TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1917, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

Per Press Association.—Copyright, Early ClosingDUNEDIN, May 18. The Mayor has received the following reply from Sir James AUon regarding lie 6 o'clock closing of hotels. “The Government has no power by the War Regulations or otherwise to doal with the 6 o’clock closing. An amendment jof the law will, be necessary to deal with tho matter. “The Government has no power to submit the matter to a referendum, without a direction from Parliament. Parliament will bo called together at the usual time next month. It _ is considered necessary that the Prime Minister and Sir Joseph Ward should be present in the Cabinet when the early dosing question is discussed. The matter will be brought before the Prime Minister* and Sir Joseph Ward immediately on their return. A Big Price. WELLINGTON, May 18. The statement cabled from Melbourne re vthat tho Hon. MacDonald had bought 1} million bushels of Australian wheat at 6s 6d per bushel f.o.b on behalf of New Zealand has caused sairnrise in local circles. It does not appear to have been expected by merchants that the Hon. Mr. MacDonald would have to pay so ffiuch. Frozen Meat. WELLINGTON, May 1* The quantities of frozen meat fn store on April 28tli for which no shipping space allocations have been made, are as follows: NORTH ISLAND. 389,742 quarters of beef. 1,636,783 carcases of mutton and lamb. The storage capacity (including the freezing chambors) is 2,879,011 carcases. SOUTH ISLAND. 17,572 quarters of beef. - v 1,018,278 carcases of mutton aad lamb. The storage capacity is 1,491,860 earcases. 1 • Supreme Court* Other Cases. Christchurch, May 18 Daniel Jervoia Bray was sentenced to s'x months’ imprisonment for an indecent assault on thieo children. Edwin James Sheard was found guilty of forgery, and theft arid of detaining a postal packet, bnt no sentence was imposed. The acoused, who is a soldier, forged hie wife’s came to a redirection order at the Post Office, and bad detained letters addressed to her. Aoonsed stated that he had secured the letters with a view to stopping a certain 1 correspondence. He thought he had an honest right to open his wife’s let* 1 tore. Assault on Little Girl Christchurch, May 18 At the Supreme Court, Charles Valentine Kear, a returned soldier, was charged with iodaceut assault on a girl under twelve years of age. The jury returned the fo'lrwiug verdict : “Guilty, with a recommend&t'on that, if the accused is a returned soldier wounded in the defence of his country as much mercy as possible should be axtended to him, as is consistent with the proper protection of tha community.” Sir Jamas Dann'ston, after referring to accused’s record which showed a conviction for theft in 1907, said that he would giva as mnoh attention as possible to jtha recommendation for meroy, but ia tbeia caf.es attention had to be given to the interests of tha oonutry. Men who did those things were sometimes not respoos bla for their actions, in the sense that they bad strong sexual impolroa which they did not resist. He had to protect the children of the country from such men as these, but be would endeavour to make some allowance for tha fact that accused WRB a returned r so'diec jyifcb bis present propensities. Prisoner was a dangerous man and the case was surrounded with some characteristics which made it one of the worst of this class he had had be’o a him for some time. He fait he was giving really more weight to the jary’s recommendation, that he should in sentencing accused to four years’ imprisonment. If it had not been for the circumstances of his military carei r a much longer sentence would have been imposed-

produce good results, bat the peopls on the other side are very logically arguing that if tha prohibitionists admit as much they should be prepared to entrust the Government with the management of the whole busi* I*6BB.

Whibky and Wai-Rongoa This ia tha choice of the man who wishes to take whisky in the pleasantest and mest beneficial way. The mildly aperient and dinrstic qualities of Wai Runga Natural Minora! Water counteract the astringent tendency of whisky and make the fl-ivonr softer, mellower, fuller. Wai-Rocgoa also blends perfectly with wines, milk, etc. Hotels, clubs, stores.

For Children s Hacking Cough at night Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6, 2/6. _________