TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 August 1920, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

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A SERIOUS CHARGE,

HA WERA, August 3

Following upon the discovery of the body of a newly born child in an artificial lake on private property, the police arrested Mary Oyston McGregor aged eighteen and charged her with murdering her infant female child. She was brought before a justice of the peace and remanded until to-morrow.

SERGEANT’ AT ARMS

WELLINGTON, August 3.’

Major H. 11. Browne lias been appointed Scrgeant-at-Arms to the Rouse of Representatives. He is an Imperial Army Officer and served in several campaigns an India find '.South Africa. Browne was also on the staff forces In the 7th. N.Z. Mounted Rifles during the Boer war, but his services were not accepted for the .great war. He was awarded the 0.8. E. for service at- Home.

OBITUARY. x WELLINGTON, August 2

Mr A. P. Dryden, who only a month ago retired on superannuation from the position of Chief Postmaster at Welling ton, is dead. He joined file postal service in Dunedin 42 years ago, and after acting as mail agent between New Zealand and San Francisco was appointed assistant postmaster at Auckland and then postmaster at New Plymouth, and 12 years ago postmaster at Wellington. He recently returned from a three months’ holiday in Australia,

The death is also announced of Mrs Pearce, wife of Mr Charles Pearce, of Levin and Co., and daughter of the late Captain Fairchild. Mrs Blundell, wife of Mr John Blundell, §eniar member of the firm of Blundell Bros., proprietors of the “Evening Post” has also died, Captain David J. Watson, formerly a member of the Wellington Harbour Board and for many years secretary to the Merchant Service Guild, has died, after a long illness.

FARMERS’ UNION MEETING. GISBORNE, August 2. At a large meeting of farmers and qtliers, held under the auspices of the Farmers’ Union, the following resolution was passed: “That this public meeting of farmers, died under the auspices of the Poverty Bay Farmers’ Union deswes F record .'s approval of the resolution adopted at a recent Dominion Conference of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, protesting against the Government allowing Messrs Annum 1 and Coy and Vestv Bros., to operate in connection with the freezing industry of this Dominion, and this meeting respectfully requests the Government to take immediate steps to prevent these firms fro,in further ope.rarip.g”’ MUNICIPAL HOUSING SCH KME CHRISTCHURCH, August 2. Tho City Council to-night decided to instruct the successful architect in the competition lor designs for homes under the municipal housing scheme, to proceed with specifications and call tenders for the erection of eight houses, each to cost up to £I,OOO. The Council also decided, notwithstanding a protest of the Lqjiour wing, to join the Canterbury Employers' Association.

NEW SCHOOL WANTED. TE AWAMUTU, August 2

Following a large meeting of parents to-dav, the. Mayor (Mr Armstrong) had telegraphed to the Minister of Education that unless a defipjte was with ip otip week that a pew school would bo, proceeded with, the scholars will bo kept from Hchfl.pl. Negotiations fop hujldipg jiayp fieep praeopding fo.r years, uptil tlip present buildings ar» shockingly overcrowded apd providing less than half the regular space.

ARRESTED FOR DEBT. AUCKLAND, Aug 3.

Before Justice Snlmond, an application was made by Thomas Irwin calling upon tlie Farmers Co-operative Organised Society of llnwera to show cause why lie should not he discharged from custody. Livin'lisicf been in gapf suiee iast'Friday, 5 wVienhl; wqs arrested on a warrant telegraphed (rpm [fawurq, alleging he \yjis itn'aliseflndpig debfor apd intended tq leave New Zealand, . His counsel said Irwin had no intention of leaving the Dominion, and laid not even applied for a permit, A. H. Johnstone said the debtor owed the Society £9lO. He owned a farm mar Patea and received £2OO, then disappeared. There was an impression based on something His wife had said that they were going to America. Tire debtor left certain stock on the farm. This whs sold, but there was still £342 owing to the Society. Irwin gave evidence that last November he purchased a farm of §29 acres for £9,900, paying no cash, ]te sold it ip July at a profit of £l,lOO. After, paying all debts he had £l6O. Meantime he bought cattle for £990 and did not pay for them. Before leaving llnwera lie gave instructions to the auctioneer of the Farmers C'odperativo Society to sell them. As the market dropped, the cattle realised £342 less thiip the purchase price. Judge, Sahaojid made ap order for discharge from custody on condition that the debtor reports daily to the police. He thoughf: t|ie creditor was quite justified ip lmying a warrant issped, as the man went away without leaving an address,. HYDRG-ELECTRIC PuWER, WELLINGTON, Aug 3 Addressing the conference of delegates of Dominion hydro-electric power boards to-day, Hon J. G. Coates. Minister of Public Works, referred to the ‘ great saving which the development of the system would bring ahout. Tt was ' estimated the annunl saving upon the • present consumption of fuel would he , as follows:—Coal, £3,000,000; firewood £150,000; mineral, oils, £560,000; 1 total £3,810,000. The normal expansion of industries during the next, five years would effect a gross saving to the public of double that amount.