TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 July 1920, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[I’EIt PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.] FIRE ON HOME LINER, WELLINGTON, .July 22. A lire was discovered in the tween decks of number one hold on the steam, er Rarnnga to-night. The liner is fully loaded with general cargo, including flax and wool. Sho was to sail for London on Saturday at day-break. The city brigade was called out,'and broke through tlie insulated door in order to get at the fire, but without success, as the opening cf the door made the fire worse. The door had to be closed again. They will either have to cut through the decks or lift the smouldering cargo from the hold, hosing it as it comes out. ■ 1 _;

SHEEP OWNERS’ DEBT. FUND FOlt DEPENDENTS. WELLINGTON, July 22. A meeting of the Trustees of the New Zealand Sheep Owners’ Acknowledgement of Debt to British Seamen Fund was held to-day, at which were present: Hon Macdonald and Hon Guthrie, Sir Walter Buchanan, and Mr E. Newman M.P. It was decided to call a meeting of all signatories to the fund with a view to appointing a permanent committee of management. Information is being obtained regarding the amount re. quired for relief of dependents of British seamen who have lost their lives, or who have been wounded in the defence of the Empire, and this information will be placed before the meeting. man killed. ASHBURTON, July 22. George Brown, a Stavanger in the employ of the Hampstead Town Board, aged 60 wag found killed this morning at the nightsoil dump, He had severe injuries about the head. It is presumed the cart wheel 'passed over him after tipping the load. The body was found tangled in the reins beside the cart. An inquest will be held to-morrow, ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF. RESIGNATION OF Mil R. W. holmes. WELLINGTON, July 21. After forty-nine years’ service to the State, Mr R. W. Holmes,- Chief Engineer of Public Works, lias resigned under medical advice, as the work has become too strenuous in view of his delicate state of health. He will' retire on superannuation when the Government can release Kim. Mr Holmes has been associated with some of the most important public works in the Dominion.

AN UNREASONABLY HIGH PRICE. INVERCARGILL, July 21. At the Police Court. Robert Sommerville, a chemist, was charged with sell, ing a bottle of lemhrocation at an unreasonably high price. The defendant pleaded guilty, and said he had inadvertedly charged 3s 6d instead of 2s 6d. The Crown Prosecutor n.skVd that the case he treated as a serious one. Decision was reserved. 'SIR GEORGE CLIFFORD. WELLINGTON, July 21. Si r Geo Clifford left for Picton in the Patfcenn this afternoon. There was no obstacle put in his way by the firemen or crew. Sir George returned via Picton, because he has his motor-car wait, ing there, A ALLEGED PROFITEER ING. WELLINGTON, July 21. The Board of Trad'e has approved of the prosecution of an Auckland firm for alleged protfieering in the sale of a lady’s costumes. The prosecution uas recommended by tlfce Auckland Prices Tribunal, which has also decided to advise a number of other prosecutions. At its sittings to-day, the Tribunal considered about forty compiaints of alleged excessive charges, relating to boots, blankets, ladies coats, and produce. manslaughter charge. HAMILTON, July 23. Ansinc out of a recent accident whereby °Mrs Turner died as the result of being knocked down by a motor car, J. C. Johnstone, the driver of the car was arrested on a charge of manslaughter and remanded till the 30th.

THE SERVANT PROBLEM. A PARTIAL SOLUTION. DUNEDIN, July 21. The Cooked Food Company, with most of Dunedin’s most prominent ladies as provisional directors, (the capital being £1000), have opened a shop in George street. Tho scheme of the company is to send out by motor to any city address within a mile and a halt of the shop, cooked and prepared dinners to order. That is the main object. At present an experiment is being made with the nud-day meal, in the hope of doing something to solve the servant problem. The aim is to help the woman of education who is not accustomed to hard work, and is now unable to obtain domestic help or to pay for it if it could be obtained. The company is not out to help poor people to get cheap food, and there will he no attempt to sell cheap food. The proposal is to supplytasty and well-cooked home dishes. Tho price of the full dinner is Is 6d per head.

A CURIOUS CASE. WELLINGTON, duly 23 The appeal of M. Fox v. McDowell, a curious ease, was before the Appeal Court recently when special' leave to appeal from an order under the Family Protection Act, was granted. The case was one in which an order had been made in favour o.f a mail who, it was afterwards found, was not the legal husband of the testatrix, A condition was attached that the moneys already paid should not he repaid. No costs i were' granted to applicant and costs 15 I guineas to respondent. If respondent ' consents, without further proceedings, to this action being treated as an appeal am- reversal of the order complained of no costs of appeal are to he allowed, j mu ' '"’T’