TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1917, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.—copyright.] A SENSATIONAL FIRE.

ACCOUNTANT ARRESTED

GISBORNE, October 18

As a sequel to the outbreak of fire in the office of the Gisborne Gas Coy early this morning the police investigations arc understood to have shown that the strong room door was wide open, and inside two ledgers were propped open with tarred sticks. ( One of the ledgers was recovered partly (burned. The safe was also flound open, and the contents disarranged and a fairly considerable sum oi money missing. Later Detective .vTcleod arrested the company’s accountant, Frank Parnell, who was brought before the Magistrate and chargedwith arson in wilfully setting the premises afire. The police were granted a remand for h week. Accused was admtted to bail self in £IOO and sureties for a like amount.

TO ENLIST.

AUCKLAND, October 19

At the Military Service Board counsel for appellant said the Minister of Defence had written that it had been decided to allow some of Bohemian settlers at Puhoi to enlist, owing their having demon; trated their practical patriotism, thnr arents are naturalised. i ! STRIKE ENDED. }l SHIPPING RESUMED. \UEL,T>rNGTON. This Dav. Huddart Parker Co. states that i hns received advices of the resumptioi of sailings from Australia.