TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1918, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

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FINE OF £25 IMPOSED.

AUCKLAND, July 22. At the Police Court to-day Adolph ■lotlieb Fischer was charged with'pub-

fishing an utterance indicating disloyalty, as follows:—“The British arc liars. They lied in South Africa. The British will never win the war. Germany will never go down. She will win. I"say that the British would, do worse things than the Gormans, and have dotio so, hut it will never be known until after the war. They are getting what they deserve.” Evidence was given to the effect that statements and letters similar in tenor were made been in the Dominion for 40 years, in a boarding-house. Accused said he was a Swiss, and had He had eight children, and had always been loyal to Britain. Two of his sons wero at the front. He denied i making the statements. He had lived

in Germany from ten years of age. until he wis fifteen. His wife, who had de sorted him, was a German. Accused was fined £25, the Magistrate, Mr. Hunt, remarking that the ease was not. so bad, as if tbo utterance had been made in a public place, such ns an hotel.

FOUND DEAD

HAMILTON, July 23

Ernest Henry Thomas, aged 30, ft single man. was found dead in a yard on his brother-in-law’s farm at Rototuna. Deceased was subject to fits. He was apparently in his usual health this morning. CHRISTCHURCH, July 23.

John Proctor Mullins, aged 65, was found dead this morning with his head blown off. A gun was lying beside him, with a string attached,to the trigger.

ELECTRTCAL POWER SCHEME

HAMILTON, July 23rd. The Chamber of Commerce decided last night to push the Arapuni electrical power scheme, and set up ft committee to arrange a motor trip to Arapuni for representatives of local bodies in the whole of the Auckland province.

FIRE AT AUCKLAND.

AUCKLAND, July 23rd

n outbreak of fire at 3.15 this morn

ing destroyed £IOOO worth of stock and factory fittings belonging to Andrews and Clark, furniture manufacturers. There is an insurance of £SOO in various offices. The building, which is owned by Williamson and Blomfield, is insured foT £I2OO in tho New Zealand Office. The building was not greatly damaged.

TOTALISATOR WORKING CASE

WELLINGTON, July 26.

The Treasurer of the Wellington Racing Club was charged at the Magistrate’s Court to-day with allowing money to bo invested at the recent race meeting at Trentlinm after the time for starting the race. The Chief Detective (Mr. Bodam) explained that there was no suggestion of fraud, a' technical breach of the law only having been committed. Mr. Biddell. S.M. imposed a nominal penalty of 20s and 7s costs.

S.S. WAITEMATA

DUNEDIN, July 26th

When the Waitemata was sunk, tlio only New Zealand officers aboard v.e-re Captain Ferguson and the third e.ngin cer. Barton. When the Vddp "ay crossing tho North Atlantic in January of this year, the chief officer. W S. Winsloe. and the second officer, S. Hislop, were washed overboard and drown-

ed. ’ ' When the vessel returned to England Captain Ferguson relieved Captain S. Nicholson, and A. M. Thompson and E. R. Kemp, two English officers joined the ship.

DROWNING FATALITY DUNEDIN, July

Chas. Medder (35), head fisherman at Seaeliff Mentnl Hospital, was crown <vl on Wednesday at Knritane through his boat capsizing on the bar. A rinvy sea was running. Christian Stoffensen, who was also in tho boat, managed to get ashore after being one hour in the water.

THE COAL TRADE TATEMENT BY BUYERS. WELLINGTON, July 26. A statement by Hon. Myers on the position of coal supplies, shows that the output for all Now for 1910, was equivalent to “2,1k)7,135 tons, against 2,0G8.619 tons for 1917. The reason the importations for 1917 favourable compare with 1916 is due to the fact'that the substantial quantity of Admiralty steam coal was made available at considerable expense. During January to Juno, 1918» the output was 962,11 S tons, against 854,150 tons for the first half of 1917, _ Tho importations for same periods being 132,001 and 229,311 tons. From this”it will bo gathered, the Minister states, that while the output this year compares favourably with that of last year, the importations have considerably fallen off. This is due to the fact that although every available ton of shipping is concentrated on the carna<re of coal, the amount of tonnage available, is not sufficient to supplement the New Zealand output, and thus meet tho total consumption. The concentration of tonnage on coal from Newcastle at the present time, which lias been done of necessity, has resulted in a . very large accumulation of cargo *u i Australia, which is destined for New j Zealand, representing Ouany commoi dities of an urgent and essential nature ! to tho wolfare of the Dominion, i The Minister added that the lm- ! pression that railway stocks were substantial was erroneous and those directly concerned have been occasioned great anxiety. Tho Minister said that the remedy for tho present state of affairs was to secure an increased output from the New Zealand coal mines, thus making New’ Zealand selfreliant. in regard to this most essential commodity, and thereby releasing valuable tonnage now concentrated in bringing supplies from abroad.