian and New Zealand Governments for fitting cut tbe relief ship, and paid tributes to his fellow-explorers, inclnding those who died, also a special tribute to Captain Davis for his part in the work of rescue. All the speakers praised the work of the late Dr M’Nab as Minister of Marine. Watersiders Resume Work Wellington, Feb 14 As a result of advice from Napier received by the Wellington Wateraiders' Union to the effect that the dispute up there had been temporarily settled, the men decided to woik cargo on tha Victoria The Ripple, which arrived from Napier during the night, is also being worked, aa well as vessels from Wanganui. Cargo operations are now being carried ont on all the vessels in port.