TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1918, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[PER riIESS ASSOCIATION. COPYRIGHT.] RETURNED. AUCKLAND, This) Day. Most of the men who returned in draft No. .130. have been for a lengthy j period in English hospitals and convalescent homes, and are returning to New Zealand for filial discharge. The draft was in charge of Lieut. Col. Gardener D. 5.0., who returns to fill the post, of Deputy-Quartermaster General. The men have much benefited by the trip. Three Sisters who returned on duty include Sister Gilmer of Hamilton, who received the Royal Red Cross, for work ! on active service- ! A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ! GREYTOWN, Dec 29th. j Miss ISlasehie was severely burnt by lire to-day. She was burning rubbish, i and had put kerosene on the heap, when her clothes caught fire. She was burnt from the foot to the head ,and had to be taken to the hospial. There is little hope of recovery. A NARROW ESCAPE. AUCKLAND, Dee. 31. While two boys were bathing at the Cheltenham Beach to-day, Lex Hayward dived, and remained under water. Glen Ensor, a boy of 12 years, swam towards the place where he saw him apparently sitting on the sand beneath the water. Elisor went down, grasped Hayward by the hair, and dragged him ashore, calling for help . A doctor succeeded in resusciiating the half-drowned lad. Ensor states lie knew what to do through Hie life saving lessons taught at the. Dovonport School.

.SOLDIERS’ DEATH. WELLINGTON, Doc. 31. Charles M’Roberts, a soldier on leave died suddenly at a boardinghouse. Tt is supposed that he had a fit. He was unmarried and his age was 37. A SUDDEN COLLAPSE CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 31. In a Methodist Church service, held at Broadfieid yesterday, Mr. Neil Johnston, a veteran local preacher, over 70 years of age was about to address the children when lie collapsed and expired in a few minutes. Mr. Johnstone was a native of Denmark and was a widower. DROWNING FATALITY. ' OAMARU,, Jan Ist. A distressing drowning accident occur rod on the Oamaru Beach, at noon to-day. While Walter Brown, aged Id years, a son of Mr. Walter Brown, a j railway surfaceman, of Christchurch, was fishing with his cousin, Andrew Medcaff, he foil into the surf off the stormwater discharge pipe. The hoi; Medcaff pluckily dived in to the rescue, but was unsuccessful, and got into difficulties.A younger sister of Medcaff, waded into the water up fo her shoulders and brought her brother to the shore. The body of Brown was recovered by a railway fireman named Cameron, hilt artificial respiration failed to restore breathing. The deceased was with his parents on a holiday visit to relatives here.

A MAN “SHOT. ASHBURTON. This Day. Advice has been received that G eol 'ge Leggett, a well known Mount Somers farmer aged 38 years married with two children shot, himself i n his woolshed this morning. A FATALITY. CAMBRIDGE This Day. T'l’.nie.yt Notnoyoi' a platelayer of •Cambridge was killed ipstantly today while working on the railway line. He was prising a rail with a leaver when it slipped hack and killed him. He leaves a widow and three children. WAR REGULATIONS. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 4. At the Magistrate's Court this morn nig, Alex Gilbert- Hare, and Jas Nalder were each sentenced to one month’s imprisonment for a breach of the War Regulations. Their offence consisted of | booking passages by a steamer, in oth- ■ or but their own names, evidently with the intention of evading their military desponsibility. BOOKIES’ FINED. AUCKLAND, This. Day. At the Magistrate’s Court fines wore imposed for illegal bookmaking on Frederick J. Kernott of £3O and Joseph Rees £3O on eacli of three charges John AVoston with previous convictions on three charges £209. George 'Henry Newton on three charges £6O. Edward George Lowe £3q John Martin £3O. William Clias Stephens £3O. Dinko Fredlovisk £6O The total fines were £685.