TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 December 1918, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

teun PUI2BB ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.) i ' A SON’S CRIME. ! WELLINGTON December 26. An elderly woman, Mrs Grace Albrecht, died at the Hospital on Monday. On (Christmas Eve, her son, Thomas Albrecht-, was arrested on a charge of manslaughter. It is alleged that the sou visited his mother’s house on the evening of December 4th, while under the influence of drink and coinplained about the quality of the. food ! placed before him. A dispute followed l and it is stated that the son struck \ In’s mother, who was' sixty years ol' age about the head and body. She fell down and after receiving medical attention was removed to the hospital, where she died as stated . TR AM WAY SETTLEMENT. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. At a conference to-day of representatives of the Tramway Board and Union, it was agreed to reinstate six motormen and one conductor dismissed while tho go-slow policy was iu oporation, and also to allow them half pay during the time they were off duty. Tho question of a further increase in wages will be

referred to tbo Arbitration Court, j THE MAORI. DUNEDIN, This Day. Tho head, office of the Union Coy. state it is hoped to despatch the Maori from Lyttelton on Saturday evening. MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENT. HAMILTON, This Day A. C. Dailies, while riding a motor cycle with a passenger named Burton in a side car, era-shed into a train on Clau- j delands crossing this morning and was ' badly injured about- tbo feet and body, and taken to the hospital. The passenger miraculously escaped serious injury,