TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1919, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

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WAIRAU HOTEL FATALITY. BLENHEIM, November 25, At the Supreme Cour, Charles Albert Sasse license of the Wairau Valley llotele, was charged with the manslaughter pf George O’Leary, a flaxmill hand at Hillersdeh on October 11th in his hotel, He was found not guilty. A DIVORCE CASE. WANGANUI, November 25. At the Supreme Court to-day Vincent Norman Randolph, a returned soldier was granted a decree nisi against Helen Randolph, tlie co-respondent being Joseph Arthur Casey who was mulcted of £IOGO damages, which was the sum claimed. The jury recommended that the major portion of the costs be allocated between the woman and her unborn child. Evidence in the case showed that co-respondent was a married man, with a young family, and had admitted intimacy with the woman. INQUEST. NELSON, Nov. 25. At the inquest to-day on Percy Gilbertson, who was killed at the Port yesterday at the breaking of a sling during the unloading of the scow Kapuaii, the Coroner returned a verdict of accidental death caused by a splicle in the wire derrick rope drawing, and the derrick falling on deceased. No blame was attachable to anyone.

AUCKLAND BUTCHERS’ STRIKE. WATERSIDERS IN SYMPATHY. AUCKLAND. This Day. The Waterside Workers in sympathy with the Butchers’ strike refused to load meat in cases and barrels from Auckland companies on to the Island steamer Talune and Flora, but handled transhipments from the south. The [stewards started to load the meat hut soon desisted. Quite a number of carloads had to he sent hack from the wharf.

The watersiders state they are not.acting under any Union instructions hut purely on their own individual responsibility. The Chairman of the Chamber of Com merce wired to Premier Massey asking him to appeal to the Watersiders not to penalise the Island residents on account of a purely local dispute. THE STEAMER KARORI. LOCATING THE DAMAGE. DUNEDIN, November 22. The Karori is dry from end to end and present appearances indicate that the damage to the hull is between the stokehold bulkhead and the after-en-gineroom bulkhead. A diver is examining the ship this afternoon. The watersiders refused the Union Company’s offer of 3s per hour for day work and 5s overtime for working the Karori s cargo. They demand 7s 6d an hour for. day work and 100 per hour for overtime.

A HAMILTON PROTEST. HAMILTON, This Day

Considerable indignation is expressed at a suggestion eminating from Auckland, that, an epidemic of influenza is prevalent at Hamilton. There are many cases of influenza and heavy colds, but few pneumonic. The health authorotied state there is no indication of a. recurrence of the epidemic so far.