TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1919, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

> IpKU PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYEIGHT.] A BURGLARY. if WELLINGTON, This Day. * The premises of Jenkins, Furnishing Coy in the old skating rink, in Vivian Sreet were visited by burglars on Friday night. Tlie safe was dynamited, but the haul only amouned to three or four pounds. The job was evidently done by experienced cracksmen, the safe door being blown right off. Felt packing was put around the safe to deaden the sound, but neighbours heard a muffled explosion. It is believed the robbers entered the building before closing tim e on Friday and secreted themselves, as there was no sign of a forced entry. The building is large and full of furniture, and so presented no difficulty to anyorte stowing away. j GISBORNE, j GISBORNE, This Day. I Mr W. D- Lysnar has announced his candidature for Gisborne seat, in response to a largp requisition. He will stand as an Independent. Sir James Carroll has also announced his candidature.' ■'* INQUEST VERDICT. v WAIROA, This Day. The inquest was concluded on a native girl, Kahu Pomare, who died on Friday as the result of her horse colliding with a motor car drivfen by one, Paul Lemuel Teurupu. The Jury found that death was caused by a collision with a car driven at an excessive speed while the driver was under th!© influence of liquor. The woman was thrown on to the bonnet, then though the wind screen to the back of the car. LIGHT RAIN FALLING. WAIROA, This Day. Light rain is falling, breaking a prolonged dry spell in the district. A SOLDIER’S RECEPTION. , PALMERSTON N- November 17. Ma jor General’Sir Edward Chaytor, who returned by the Arawa arrived at Palmerston North to-day and was ac corded a civic reception, a large crowd attending.' The business premises were closed during the reception. LAUNDRY CASE PENALTIES. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. At the Magistrate’s Court this morning, Mr McCarthy gave a decision in the case against Brown’s Highbury Laundry concerning a breach of contract entered into with the Crown re- ( garding cleaning the blankets of the j transport Pakeha and the case against J Henry Street, manager of the Com- ■ pany charged with aiding and abetting j the breaking of the contract. The Com- j pany was fined £loo' and costs and 1 Street £SO and costs. Leave to ap-i peal was graned. j BREACH OF PROMISE. j CHRISTCHURCH, This) Day. 1 Evelyn Mabel Smith, a spinster of Christchurch, sued Eric Edward Smith, > engineer of Taihape, before Justice _ Herdman in the Supreme Court to-day , for £5Ol damages for breach of promise | of marriage. The case was undefend- 4 ed. Plaintiff stated she and defendant became engaged. When he went away in tlie Main Body, lie sent her a ring • from Caori and numerous letters. He stayed with her family at Taihape when he came back to New Zealand, and seemed anxious to marry. Later he broke off the engagement, saying ’ that a subtle change had come over him. The jury awarded £250 damages i with costs on the middle scale. \

BUTCHERS STRIKE. AUCKLAND, This Day. The butchers strike assumed a more favourable aspect from a business point of view to-day. Auxiliary labour was obtained by the employers, enabling them to keep open a large percentage of their shops. Members of the union assembled in the vicinity of several of their shops., but nothing was done to hinder the operations of the men employed. The unionists are determined to hold out, and will march through the streets to-morrow and make a massed demonstration in Queen Street, in the hope of influencing public sentiment.