TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1920, Page 3

TELE GRAMS

■„.u rnKSS tssrici atiov THE MAN PAYS. DUNEDIN, This Day. In the Supreme Court in the breach of promise action, Annie Joseph Anderson, spinster, versus Peter AY illiam Gordon Spiers, hank clerk, a verdict was entered by consent for plaintiff for £l5O.

YVASHED UP BY THE SEA. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day

The police were informed that a body has been washed ashore at Cheviot neai the scene of the Tamui disaster. The body is much decomposed and riot identifiable. It will be conveyed hv packhorse to Cheviot township for the inquest. The missing members of the crew are:—Captain Cowan and seaman Howard.

A DISTRESSING FATALITY. GISBORNE, This Day

Norman Kelly, aged 14 months, son of Hugh Kellv, an employee of the YY Taipoa. Freezing' YVorks, fell down a bore 17 feet deep and 10 inches in diameter, which the father had sunk for water. An endeavour was made to extricate the child by means of ropes and hooks, but the narrowness of the aperture rendered this impossible. The freezing works hands then set to work to dig the child out, and after a long, <« no' task this was accomplished, hut the infant when recovered was unconscious and in a pitahle condition. It dad shortly afterwards.

CATHOLIC COLLEGE AT CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 16 The new Roman Catholic college • t Bedes, at Papanui, was solemnly blessed and opened yesterday by Hr Grace Archbishop O’Shea, S.M., in the piesenee of a distinguished gathering of elergv from all parts of the Dominion anil a large concourse of the Jajc t . The Mavor attended in .ms official paeity accompanied by the Mayoress.