TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1920, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

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ARRESTED FOR MURDER, ii WELLINGTON, This Day. a In connection with the alleged muri der on board the steamer Armagh, enr quiries were made at several boarding - houses in the city last night and short- - ly before eleven thirty, two police ofli--1 cers arrested a ship’s fireman named ! Benjamin Harry Bright, at a lodging : house in Upper Willis Street. Bright, 1 who was in bed at the time, was immediately conveyed to the central police station, where he was charged with ' the murder of McNab. He will be brought liefore the Magistrate’s Court this morning. _

REMANDED. WELLINGTON, This Day. Bright was brought before the Court on a charge of murder and was remanded till Friday. Bail was not asked for. i SIR JAMES ALLEN. WELLINGTON, This Day. Discussing the retirement of Sir James Allen from the Ministry and politics, the “Dominion” states it is not known exactly when his resignation will he announced, but probably it will be very soon. Sir James Allen will at the safe time resign his seat in the House of Representatives, and this means there must be a bye-election in Bruce. This election will almost certninlv take place in April. THE PRICE OF TEA. ; DUNEDIN, March 20. 1 Enquiries show that there has been no rise in tea in Dunedin during the past fortnight, and the Dunedin importers who have quite as large a trade with the East as the Christchurch impor , ters have, say that there is no intention of advancing the price further. The advance in Ceylon reported a fortnight ago was almost imperceptible in a pound of 'tea, and the cabled prices this week show no change there. The information that has reached Christ- 1 church is not borne out by the Dune- ; din importers. “\ I

POHERUA IN ROUGH WEATHER. ' INVERCARGILL, This Day. \ The Pohcrua which left Bluff on Sunday for Greymouth, struck heavy weather off Puysegur, and ran short of fresh water, and owing to a broken steam pipe, came hack to Bluff. WAIHI RESOLUTION. WAIHI, This Day. At a largely attended meeting the Chamber of Commerce resolved, that intlie opinion of the meeting, a reasonable living wage should be given to workers, and unless the Government take immediate steps to effect an amicable settlement of the strike, it is feared disaster and ruination to hundreds of homes will result .