TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1920, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

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A FIRE. PALMERSTON N., Sept. 20.

A four-roomed house, owned and occupied by Wilhelminn Sehirnack, aged 83, was totally destroyed by fire at 1 o’clock yesterday morning. The outbreak was discovered by neighbours, who rescued the occupant by breaking a window. She was severely burnt about the neck and hands, and was removed to the hospital. 'The cause of the fire is attributed to a defective chimney.

COST OF LIVING. FEILDING, Sept. 16. The Wellington Prices Investigation Tribunal sat here to-day, and heard complaints regarding high prices of food and clothing. High rents were also complained of. The tribunal reported that they were making enquiries along the whole route regarding the shortage of houses and living accommodation, and would report to the Government.

GUILTY OF ARSON

FEILDING, Sept. 16

William Pope, a young man, pleaded guilty at the Magistrate’s Court to-day to a charge of setting fire to a dwelling at Paonui. The evidence showed that Pope, who was a boarder at the; house, came home late on the night of September Bth and poured kerosene on the window sill, setting it alight. He then went awayT A family named Dnvenpirt were asleep in the bouse at the time. In a written confession, Pope stated that he was under the influence of liquor at the time. He hnd had much worry lately, and was to have been married in a few days, but bad lost all his money at the races. Pope was committed to Wellington for sentence.

A SUDDEN DEATH, NEW PLYMOUTH, Sept, 16. A stevedore named Charles Ernest Wahlers, married, aged 48, died suddenly shortly after 7 o’clock this morning. He was' a resident of Kilbirnie, Wellington.. At the inquest, a verdict of death from heart disease was returned.

CASHMERE SANATORIUM. WELLINGTON, Sept. 17. The patients at Pukcora Military Sanatorium passed a resolution approving the Government’s action in returning Cashmere Hills Sanatorium under the control of the Defence Department, and expressing appreciation of General M’Gavin’s efforts for the men in this direction; and further, they desire that the sanatorium he retained yipdpr defence control until such }ime as all service patients have been treated, as they are of opinion that the Defence Department is the proper authority to deal with men suffering from war disabilities.

A FATAL ENDING GISBORNE, Sept. 20,

Harry Pritchard, whose depositions in connection with an alleged assault in a foundry, werq taken on Friday 5 !o,\ s died at the hospital, ... remanded. GISBORNE, Sept. 20. Alexander Roderick McCrae Williams, aged 21, was charged at the Police - - Court - with manslaughter of Harry Pritchard, and was remands-} q the 24 tli.

A SUICIDE. AUCKLAND, Sept. 20. The body of t a young woman Mrs Ruth Crowe, wife of J. M. Crp\vc., «*’ packer, was found Iff UU puthouse at the reHtclpnee, Grey Lynn, yesterday. The body \v.as cut' down, ’ V.uf life was. extinct. Both dyceasecf \i\s her husband h tl d V.ppd f r °W influenza, thp, fur about a fortnight, Mr* Crowe appeared to be recovering yesterday and was able to get out of bed. She was at the bedside of her husband, who is in a critical until noon. Shortly qfLuwyrtia hep body \\a§ d(syp.Y.p.rucj by. hep sister-in-

law. .\lr Crowe wqs yesterday conveyed to tiie hospital in a serious condition.

fIVE-ELECTION, OPOTIKI. Sept. 20. Nominations for the live-election have closed. The candidates are K. S. Williams (Government), and Fred J- Lysnar (Liberal). MAMARI ARRIVING. DUNEDIN, Sepij_, 3ft. A wireless from the s tates she arrives at RoVX Chalmers on Thursdrjy from London, She has been delayed by westerly gales. She has 455 immigrants (51 for Dunedin, 56 for Lyttelton, 40 for Greymouth, 152 for Wellington and 156 for Auckland^, NATURAL chusks. 1 pUNEDIN September 20. At the inquest held on the body of Sue Pin, an aged Chinaman, vyLp Wps found dead in hip hay ay Blackball near Ranfurjy, uftey mydiyal evidence the Coroner, returned a verdict that the cause of death was apoplexy caused by a rupture of a diseased bloodvessel in the brain. Tliq Doctor §as <U bis mark 0 n the forehead was paused by deceased falling and striking some hard substance, after haemorrhage of the. brain had commenced,