TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 October 1920, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

[PEJI PRESS ASSOCIATION.- COPYRIGHT ] SUICIDE IN GAOL. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 17 A prisoner named John Levi, 24 years of age, a Maori belonging to Rapaki Pah, who appeared at the Lyttelton Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning on a charge of unlawful interference with a Maori girl under the age of 16 years, was found dead in his cell ip Lyttelton gaol last night, his throat being cut. At the inquest a gaoler Baid that Levi was issued with, among other things, the regulation bread knife. He seemed quite normal when witness visited his cell at 6110 p.m. He latei found Levi lying face downwards dead on the mattrass with his throat cut, and the knife underneath him. • The Coroner recorded a verdict of suicide, adding that the gaol authorities had no knowledge of any suicidal tendencies on the part of deceased. FATALITIES. • DUNEDIN, Oct. 18. , Cecil James Box, aged 13, was killed by falling from a dray near Port Chalmers. His parents reside at the Lower Harbour. The body of Robert McArthur, 53 j years, was fouqd lying under the rail- j way bridge near Abbotsford. He was employed on a dairy farm at Wingatui, ■ and it was his habit to walk along the | railway line. It is surmised he fell from the Bridge. Deceased came from home I and is understood to have no relatives ' in the Dominion, j FOUND DEAD. 1 WELLINGTON, Oct. 18 ! A land agent, Bertram L. Taylor, was found dead in his bedroom shot through the head and a revolver lying by him I He bad been suffering from insomnia following influenza. | FOR BLIND SOLDIERS. WELLINGTON, Oct. 18 When the N.Z. depot at Codford closed down the funds in hand from various messes amorTnted to £l,lOO. The disposal was left to a committee of eight sergeants who have met in New Zealand and decided to distribute them among totally blind soldiers. The number is estimated at 25, bo each will re ceive some £4O. PUKEMIRO SETTLEMENT. AUCKLAND, October 18. No intimation that the terms of the Pnkemiro settlement are endorsed by the Secretary of the Miners Federation has been receivd by the Pnkemiro Union. It is stated that as endorsement of th e agreement by Arbuckle was a condition attached to the resolution to place the matter in the hands of Mr Hally for negotiations, the men will not return work to-day as was anticipated. A meeting of the Union will be held to-morrow to consider the position. LATER. The Secretary of the Coalminers’ F.ederation wired an endorsement of the Pukerniro settlement. It is expected the miners will resume work to-morrow.