TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1920, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

(P«K I'lllCSS ASSOCIATION. COPTHIOVT

MUNICIPAL GAS WORKS. DANNEVTRKE, This Day. The ratepayers yesterday carried a poll by a big majority to raise a £25,030 loan for the municipalisation of the local gas works.

STEAMER ASHORE. OPITIKI, This Day. The steamer Ngatinwa when crossing the bar at 5 o’lock last evening became stranded on the western spit. Efforts to refloat her were unsuccessful and the vessel is now almost high nnd dry at low water. The mails and passengers were landed on the beach last night, but the lady passengers are still aboard, awaiting low water in the day. light. Horses for the races to-morrow were aboard the vessel but were landed. The Ngatiawa and ,another vessel have been similarly stranded previously.

The weather is showery for the agr: cultural show to-day.

WELCOME RAIN. DUNEDIN, Feb. 19.

Welcome rain is falling in Central Otago where the position was becoming serious.

FORCING ATTENTION. AUCKLAND, Feb. 19,

There was a temporary hold-up on the electric trams this morning. It is stated a conductor was dismissed during the recent curtailment of the service' on the allegation lie was neglecting to collect fares on the short sections. Other employees resented such summary action. The service was suspended until the man was reinstated, pending investigation into the man’s case.

A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. WELLINGTON, This Day

At tho Suprenfe Court Amelia Bernard of Lyail Bay, sought to recover from William 'Browning, engineer, of Wellington £6OO damages for alleged fraudulent misrepresentation, whereby the plaintiff was induced to purchase for £SOO certain mining script in a Westland proposition known as Bagley Reward Gold Mining Company. The evidence for the plaintiff alleged that samples assayed were picked, and not the average s tone, and the high values were therefore misleading. One witness stat. cd some stone came from an adjoining claim. He alleged Browning told him to- take the specimen stone to Bagley’s Reward and “throw it about,” so that they would lie found by visitors, when the latter came next day. Defendant denied the allegations of fraudulent ‘misrepresentation. He lost some money in the mine, but there would stilly be a dividend if the property were developed for the company would strike it rich. The case is unfinished. CASE BY DEFAULT. PALMERSTON, N., This Day. In a Supreme Court case set down to-day, Genevieve Anne Clarkson claimed from James Mitchell and Margaret Mitchell £5Ol damages for alleged slandci\ The. plaintiff failed to appear. Her Counsel said he had not heard from her and would have to submit to a nonLfJuit. The 'defendants asked for costs on the highest scale which were granted. A TAIN.UI VICTIM. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Tho body washed ashore at Cheviot was identified as Seaman Howard, a victim of the Tniniii disaster.

INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC. CHRISTCHURCH. This Day The official influenza bulletin for Canterbury and Westland, from noon on Monday to noon to-day (three days) shows that sixty five notifications were made, all mild eases • COAL CONFERENCE. WELLINGTON, This Day. Most of this morning’s sitting of the coal conference was taken up by consideration of important points-by the committees. The full conference will resume at 2.15. p.m. under the presidency of the Prime Minister. A definite conclusion is expected this week.