TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1920, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

[I’EK PEESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] THE RABBIT ACT. TE KUITI, April 9. A recent Magisterial decision at Otorohanga, fining a settler for not keeping down rabbits has caused indignation. The evidence showed that the settler employed a rabbiter and spread poison, hut the Magistrate was forced to take the inspector’s declaration. It was decided to bring the matter before the Hon E. P. Lee by a depu* tation to-morrow,*and ask for an amendment of the law. THE BRUCE BY-ELECTION. DUNEDIN, April 9. Mr John Edie, who stood in the Liberal interest against Sir James Allen at the last election is again contesting the Bruce seat against Mr James Begg, the Reform candidate. In his address at Milburn last night, Mr Edie stress" ed the necessity for a strong Opposition to meet Mr Masey’s large majority He criticised the Commission set up to deal with the cost of living for not having brought down something definite to combat the high cost. The Massey Government had not done much, if anything, in this direction, and it was high time that something was done. He favoured a State .steamer service He was against indentured labour, and claimed that the price to be paid farmers for their wheat was not too high, so far as Tuapeka was concerned. Mr Edie was accorded a vote of thanks. The election takes place next Wednesday, and the contest is likely to ho close.

WHEAT AND OATS. WELLINGTON, April 8. Returns of actual threshings received to March 18th from threshing-mill owners in the Dominion, show that so for 287,853 bushels of wheat and 757,624 bushels of oats have been threshed out. Canterbury to March 18th, had threshed 248,556 bushels of wheat and 628,250 bushels of oats; Otago, 21,593 bushels of wheat and 81,846 bushels of oats. The average yields per acre were: — Canterbury: Wheat, 35.64 bushels; oats, 38.54. Otago: Wheat, 31.30; oats, 39.62. DREDGE DAMAGED. DUNEDIN, April 8. The Otago Harbour Board's dredge 222 bumped on something hard near the mole at Otago Heads yesterday, and had to he beached on a spit. She is resting on sandy bottom. Particulars as to damage are not available.

RAILWAY FATALITY. PALMERSTON NORTH, April 11 A fatal railway accident occurred here last night. A middle-aged man, whose name is believed to have been J. D. Robertson, a stranger to the town, was caught by a shunting engine on a part of the line not used by pedestrians. He was knocked down by an engine and carried some distance. The body was cut to pieces. From letters found on the body, deceased same from Singapore.

DROWNING ACCIDENT. AUCKLAND, April 11. Edward Grubbins, aged about 60, a sawmill hand of Mananui, was drowned in the harbour last night. Deceased was walking on the wharf, when lie fell over the side. The body recovered a quarter of an hour later. THE PALMERSTON MURDER, PALMERSTON NORTH, April 11 Harry Deeley, who has been “wanted” by the police on a charge of murdering, between March 16 and 18, Mary Etheline Webby, a woman, who was found with her throat cut in a lane on March 18, was arrested this afternoon by Senior Sergeant Fraser and Constable Gow. He was found covered with hay in a hayloft at Flygers Line, four miles from Palmerston.

He will appear at the Court to-mor-row.

BUILDING TIMBER SHORTAGE

HAMILTON, April 10. Replying to a deputation asking for an addition to Leamington School, the Minister of Education (Mr Parr) said his Department was at the present time in what might be described as an ironical position. Parliament had been very liberal in supplying for the institution of a. big school-building programme, hut, although the Department had the money and claims for dozens of new buildings for additions and improvements, the greatest difficulty was being experienced in getting supplies of timber. It seemed the Department and the local bodies were going to find the greatest difficulty in erecting buildings. lie would clo his duty as far as he could to education, by seeing that its claims were placed amongst the very first. May be, he would ask the Government to give education a. prior claim on timber supplies, even overworkers’ homes, as a school was the first necessity for anv community.

GOLD PRICE. WELLINGTON, This Day. The following information has been received by cable from the High Commissioner with reference to the sale of gold—7th April, 1920, to-day’s price, is 3s 2d, and shipments principally to South America and Straits Settlements.

“Children make misfortunes more hitter.”—Bacon. The misfortune of a cold is quite bad enough with the adult, hut when the kiddie gets a cough or cold the trouble seems magnified many times. Mother! see that on your kitchen shelf is a bottle of Baxter’s Lung Preserver, during the cough and cold time. Then when, the little one is attacked by one of-“winter’s bogeys” the trouble will be forced, through the wonderful curative qualities of “Baxter’s,” to make a-hurried departure. Children tako to- this sterling remedy quickly; it is so rich and warming, so pleasant to the taste. Got j “Baxter’s” to-day. 2s fid buys largo bottle. I