TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1918, Page 4

TELEGRAMS

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11A WHR A. July. iPtli. As a sequel to <tho South Road fatallily, resulting in the death of Thomas Morgan, on Mi dm:: day night, James O’Donnell, farinor, inaha, was charged at the A! ■ gi*-trate’s Court late this afternoon., (hat he did on July -oth. unlawfully kill one Thomas Morgan, Senior Sergeant Till asked for a remand to enable the. police to collect oviden-e. fn reply to a question by the Magistrate-, the Senior Sergeant said accused had surrendered himself to the police, and made a voluntary st-i:.-mciil. A remand was granted till Monday, bail being allowed in two sureties of t\'it) -each, or one -surety of Cl 00.

J UGO-SEAVS WORKMEN

BEFORE THE COURT

TA UMAR AN Of, July to

Magistrate Rnwson, was for over eight hours yesterday hearing charges against 34 Jugo-Slavs, for refusing work. Solivyh Mays prosecuted and Mr Ostler defended. Commissioner Cullen said that 1800 Jugo-Slavs had registered in the Dominion ;of these 425 were on national service v hoe others at Matiere and defied the law and were in rebellion. Mr Ostler snitl that the men had no definite conditions of piece-work offered them, and if su b were submitted to them -they would return to work to-morrow. The Crown Prosecutor would not accept this, lie said they had to think of other Slavs in the-Dominion, and it was not a safe policy to give way now. He contended that the conditions of work were explained to the men. The Mngist ram reserved his decision, and Mr Istle.r said that he would advise the men .o ic turn to work if the conditions .. were properly explained to them according to regulations. Ho took up the men's cause because the new regulations V d classed the men as Enemy Aliens, which they were not, and it. was a great injustice to the men, who were loyal to the Allies..

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SOME OF THE OFFICERS. WELLINGTON, July 25. Captain G. T. Ferguson was in command of the Waite mu La. A. R. Barton, as .far as is known, was third officer. The following engineers are believed to have, been on the Wniteiuata wit. n she sank.--Chief G. R. Skinner, second J. Hamer.': 'third J. P. .Henderson, fourth T. P. Revington. WEATHER (IOXDTTIONS. CrIRISTCin’RCH, July 25. I-akc Forsyth! is higher than for many years and communication with Aharon overland is almost cut off. The road near Little River ia several feet under water ,and snow is still very deep on Akaroa road. The mails are being packed on draught horse. It will bo some days before the washout is repaired

ANOTHER PAMPHLET PROHIBITED. “GOLD FOR IRON.” WELLINGTON. July 24. A "Gazette” notifies that tin* Attor-ney-General has prohibited the sale of the_. pamphlet Called “Gold for Iron” purporting to be issued by the Auckland branch of a Society known as the Fellowship of Reconciliation. MILITARY SCHOLARSHIPS. WELLINGTON. July 25. The Minister of Defence has received advice that owing to increased competition and--a decrease of the establish ment at the /Military Academy. Woolwich and the Royal Military College, there will’in future, be only one candidate for the former and two for the latter accepted from any dominion for any particular entry.

WILD ‘HUMOURS

REG ARDIXG REINFUftCEM'SN I’S

WUU.INCTIK. Jnl.v

A report is current in \\ mling'nii flint after the sailin'' of 1 lu* -I L.st llciui’orcemeiits would lie despatched iron) New Zealand until January. fhe u: ttor was brought under the i.ulico 'I the Minister of Defence U)-dn\. The Minister replied:—"l am not u•sponsible l'or those wild rumours. I'iso statement is not eoirtci.