TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1918, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

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A NARROW ESCAPE

AUCKLAND, June 6. While the express from Wellington was passing down the spiral arc near Rnwiru last night, a stone, weighing about six pounds, crashed through the window of a second'class carriage, having evidently been dislodged from the cutting. Mr and Mrs D. G. Cooper, of Richmond. Nelson, had a narrow escape, the missile passing between them.

IVRECK OF THE EUNICE,

WANGANUI, June 6th

At the Supreme Court to-day, before the Chief Justice and a special jury, a civil action was concluded, in which the Wanganui Harbour Board, claimed from the New Zealand Refrigerating Company, an amount of £654, alleged damage to the south mole/ on the occasion of the wreck of defendant company's schooner Eunice. The plaintiff’s alleged that it was negligence on the part 'of the defendant company’s servants and stated the amount claimed was the actual cost of repair work to the mole that had to be effected. The defendants admitted that their vessel collided with the mole, but held that the accident was due to the elements on the occasion, and that the master of their vessel had taken every precaution possible in entering the port. A large amount of expert nautical evidence was called by both sides. The Jury returned a verdict in favour of defendant company, with costs.

NEW ZEALAND MEAT

WELLINGTON, Juno 6

Representations were made bv the Minister of Finance on behalf of the New Zealand Government, urging the Imperial Government to pay for the meat now held in store in New Zealanu ’The account of the Imperial Government was valued at about four milJibns. The accumulation, o'f epurse, was due to the acute shortage of refrigerated shipping, which had been withdrawn and diverted from the colonial trade. The matter was taken up by the High Commissioner of New Zealand, who now advised tho Hon Air Myers, Acting-Minister of Finance that the sum of £3,000,000 had been paid by tho Imperial Government to the credit of the New Zealand account n. London, on account of moat stored in New Zealand. This payment will minimise the difficulties of finance which producers had to faeo under the above mentioned conditions, and will be lieart-i----lv welcomed by all interested throughout the Dominion.

CLASS O BALLOT. WELLINGTON, This Day. The next ballot, of 10,000 names from Class C (men with two children) will he taken next week. The names will he gazetted about 18th June. A large number is being drawn to facilitate the medical examination and appeals, eo that reservists thus will receive more than the promised three months’ leave, after the medical examination. PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, This Day. Mr. Selig, of the Christchurch ‘Press’ has been appointed Acting-Chairman of the Press Association in consequence of tho illness of Hon. Carson (Chairman). REQUEST FOR WOMEN PATROL AUCKLAND, June 6th. Tho Civil League asked Hon. G. W. Russell, to appoint women patrols in the principal centres of the Dominion, with special reference to the recent police raid in Wellington. The Minister replied that, the necessary regulations had been approved and when they become operative, he would have public meetings called and a Board of Hygiene appointed, which would work in conjunction with the local health officers. MISS ROUT’S PROPAGANDA.

AUCKLAND, Juno 7. Replying to a request by the Civil "League, which asked Government to end Miss Rout’s demoralising propaganda amongst soldiers, by at once recalling her, Hon. O. W. Russell said it was a matter for the Minister for Defence, hut he remarked that he himself sympathised with views of the Leaguo. It was against his wish that Miss Root was allowed to leave New Zealand.

A PORTER KILLED. INVERCARGILL, June 7. John Gordon, ngp'l 25, a rorW. was rev. over by two tniekfl durino- shunting at Lumsdev last, night. Roth his legs were badly mutilated, and ho died ■in half an hour. He leaves a widow j nnd three children.

| ' *N EDITOR FCrED. I INVERCARGILL, Juno 7. In the case against tho Editor of the “Times” for a breach of the war regulations, in a soldiers letter which referred to the movements of a troopship, the magistrate imposed n fine of £lO.