TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1920, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

P'll I’I! CHS ASSOC VI lON .—Clip VltlUHT.i CAXTKRIUJRY COLLEGE. WELLINGTON, June 28. A deputation representing the Engineering School of Canterbury College and the- engineering profession met the Minister of Education (the Hon. C. J. Parr) to-day, with a request that the Government should concentrate its energies in providing for education in engineerin at the - Canterbury College, and extend and perfect Ihe work of that institution instead of jeopardising the efficiency of the school by diffusing its efforts. 'The Minister replied that the Government had already agreed to make reasonable provision for carrying on the work of the. Canterbury Engineering School. The exact nature of the provision to be made bo would bo able to disclose in a day or two.

RICH GOLD DEPOSITS. OTAGO PROSPECTOR’S DISCOVERY DUNEDIN, June 23. Mr'.John Mosley, while prospecting for coal with bis radio indicator, on the farm of Mr D. Lyons, at Lovell’s Fiat, made an unexpected discovery tile other day. To a reporter, Mr Mosley stated ■that be located an ancient river-bed, full of rich gold deposits, at a depth of from 16 feet to 90 feet. Ho is of opinion that the “dirt” would prove highly remunerative, and that the precious metal could be got by dredging. He believes that there is untold weatli in that ancient river-bed, now lying so comparatively near tlic surface in places.

ItOIISKHOI.iI ACCOUNTS

PROMPT SETTLEMENT

AUCKLAND, June 22

The prol,loin presented by the butcher's, the baker’s, and the milkman’s oil! these days of steadily soaring prices is one that is causing untold worry and perplexity to thousands of Auckland wives and mothers. In view ol this state of affairs, it would appear inevitable that tradesmen and others who supply tin* necessaries of life must be finding their business more or loss affected with an increase oi had debts and long-de-ferred payments. From enquiries made of various tradespeople, however, it seems that this has not been the ease. On the contrary, all those questioned on the matter were unanimous in their statement that, generally speaking, payments had been more prompt and bad

debts Fewer during the last few years than before the war. The bends of several large drapery and grocery bouses stated that the amounts written off as bad debts during the last year or two were negligible. Customers were-not

not only buying just as freely as ever,, in spite of high prices, but "'ere settling their accounts more promptly.. The reason for this was held to he the large amount of ready money that has been circulating in the community during the last few years.

INDIAN MYSTERY. CALCUTTA, May 3. J On the arrival of the mail train at Hazaribagh Road Station yesterday morning, Mrs Colcbrook Taylor, wife of the deputy magistrate at Hazar.bagh (a Bengal town situated among coalfields and tea plantations), was lound dead on the floor of the women’s compartment, shot through the head. The guard discovered her on going to wake her as instructed. On approaching her compartment be found the door slightlv open. Entering, he found heron the floor with a revolver lying on her legs. None of the money or luggage was missing. No report was heard by either the train staff or passengers. Mr Taylor is 34. and his wife was 24 or 25.